Amapiano has overtaken afrobeats, now world’s fastest growing genre – Cassper Nyovest

<p>South African hip-hop artiste, Cassper Nyovest says South Africa’s Amapiano has now overtaken Nigeria’s afrobeats as “the fastest growing genre in the world.”</p>, <p>Speaking in a recent interview with Beats N Sounds, the rapper said he was proud that there is finally a genre representing South Africa in the international stage.</p>, <p>Cassper Nyovest said, “Amapiano is taking over the music industry in the world. It is now the most popular and fastest growing genre.</p>, <p>“It is just great for me that we finally have a sound that is representing South Africa. Because afrobeats represented Nigeria mostly. So, the fact that we have a sound that is from South Africa and it is representing where we are from, is a beautiful thing.”</p>, <p>He, however, said he has no intention of jumping on the Amapiano trend.</p>