Shut the front door! Beyoncé gives SA a shoutout on her Instagram
And DJ Maphorisa's song iWalk Ye Phara was featured!
Beyoncé finally gave a new meaning to Bonang Matheba's "give the people what they want" phrase when she took to her 121-million followers on Instagram to give a well deserved shoutout to South Africa.
We won't even front: it's about time Beyoncé acknowledged South Africa - especially after everything Mzansi went through to come through for her.
And yes, we were equally touched (along with the majority of the masses) that Beyoncé didn't post anything about her time in the "motherland".
But when mo'ghel came through, she came all the way through, with a touching message and acknowledgement that African talent was EVERYTHING.
And when we snapped out of our initial "we've just been recognised" stance, we all realised that the song attached to her #Throwback video was Mzansi's very own DJ Maphorisa with DJ Raybel featuring Moonchild Sanelly, K.O and Zulu Makhathini's iWalk Ye Phara.
Watch the video below.
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Beyoncé also took time out to thank all the African designers that took their time to ensure that she looked like the super star she is.
View this post on InstagramThank you to the talented African designers who kept me feeling fresh. Y’all go so hard. 🐝
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Just a few hours after the shoutout from Bey, Maphorisa topped the trends list on Twitter and tweeps went into celebration mode.
Look, the man in truly international now. We know he produced Drake's song and all the other big moments, but this is Beyoncé, you need to recognise!
I actually don’t know how I’d be dealing with this if I was DJ Maphorisa. I’m not dealing as an ordinary SA citizen.
— Zamandlovu Ndlovu (@Ms_ZamaNdlovu) December 18, 2018
DJ Maphorisa is international now pic.twitter.com/iDn81NJsRx
— Good Vibes Only💖 (@Tilly_Tetelo) December 18, 2018
Not that we weren't stanning Dj Maphorisa before, but after that Beyonce video....😭😭🔥🔥🔥: pic.twitter.com/t1bvF7E2zN
— 🐾Frank Gallagher II🐾 (@_nkemelo_23) December 18, 2018
Interviewer: Now that your song “Nayi le Walk” is blowing up worldwide after Bey posted how are you feeling???
— the cause of all the commotion🌊 (@GoodManTrue) December 18, 2018
Dj Maphorisa: https://t.co/U9bVpyF7mh
Mrs Carter broke the internet with the Dj Maphorisa thing😂 pic.twitter.com/88fDXS21rI
— According To TrevR🚀 (@TrevR_SA) December 18, 2018
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