'Kanye is the American AKA'- 4 Supa Mega quotes from AKA’s Sway interview

Rapper AKA became only the second South African rapper to appear on popular US hip-hop radio show Sway In The Morning this week, where he bowled over American audiences with his charm and charisma.

AKA is known for not holding his tongue and has sometimes even been accused of arrogance but, like an old Johannesburg gold mine, his Sway interview was filled with treasures.

Here are four mega treasures:

“He sat right next to me”

The feud between AKA and Cassper is one of the most intense rivalries seen in SA music, but AKA told Sway that the pair are now cool. He said that the rivals got to a point where they "even forgot what it was really about."

"We were too similar. I think maybe there wasn't enough space in town for the both of us," he added.

In fact, the pair even had an awkward run-in recently, when they were seated together on a plane.

"When we were boarding, I'm like, to my DJ, 'trust me, he's gonna sit next to me. Watch this' and sure as f*ck he sat right next to me," AKA recounted. But instead of ignoring each other, the pair apparently decided to call a truce and leave the beef behind.

But don't get too excited. AKA says they are still some way from recording together. "I don't want to force it. It needs to be organic... organic, and we need to get a whole lot of bank from it," he said.

 “Twitter was designed for me”

AKA is known for speaking his mind on Twitter, something that often gets creates controversy. He told Sway that he often gets into arguments with people on Twitter but he loves the platform.

"I've gone off on a lot of people. That's my vibe. I'm an expressive person. I don't have a problem letting people know how I feel. I don't shrink into myself. I'm not trying to be rude or anything. I'm not a rude person. I'm just expressive and sometimes, man, I feel like Twitter was designed for me," he added.

"If people were biting my style on a record, hats off to them because that's like saying you can play ball like Michael Jordan"

While musicians copying each other's style (referred to as biting) may be quite common in America, AKA noted that it isn't as rampant in South Africa. And while some young artists might try, he says that they would have to be really special to replicate some of his magic.

"Nobody is really biting my style. If people were biting my style on a record, hats off to them, because that's like saying you can play ball like Michael Jordan," he said.

“Kanye is the American AKA”

After Cassper Nyovest proclaimed himself "the Kanye West of South Africa" on Sway last month, many fans wondered if AKA would run with a similar comparison. And while the topic wasn't really brought up, AKA couldn't help but finish the interview with perhaps his best line yet: "I think Kanye is the American AKA."

In case you missed it, watch the full interview below: