Emtee hopes to be as big as AKA: 'He was a giant'

Emtee is one of South Africa's most well-known rappers, but the 'All My Life' hitmaker wants his star to rise to the very top.

"One day I’ll be as big as AKA," the 30-year-old rapper tweeted.

A Twitter user asked if AKA - who was shot and killed in Durban in February - was the biggest rapper in the game.

Emtee replied: "He was [a] giant in fact."

AKA and Emtee have collaborated in the studio. Emtee featuring on AKA's 'Crown'. The song appeared on AKA's last album, 'Mass Country'.

The album was released posthumously a few weeks after AKA's death. 'Mass Country' was certified gold in March.

AKA also featured on Emtee's ' Roll Up (ReUp)' alongside Nigerian superstar Wizkid.

Emtee, whose real name is Mthembeni Ndevu, will reportedly be dropping a new album in 2023, but there's still no word on a release date or title.

His fans are looking forward to seeing what he has planned. "Your music heals," one Twitter user wrote.

But many of the rapper's fans encouraged him to do his own thing and not worry about being as big as anyone else.

"Follow your own path, my guy, our gifts are different. Compete with yourself, to some you probably great as it is," one tweep commented on his post.

One user pointed out that AKA also admired Emtee.

"He considered you as a goat!!" the fan wrote, while a second wrote, "AKA adored you ... He knew you was gonna be big".

One day after AKA's passing, Emtee revealed that he was "not okay". He paid tribute to the slain rapper in several posts on Instagram.

He also thanked AKA for making him a guest artist on 'Mass Country'.

Main image credit: Instagram/@emteethehustla

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