K.O had social media in a frenzy when, on Monday, he dropped off Omega Freestyle, his surprise response to Big Zulu’s 150 Bars.
K.O goes in on Big Zulu on ‘Omega Freestyle’
On Friday, 19 August 2022, Big Zulu filled a gaping hole in the dying genre when he delivered an industry-wide diss track, which poked fun at Mr Cashtime himself, the likes of Cassper Nyovest, AKA and others.
While, for the most part, most artists who were mentioned on 150 Bars resorted to responding on Twitter, K.O took it upon himself to surface to address Big Zulu on wax.
On Omega Freestyle, K.O does not hold back the punches in not only pulling rank on Zulu as one of the longest-serving Hip-Hop aficionados of South Africa, but also weighing the Imali Eningi rapper’s commercial success next to his.
If fans thought for one second that this was a friendly spar between peers, then a single spin of Omega Freestyle is all it takes to confirm that no love is lost between K.O and Big Zulu at this juncture.
From belittling Zulu’s business acumen to questioning the rapper’s handling of royalties on his hit single Imali Eningi (K.O specifically questions whether Riky Rick’s estate sees any of the song’s royalties), here is the full-length diss track, Omega Freestyle:
Fan reactions to K.O’s diss track
It’s pretty clear that K.O has the upper hand in the rap beef SA Hip-Hop certainly did not ask for. Here are some of the reactions to Omega Freestyle.
