Twerka

"Twerka"
"Twerka"
Single by DJ Maphorisa, Shebeshxt and Xduppy
Language	Sepedi; Zulu;
English title	Twerk
Released	18 December 2023
Recorded	7 December 2023
Genre	Amapiano
Length	3:49
Label	New Money Gang; SME Africa;
Composer(s)	Themba Sekowe; Lehlogonolo Chauke;
Lyricist(s)	Themba Sekowe; Lehlogonolo Chauke;
Producer(s)	Themba Sekowe; Gomoelemo Joy Gumede;
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Shebeshxt singles chronology
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"Twerka" is a single by a pair of South African DJs and record producers DJ Maphorisa and Xduppy, and rapper Shebeshxt released on 18 December 2023 through New Money Records under exclusive license from Sony Music Entertainment Africa. Despite amassing 14,000 streams a day prior to its release it received critical reviews from the public labeling the song as an epic fail.^[1]

DJ Maphorisa took to Instagram to inform fans that the song is out, however the public wasn't pleased with the final project as they negatively commented on the producer's post leading DJ Maphorisa to retaliate.^[2]

Background[edit]

A live video of the artists in studio recording the song emerged on Twitter (now X) on 7 December 2023,^[3] it became a sleeper hit; going viral on a video sharing platform TikTok. Xduppy sampled Shebeshxt's freestyle from Podcast and Chill with MacG which received 1 million views in two days.^[4]

Credits and personnel[edit]

DJ Maphorisa – Primary artist, producer, songwriter
Shebeshxt – Songwriter
Xduppy – Producer

References[edit]

^ Vellem, Mihlali (2023-12-21). "'Trash': Fans on DJ Maphorisa and Shebeshxta's song 'Twerka'". The South African. Archived from the original on 2023-12-21. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
^ Nkonki, Anita (21 December 2023). "DJ Maphorisa fires back at remarks that his song with Shebeshxt is trash". Independent Online. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
^ Vellem, Mihlali (2023-12-07). "'Hit loading': Shebeshxt and DJ Maphorisa recording music [watch]". The South African. Archived from the original on 2023-12-16. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
^ Seleme, Rae (2023-11-19). "1million views in 2 days: Ama2000 president Shebeshxt breaks record on 'Podcast and Chill'". The South African. Archived from the original on 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2023-12-23.

[1] Vellem, Mihlali (2023-12-21). "'Trash': Fans on DJ Maphorisa and Shebeshxta's song 'Twerka'". The South African. Archived from the original on 2023-12-21. Retrieved 2023-12-23.

[2] Nkonki, Anita (21 December 2023). "DJ Maphorisa fires back at remarks that his song with Shebeshxt is trash". Independent Online. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.

[3] Vellem, Mihlali (2023-12-07). "'Hit loading': Shebeshxt and DJ Maphorisa recording music [watch]". The South African. Archived from the original on 2023-12-16. Retrieved 2023-12-23.

[4] Seleme, Rae (2023-11-19). "1million views in 2 days: Ama2000 president Shebeshxt breaks record on 'Podcast and Chill'". The South African. Archived from the original on 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2023-12-23.

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