Rapper Cassper Nyovest jumps on skinny bandwagon, loses 'mkhaba'

10 November 2014 - 13:52 By Bernice Maune
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Independent rap artist and record label owner, Cassper Nyovest, has taken to Instagram to show off a toned down physique which is considerably slimmer than his pre-gym bod.

It seems the era of proudly showing off a round belly, known as an 'mkhaba' is surely coming to an end. Hot on the heels of SA music stars such as J'Something, K.O and Proverb ditching the shisanyama for a more refined diet consisting of fruits, vegetables and lean meat - Cassper Nyovest, real name Refiloe Phoolo has followed suit.

The rap artist who is currently one of country's most popular musicians having enjoyed a stellar year with hits Gusheshe, Phumakim and Tsbip was once the opposite of the slim, muscle bearing rap stereotype.

Instead he embraced his pudgy self, often captioning his images: #sexychubbyni**a. But all that is soon to be a thing of the past as Nyovest took to Instagram and Twitter, which by the way are the popular platforms to do big reveals - to show off his healthier looking self.

He said: "Lost a lil weight and my clothes fit me better. I even feel stronger on stage. Health is power... I'm a lil smaller but I'm still the #SexyChubbyNigga. Don't get it twisted. I'm just a lil fresher now. Lol."

His Twitter followers posted mixed reviews of Nyovest's new physique, @IamGift_RealG and @Duncy_M3 tweeting: "You look much Better thou.. flex em muscles" and @Shandis10 saying: "Go back to chubby nigga dude..almost ddnt recognise u!! Lol."

Nyovest has also begun uploading pics of his diet and started with one of kiwi fruit and melons, captioning it: "Usually it would be 6 slices of white bread, eggs, bacon, beans, wors, avo and cheese but since we wanna be healthy now it's...health is power."

See gallery of five South African male stars who've lost weight and kept it off here.

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