Daliwonga makes track out of ‘Re squeezeng in’ trend but tweeps accuse him of ‘stealing’

Daliwonga has come under fire for capitalising on another social media user’s wave.

On Tuesday amapiano sensation Daliwonga went live on Instagram, debuting an unreleased song titled Re Lokeleng after a viral video of a woman saying "e squeezeng in mo industry... re lokeleng" trended on the timeline.

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Daliwonga's live stream of the song, which he has since deleted, caused uproar on social media, with many accusing him of stealing someone's creativity instead of collaborating with them.

"Every time there’s a trend created by 'regular people' it ends up on a piano track. Hamba Ha, Re squeezeng, Inganekwane etc,  I never see those creators in these credits or videos. Artists are stealing from unknown creators and we’re not speaking up for them. Please credit the kids," a local Twitter user wrote. 

DJ Euphonik was among the voices debating whether she should be credited accordingly.

"Personally I wouldn't care. There's a difference between someone taking inspiration from you and plagiarism. The girl might have heard the "phrase" from someone else and brought it to TikTok first. Does that make her the right person to credit?" he wrote.

"Making something popular doesn't mean you own it or that you're the rightful person to be credited though. Yes she posted it but is she the source or the rightful person to be credited?"