YoungstaCPT

thumb|Cape Town rapper YoungstaCPT for BlackNation Video Network in 2016 Riyadh Roberts (born 22 December 1991), known professionally as YoungstaCPT (or simply YoungCPT or Youngsta Kaapstad), is a South African rapper, lyricist and songwriter from Wynberg. He is known for incorporating details about his Cape Malay culture and his Cape Town roots in his music. YoungstaCPT has been described as "one of the most outspoken South African emcees of this generation". Quotes "Culture gives my music a sense of history and makes my story more interesting". "Being that it's a youth culture, it's very important to speak about the issues and situations that people of our landscape and culture face on a daily basis ". “I always promote collaboration so I think it’s definitely important for Namibian and South African artists to work together,” https://www.namibian.com.na/from-the-wes-kaap-with-love-youngstacpt/?utm "I can't believe how similar the Western Cape and California are, yet they are worlds and worlds apart," "The mixtapes I would say was like my practice ground to figure out what it is people wanted to hear from me specifically," "Over time, I realized they wanted to hear about Cape Town, they want to hear the story of us, of our people. It's not really that they wanted to hear it, they needed to hear it. They didn't know they wanted to hear it." "We are the mistake of South Africa really if you look at it. Because we are the constant reminder of colonialism, and we are the constant reminder of imperialism because we exist." https://www.papermag.com/youngstacpt-3t-cape-town-rapper#rebelltitem12 External links Category:Living people Category:People from South Africa Category:1991 births Category:Musicians from South Africa