Jay Jody has responded to claims he is using his brother, rapper A-Reece, to gain more fame.
This after Nota Baloyi made snarky comments on Instagram about how the rapper was holding A-Reece back after the release of their collaborative mixtape A-Reece, Jay Jody & Blue Tape in December 2021.
“Stop using your brother for fame & clout... It’s pathetic. You’re holding him back. Rather help him write Tswana raps than try putting your whack a** on the map,” he wrote.
In a video circulating on social media, Jay Jody, a former member of the duo Benchmarq who went solo in October 2022 with Sunset Stories, said he saw nothing wrong with working with his brother.
“I don't know how you were raised n*gga but we are family, we do everything as a family, you're supposed to take care of your family,” he said.
Jay Jody revealed it was A-Reece who suggested they work together.
“People think all these things are like I am the mastermind behind it. First of all, you all are underestimating how clever A-Reece is ... he was the one who came to me saying we are about to do a collabo tape and I was like; 'No, that's not going to be a tape, it's going to be an album.'
“That's two brothers coming together, working on something. So if he says I'm riding on that, of course, it's fine, that's my brother, why the hell not? If I was in that position, I would want to do that too ... for me, it's like, that's my family. I would do the same thing for him, he's doing the same thing for me. My dad would want this, my mom wants this, so we don't care about you brother.”
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'That's my brother, why the hell not?' — Jay Jody slams claims he's riding A-Reece wave
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Jay Jody has responded to claims he is using his brother, rapper A-Reece, to gain more fame.
This after Nota Baloyi made snarky comments on Instagram about how the rapper was holding A-Reece back after the release of their collaborative mixtape A-Reece, Jay Jody & Blue Tape in December 2021.
“Stop using your brother for fame & clout... It’s pathetic. You’re holding him back. Rather help him write Tswana raps than try putting your whack a** on the map,” he wrote.
In a video circulating on social media, Jay Jody, a former member of the duo Benchmarq who went solo in October 2022 with Sunset Stories, said he saw nothing wrong with working with his brother.
“I don't know how you were raised n*gga but we are family, we do everything as a family, you're supposed to take care of your family,” he said.
Jay Jody revealed it was A-Reece who suggested they work together.
“People think all these things are like I am the mastermind behind it. First of all, you all are underestimating how clever A-Reece is ... he was the one who came to me saying we are about to do a collabo tape and I was like; 'No, that's not going to be a tape, it's going to be an album.'
“That's two brothers coming together, working on something. So if he says I'm riding on that, of course, it's fine, that's my brother, why the hell not? If I was in that position, I would want to do that too ... for me, it's like, that's my family. I would do the same thing for him, he's doing the same thing for me. My dad would want this, my mom wants this, so we don't care about you brother.”
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