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‘Finally seen the GOAT': Amapiano star Tyler ICU impresses US rapper Travis Scott

‘Finally seen the GOAT': Amapiano star Tyler ICU impresses US rapper Travis Scott

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Amapiano star Tyler ICU has some big-name fans, one of them being US rapper Travis Scott.
Scott took to his Instagram to show love to the DJ and producer.
In a video posted to Scott's story, Tyler ICU (real name Austin Khulani Baloyi) is performing at the decks, with Scott seemingly standing behind him.
'Finally seen the GOAT @tylericu,' Scott captioned the video. The slang word GOAT stands for 'greatest of all time.'
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Tyler ICU is one of South Africa's most popular DJs and notably made Dalie with Kamo Mphela, Khalil Harrison and Baby S.O.N. He released Mnike in 2023 with Tumelo_za, featuring DJ Maphorisa, Nandipha808, Ceeka RSA and Tyron Dee. The song has more than 74 million streams on Spotify.
Travis Scott is also one of the biggest rappers in the world, known for songs such as Sicko Mode, FE!N and goosebumps. He is set to perform in Johannesburg at the FNB Stadium on 11 October.
Scott also featured Tyla on his latest album, Jackboys 2, and in 2023, the singer included him on the remix of Water.
Scott faced controversy in 2021 when 10 people died and hundreds more were injured at his Astroworld Festival in Texas. The ages of the people who died ranged from 9 to 27, according to BBC.
The rapper was criticised for not stopping his performance earlier.
Scott told GQ magazine in 2023 that he was 'devastated' by the tragedy.
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