Zingah explains why he never wanted to be seen after the Cashtime saga

Former hip hop artist Zingah has opened up about the emotional turmoil he experienced after leaving Cashtime.

The 'retired' rapper-turned-podcaster recently had a sit-down with Nota where he relayed how he deliberately changed his image to avoid getting attention when going through a rough patch after leaving his former crew.

Zingah took to his Instagram sharing a snippet of their interview recalling what he underwent. 

“Nota blew me away when he accurately diagnosed a phase that I went through. After the Cashtime thing I really went through a time where I just wanted to be left alone.

“I wanted everybody to just forget about me and move on as though they’d never known me. My image was the first thing to attack because that was always what they used to attack me. So I stopped swagging up, grew my hair and became a stoner. That came with the 'you fell off' attacks, but it was all worth it for my peace.” he captioned the post.

Speaking to TshisaLIVE about finding his feet in the entertainment industry again, Zingah said it took a lot of unlearning and reconciliation. 

“It took a lot of soul-searching. That helped me become more of myself and that is what has put me at a place where I’ve decided to show more of myself. Also, it came with a lot of shedding of things that I didn’t appreciate about myself which is what got me to change my name. There were a lot of egos involved, a lot of self-centredness, just not enough humility.

“It was a humbling experience. I grew up having people on my side. That was the first time  I experienced people turning on me. K.O and I  are good. He’s the guy who changed my life and I’ve made it a point to not forget that. Even in our split as Cashtime, he’s always reached out to remind me not to give up, and he still does that to this day. He’s sort of like a big brother.”

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