One thing I do know is that I like hip hop.

Mthokozisi ‘Emtee’ Maphumulo is a South African rapper and songwriter. Born in Matatiele, Eastern Cape, he began his musical career as a member of the rap group Picasso, with whom he released the 2014 album We Don’t Play No Games. In 2015, Emtee released his debut album Avery, which won Album of the Year at the 2015 South African Hip Hop Awards. + Emtee’s second album Manando was released on 15 September 2017.

It’s been a little over a year since Emtee’s debut album Avery was released, and the young rapper has finally come out with a follow-up. The new album is called Manando and it is a solid effort from the South African artist. The album features fourteen tracks, and it is a mix of trap, hip-hop, and R&B. The beats are heavy and the lyrics are catchy. The album opener, ‘Ghetto Hero

 
Emtee’s song ‘Ghetto Hero’ is a diss track directed at Big Zulu. The song is a response to Big Zulu’s ‘Mali Eningi.

Emtee’s song ‘Ghetto Hero’ disses Big Zulu, and the beef between the two rappers has been well-documented. Emtee claims that Big Zulu is a fraud and a fake and that he uses autotune. Big Zulu has responded by saying that Emtee is a ‘crybaby’ and that he is ‘not even in the same league as him. The beef between the two rappers is one of the most talked-about topics in the South African hip-hop community.

Emtee’s umunto phaphayo or ‘Manando’ is a diss track directed at Big Zulu. The song is a response to Big Zulu’s ‘Mali Eningi

Big Zulu responded with a song called ‘150 bars’ which Emtee has now responded to with the song ‘Umunto Phaphayo’. The beef between the two rappers has been well-documented, with fans wondering who will come out on top.