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The 10 Most-Streamed South African Artists and Songs by Local Gen Z Audiences on Spotify

Mr JazziQ is the most-streamed South African artist on Spotify by local youth between the ages of 13 and 17.

To celebrate the country's Youth Month, Spotify South Africa recently shared statistics that show young people's favourite artists, songs and genres.

According to the stats, amapiano producer Mr JazziQ is the most-streamed South African artist on the platform by Gen Z users. He's followed by another amapiano sensation Busta 929, who is followed by rappers A-Reece and Nasty C respectively.

Reece and Nasty are the only hip-hop artists who appear on the list which is dominated by amapiano artists, while Elaine is the only R&B artist.

Mr JazziQ is a former member of the duo JazziDisciples, alongside fellow producer Josiah De Disciple. JazziQ has been releasing music consistently and scoring hits since the two parted ways. His recent release is the project Party With The English. Busta 929, who follows Mr JazziQ on the list, is a frequent collaborator of the producer.

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A-Reece Drops Visuals For ‘THE 5 YEAR PLAN’ Featuring Wordz

A-Reece and Wordz rob a bank in new visuals for 'THE 5 YEAR PLAN'.

When A-Reece and Wordz said they were about to rob a bank in the refrain for their collaboration, they meant it. In the visuals for the collaborative single "THE 5 YEAR PLAN", the two emcees, armed in rifles and wearing bulletproof vests, make their way into the vault of the National Bank Building.

The visuals are specifically referred to as a "music film" instead of a music video owing to their heist movie nature—A-Reece and Wordz, accompanied by PJay from B3nchMarQ, can be seen commanding customers to get down on the floor as they go about their mission.

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