“Mnike” hitmaker Tyler ICU and Cooper SA team up with Scotts Maphuma, Tiiger, Mbuxx, Ceeka RSA, and Sponge 101 on “Webaba Geza,” a high-energy Amapiano collaboration already generating traction online.
The record sits in what this particular circle does best. Tyler ICU and Cooper SA have an established working relationship – from “Wa Tshembeka” with Jay Sax to the “S’dakwa Wav.files” ensemble – so the production foundation between them is already solid. Adding Scotts Maphuma, Ceeka RSA, and Tiiger into the same room brings three voices who have each appeared on records with both producers at different points. So “Webaba Geza” does not feel assembled. It feels like a gathering that made sense before anyone pressed record.
Mbuxx and Sponge 101 add the additional dimensions that keep the record from sitting in a predictable groove. Sponge 101’s previous work alongside Cooper SA on “Mina Nawe” with Dench already proved he understands how to fit inside a large ensemble without disappearing. So his placement here is not padding – it serves the arrangement.
The record carries the kind of sonic confidence that comes from a group of artists who have built enough shared creative history to skip the awkward warm-up period. So the energy locks in fast and holds throughout. Ceeka RSA’s vocal presence remains one of the most immediately recognisable qualities across this creative circle – and “Webaba Geza” is no different.
For South African Amapiano fans who have been tracking this particular ensemble’s output since “Mnike” changed the conversation, this record belongs in your rotation immediately.
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