Dames, Biggy makes it onto Spotify's Top Hits South Africa playlist

17 Sep 2019

Afrikaans-language musician Biggy and his viral hit, "Dames", have been added to Spotify's Top Hits South Africa playlist - which highlights South Africa's top 50 hits of the moment.

Image credit: Biggy.

The Port Elizabeth-born and bred musician is the latest hip-hop sensation to come out of South Africa. “Dames” is the first single off of his debut album Big Bigger Biggy, which was released in May.

The track recently started gaining more recognition when it went viral, with social media users creating memes and videos based on the catchy beat and popular lyrics, specifically the chorus – “Dames, sê my wat jou naam is, my name is Adriaanus!”, which translates to “Ladies tell me what your name is, my name is Adriaanus."

Nobody:

Me every 2 minutes : DAMES, SÊ MY WAT JOU NAAM IS
— lilo�� (@saarahsallie_) August 24, 2019

With his unconventional style and fusion of hip-hop and electronic dance combined with his storytelling and lyrical approach, Biggy’s accelerated rise to fame will see him start to make appearances at some of the country’s biggest festivals and ‘one to watch’ for fans of the genre.