South African DJ Shimza has emphatically shut down years of online trolling following his appearance on a viral list of Africa’s top DJs by Spotify monthly listeners.
The award-winning producer, a consistent powerhouse in the African music landscape, secured the No. 4 spot with an impressive 2.8 million monthly listeners. This significant metric placed him ahead of globally recognized names, including Black Coffee, Tyler ICU, Spinall, and Major League DJz.
Despite the verifiable data, critics continued their long-standing joke, claiming they couldn’t name any of his tracks. True to form, Shimza acknowledged the jest with a hilarious, self-aware meme captioned, “We don’t even know Shimza’s Music,” turning the troll phrase back on its users. The reaction highlights a debate over whether technical success and global listenership metrics always correlate with local name-recognition of individual songs.
