South African singer Naledi Aphiwe is the woman of the moment – happy, paid, and enjoying every minute of her life. It has just been reported – and she has indeed confirmed – that the American singer Chris Brown paid her the sum of $3,000 for sampling her voice.
Impressed by her voice, the American R&B singer shared a video of Naledi Aphiwe singing in a local dialect last year. He gushed over how incredible her voice was. In no time, Naledi Aphiwe found herself trending on Mzansi’s social media.
A year later, in 2023, Chris Brown decided to sample for for his song titled “Shooter,” which is part of his eleventh studio album “11:11.” He made sure she earned good money from the sampling, forking over $3k to her. converted to South African rand, which is about R56,207.
The news of her earning that much from the sampling thrust her into the consciousness of many once again. But how would she spend the money given that she is just 18? Well, she has planned things out already. She would use part of the money to fix her mother’s grace. She would also get a new phone. The rest would be used to kickstart her music career.
