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Emtee celebrates 10 years of sobriety

3y By Johana Mukandila

South African rapper Emtee marks 10 years of alcohol sobriety. 

Taking to Twitter (now known as X), the Roll Up rapper, whose real name is Mthembeni Ndevu, celebrated the huge milestone in a heartwarming post, giving himself a pat on the shoulder for reaching this far in his sobriety journey. 

The rap star went on to call alcoholic beverages the devil.

“Mane I’m proud of myself. 10 years sober from alcohol. That thing is the devil. Stoners be down to earth like a mf,” he wrote.

Many of his fans congratulated him on this huge milestone while also sharing their sobriety journey with the rapper.

“Proud of you big hustler,” wrote a fan.

Sharing their sobriety journey, another fan added: “I’m eight years out Big Hustle. And the kush [marijuana] really does help the creative mind ease down through the unnecessary dramas we all face in our realities.”

Emtee, J-Smash and Amanda Black dropped a new single on Thursday. J-Smash took to Twitter to announce the exciting news.

He captioned the post: “Friends Ft @AmandaBlackSA & @emteerecords dropping this Thursday!! Let’s goo!!! #toxicperfectionism.”

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