Nadia Nakai has without a shadow of doubt made 2018 her year and owned it without any questions asked, she became the first[not only the first female rapper] hip hop artiste to ever grace a Glamour South Africa magazine cover and later on signed a partnership deal with Sport Scene to bring forth an amazing fashion line with Redbat by Nadia Nakai.
Nadia Nakai is clearly winning and she pretty much deserves it all. She really does.
Her latest major win is her gracing yet another magazine cover in the coveted hip-hop magazine, Hype Magazine which is a revered by hip-hop and rap fanatics across South Africa, only the greats are given the privilege to grace the cover of the hip-hop magazine that has been inspiring up and coming rappers since it officially started giving due props to hip hop artistes.
one of Nadia Nakai’s Hype Magazine photos as taken by photographer, Jabu Nkosi. Source: hypemagazine.co.za
Taking to Instagram, Nadia Nakai who is passionately known by her fans as Bragga talked about how she used to read the Hype Magazine back in the day when she was still in University and how fellow rapper MsSupa inspired her to dream about gracing the Hype Magazine cover one day after she saw her on the cover of the coveted magazine.
” I remember in varsity I would run to the main entrance to get my copy of Hype Magazine before they were all out!!! I’d go thru it and be inspired by all the Hip-hop musicians making major moves!!! SUPA’s cover was my fav! being the FIRST female ever! @mssupa you don’t know how much your hype cover inspired me! You made it possible for me to dream of making the cover one day! Look! my DAY has come! ❤️ BRAGGA ON THE COVER!” she wrote about how MsSupa inspired her to want to be a cover of Hype Magazine one day and clearly, she’s indeed living her dream by being this issue’s cover.
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Reading about her cover story, you’ll get to know how grounded Nadia Nakai is even though she’s winning in everything she is doing, she gives all the love to her fans who adore her since the day one she was coming up in the music industry.
“There’s a story behind me, I didn’t come up yesterday and just became a sensation you know? I have a story, a journey and I grew, and people saw that growth and really appreciate that.” she said in part in a conversation she had with Rudzani “Roo” Netshihen of Hype Magazine.
Nadia Nakai didn’t only grace the cover of Hype Magazine, she owned it with her unimaginable beauty with the photos that were taken by Jabu Nkosi for the interview.
Congratulations are in order for the Hype Magazine cover from us[Afro Muziki] to her highness, Nadia “Bragga” Nakai for taking hip-hop to greater heights.