Sastii confirms Focalistic feature on upcoming track 'iHala'
The South African rapper has named Focalistic as a guest on the song he has teased since August, after the two traded comments on social media.
Sastii has confirmed that Focalistic is a featured artist on his upcoming track 'iHala', settling a question that had hung over the song since he first previewed it.
The rapper introduced the unreleased record on 19 August through the #Spiderpani challenge. He asked fans to make TikTok videos under the hashtag and set a target of 1,000, promising to release the song once it was reached. More than 100 videos had already been made when he issued the call.
How the feature came about
Focalistic noticed the teasers and engaged with Sastii's posts about the song. When Sastii replied to one of those comments, he said that having Focalistic on the track would be a blessing. At that point no feature had been confirmed.
Sastii went on to share further snippets over the following weeks, and Focalistic kept responding to them. The latest announcement makes the collaboration official. No release date for 'iHala' has been given.
Where both artists stand
Sastii's year has been busy. In March he put out the mixtape South Coast Yungin' Never Follows, and in June he released 'MIA' featuring Nasty C. In July he appeared on $AGETA, a collaborative mixtape with Yungboyvegeta.
Focalistic moves between South African hip-hop and Amapiano. His recent releases include 'Gumba Fire' featuring Mr JazziQ and '2 Spin Jikeleza' with Shaunmusiq and Uncle Waffles, alongside appearances on other collaborative records.
'iHala' pairs the two inside the South African scene, and its rollout began with a fan-driven TikTok challenge. The rollout is covered in detail by slikouronlife.co.za.
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