Yanga Chief on why he waited more than a year to release a single

Yanga Chief said waiting to release a single allowed him to work with someone who gave it life. 

In an interview with SlikourOnLife, the rapper explained why he held back for more than a year to drop Benjamins.

“I had the song and the hook for over a year and a half, I didn’t know what to do with it until I came across some of Henny’s music. He sounded like he could give it some life and I wasn’t wrong,” Yanga said.

Speaking to TshisaLIVE last year, the rapper said he had learnt to be unapologetic and accept who he was to cement his name in the hip hop space.

“Music is a reflection of who you are ... When you are still confused about who you are it becomes hard to be expressive about your culture and your upbringing fully, and people don’t know who you are ... and the older you grow the less apologetic you become ...  

“I’ve never felt that there’s a song that can be good forever if it doesn’t reflect the artist's environment and that’s what I like about hip hop."

The rapper said going home to absorb and learn about his heritage, while interrogating his beliefs, helped him to find himself.

“I really started being myself again unapologetically and in finding who I was, I found out more about my culture, my family's beliefs and my family tree, and who I am, which is something that has completely turned my own career around.”