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Kane Keid Weighs In On Freestyle Debate In SA Hip Hop: “Rappers gotta rap.” Kane Keid has stepped into one of hip hop’s longest-running debates with a firm take on the role of freestyling in an artist’s toolkit. Asked why many new artists seem reluctant to freestyle, he cut through the noise with a simple line that carried weight: “Rappers gotta rap.”
Keid acknowledged that today’s landscape is diverse, with artists who lean into melodies and studio craftsmanship. “I understand from some perspectives where, like, I’m more of a melodic rapper and I like to do my stuff in the studio, I get that,” he said. “But rappers gotta rap, and I will not excuse the behaviour of not freestyling.”
It was both a challenge and a love letter to the scene. Keid made a point to underline his respect for peers who are pushing sound and songwriting forward, noting he knows many of them personally and values what they bring. Still, he drew a line on the culture. For him, the willingness to step up on the spot, to test pen and presence without a safety net, remains a core rite of passage.
His comments arrive as freestyling continues to polarise audiences and artists alike. For some, it is pure performance pressure with little bearing on streaming-era success. For others, it is a public stress test of authenticity, timing, and breath control that separates the polished from the proven. Keid is clearly in the latter camp.
He also kept it gracious, sending a warm “shout to K.Keed,” who has been at the centre of this whole debate after she refused to freestyle during her appearance on DJ Speedsta’s 5FM Hip Hop Nights interview.
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Kane Keid Weighs In On Freestyle Debate In SA Hip Hop: “Rappers gotta rap.” Kane Keid has stepped into one of hip hop’s longest-running debates with a firm take on the role of freestyling in an artist’s toolkit. Asked why many new artists seem reluctant to freestyle, he cut through the noise with a simple …
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