African hip-hop artist Cassper Nyovest stopped by The Breakfast Club studio to talk about his third offering 'Thuto' and the following topics:
- Being 'the Drake of African hip-hop'
- Kanye stealing his stage show
- Rise to stardom
- Success without radio
- Struggle to get sponsorships
- Success of Hashtag campaigns
- Why it's difficult for African artists to break in U.S.
- Why payola messed the game up
- Being associated with a label which wasn’t true
- Signing to an American label
- Breaks down the meaning behind the track 'Confuse'
- Relationships and side chicks
- Giving his family jobs in his companies
- Collabs with American artists
- Crime in Africa
Peep the full chat below: