SWAMA has also shared their thoughts on the 2019 Eswatini Top 10 Richest Rappers list which they said their comment interestingly vary.
“First and foremost, it must be noted that this list is unfounded without any officially investigated statistics. The list is not authentic and MUST be ignored, reported Penny who happens to be the PRO for SWAMA.
This is definitely not the type of publicity that the Kingdom needs as it portrays us in a comical light, whereas we are still developing industry regulations.
It is unfortunate that Eswatini Hip Hop Magazine released this list as it is giving the rest of the world an unconfirmed report, furthermore degrading the professionalism of the music industry. This is definitely not the type of publicity that the Kingdom needs as it portrays us in a comical light, whereas we are still developing industry regulations.
However, it has sparked interest within the industry and we appreciate the magazine for attempting to highlight artist rankings. This is something done globally, which shows the business thinking side of the industry.
Our advice to such list makers is to seek guidance and authenticate their information from the relevant parties first, before causing unnecessary confusion or harm to artist portfolios said Penny during the interview.
This situation has got the public very worried and commenting about the post on social media as we speak we still seeing new comments coming in from different people. We managed to get hold of Illa Penboy who said he had no comment about this list and also got Kangaroo who also said he has nothing to say about the net, however he does confirm that he charges two thousand to feature any artist and he also feel like he is the best rapper and producer as mentioned on the media.
