Rashid Kay Reflects On SA Hip Hop’s Potential After Metro FM Awards 2025 Recognition

A person wearing glasses, headphones, and a patterned hat sits in a soundproof recording studio with a microphone—looking like Rashid Kay during an SA Hip Hop session or prepping for the Metro FM Awards.

Rashid Kay Reflects On SA Hip Hop’s Potential After Metro FM Awards 2025 Recognition. In a moment of introspection following the Metro FM Music Awards 2025, prominent music producer and industry figure Rashid Kay has sparked a vital conversation about the state of South African hip hop and its potential to dominate the music scene.

After seeing local hip hop shine with wins for Song of the Year, Best Male (Hip Hop), and Best Produced Album (Hip Hop)—categories that were fiercely contested—Rashid Kay took to social…