'You are under the influence and I want you to wake up': Shebeshxt explains his public altercations

Since shooting to stardom Shebeshxt has, on a number of occasions, made headlines and trends lists for public altercations.

During his recent interview on the L-Tido podcast, the controversial Limpopo-born rap sensation shed light on his viral fight videos saying most of them were taken out of context.

“I'm not fighting with them. I hit them once just to show them that I am not fighting and to tell them to relax and not start with me,” he said.

“For them, it's fun, for me it's work. So when they try to provoke me at work it makes me think they want to make me lose work and go hungry.”

Shebeshxt, real name Lehlogonolo Chauke, said he did not hate any of the people he'd engaged in altercations with.

“I don't hate you. I love you, it's just that you are under the influence and I want you to wake up.”

“If I was fighting with them then a big fight would've interrupted. The one hit I give them is just to wake them up. All the people I hit, I don't hate them, I love them. They are my fans. When we are under the influence we behave differently. If I always had water, I would never hit them, I'd just throw them with water and get it over with.”

In early March after a video of Shebeshxt punching a man identified as Tshepo went viral on social media, he shared a video apologising, saying he had asked for forgiveness and assured his fans he wouldn't do it again.

“I'm with him now, I came to ask for forgiveness. I made a mistake for sure. I won't do it again,” he said.

After videos of his altercations went viral, Shebeshxt said in a statement on his Instagram stories: “The problem is you are used to provoking n*ggas. I'm not those people. I'm not a motherf***er. I stab. You are busy provoking me and you will cause nurses to fix stitches.”