DJ Sbu gets dragged for 'hijacking' Nipsey Hussle memorial
'Who sent him to speak for Africa?'
Musician and businessman DJ Sbu has once again faced the Twitter firing squad - this time he's been accused of "hijacking" the memorial service of late US rapper Nipsey Hussle.
Sbu, who is currently in America, made a beeline for the site of Nipsey's death in Crenshaw, Los Angeles.
He shot several videos from an impromptu memorial at the site this week and claimed to "represent the continent".
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But not everyone was impressed by the gesture and it quickly turned into a social media storm, with users claiming Sbu was just trying to steal the spotlight.
They pointed to other times he had "hijacked" the limelight to punt his products and said he was quarter to busting out a MoFaya energy drink for everyone mourning Nipsey's death.
Haow, Sbu is in America for his own ndaba’s and suddenly he’s become “thuma mina” at Nipsey’s memorial?
— S. (@SollyHlaka) April 2, 2019
Talk about riding the wave. He might as well have taken those cups with him to sell on site.
Who sent DJ Sbu as a hip-hop ambassador for the ENTIRE African continent? pic.twitter.com/qJcSk2AxZ1
— Zweli Mbhele 🇿🇦 (@TheZweli) April 3, 2019
😭😭I saw & i was like mara grootman vele "I represent the Hip Hop community of Africa" 🤔wow
— K.utlwan0_IV🍫🌱 (@Kutlwano_IV) April 2, 2019
Minimum requirements to become a DJ Sbu. #DJSbu #NipseyHussle pic.twitter.com/2TRj3H6xD4
— M.D.U (@Mdue_Dlamini) April 3, 2019
He is on every camera, talking non stop😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/3v1eXMUUNv
— Jst Flash (@Jst_Flash) April 3, 2019
"ambassador for Hip Hop music and the culture in the entire African continent"..hai groot man please explain pic.twitter.com/HTN2qI0edf
— mandela in a rani (@King_sfiso1) April 2, 2019
DJ Sbu is an ambassador for Hip Hop community???? Since when manje
— Ice-t Piliso (@Ice_tPiliso) April 3, 2019
A whole HipHop?!?!?! pic.twitter.com/pt0t5vinC8
Hol’up, we sent you? pic.twitter.com/QmHZxICpid
— s.sithole (@uSihle_) April 2, 2019
If you don’t have Dj Sbu’s confidence, you’re seriously playing yourself 😂🤷🏽♀️ https://t.co/YNXtlvZnDm
— Thandi Welch (@OLUCHI11) April 3, 2019
Dude that DJ Sbu liver deserves all the respect 😂 lol, no one is that brave.... I Stan💯 pic.twitter.com/uWfYdxv0EN
— Nothando Malinga (@knowthando) April 3, 2019
Others applauded him for his bravery.
I am failing to understand what it is that @djsbu did WRONG, it is funny how South Africans are always ready to jump and attack , even when it is not necessary, this is the mindset that is ruining black community progress and prosperity
— MR LUTHANDO (@therealyossit1) April 3, 2019
Anyone hating on DJ sbu right now is actually dumb... Hiphop ambassador or not... No 1 DA do what he does.. Or what he did from this side..
— TeezyF (@TeezyfMalefour) April 3, 2019
Dj Sbu did great!!! Regardless of his hip hop music background he still went & put SA hip hop in a position most critics couldn’t. See the positive in everything & reserve your itchy twitter fingers if you have negative outlooks of everything niya khenyeka!
— Sophomore EL’ELYON OUT NOW (@ntukzasa) April 3, 2019
DJ Sbu dd absolutely nothing wrong!
— Ndabenhle Mthembu (@MthembuNdabe) April 3, 2019
Anyone hating on DJ sbu right now is actually dumb... Hiphop ambassador or not... No 1 DA do what he does.. Or what he did from this side..
— TeezyF (@TeezyfMalefour) April 3, 2019
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