Rapper Cassper Nyovest has opened up about his growth since arriving in Johannesburg and his realisation that "Jo'burg rappers" will always think he's a "fluke" because he raps in vernac.
The rapper told Slikour Onlife he always knew he "doesn't belong here" and he has accepted that rappers here [Johannesburg] will never like or respect him.
"I think it's a Maftown mindset. The first day you come to Johannesburg you know you don’t belong here. You know the stories and the type of people you are going to meet. I came here already like, 'I don't belong here'. I knew these guys will never like or respect me because I rap in vernac and I'm from a small town... I don't relate to these guys," he said.
The rapper claimed that he almost fell into the trap of becoming a "villain" but luckily saw the error in his ways.
"These Jo'burg dudes literally and genuinely think they are the are the sh*t. It's really deep. I used to think that behind close doors they would acknowledge that I've changed the game but I have come to realise that its actually not like that and its cool. They still think I'm a fluke and I'm okay with that," he said.
Cassper released his third studio album Thuto in May and has received general acclaim. His music video for a single off his album, Superman, got over two million YouTube views just three days after it was published on the video sharing site.
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