Lady Du is undoubtedly a force to be reckoned with and her peers in the Amapiano industry have crowned her the Queen of Amapiano. The Umsebenzi Wethu vocalist has amassed a great following and it comes as no surprise because she produces hit after hit.
One of the Amapiano pioneers De Mthuda crowned Lady Du the Queen of Amapiano because she has exceptional talent and her generosity does not go unnoticed.
"Lady Du has done a lot for the music industry this year. She was blessing us with collabos almost every week. You may say whatever you want but she had proven to me a Queen. Here's to the Queen of Amapiano," he wrote on Facebook.
Lady Du was left speechless and lost for words so she thanked De Mthuda for the huge recognition.
Her fans could not agree more with De Mthuda as they too showered her with praises.
Now and again we get to know more about Lady Du. She recently revealed that she used to present at Ukhozi FM for 3 years with the late Chilli M and was also a resident DJ there.
Lady Du has been targeted by bullies since she came into the industry but she shared some tips on how she overcame some of these things.
"Ok ok, I’ve been seeing sooo many people go through sooo much because of cyber bullying. one thing about me, I make sure I check up on all my friends and colleagues in the piano industry. Guys your negative comments affect people, we know the country is going through a lot nje, but can we must learn to be sensitive towards other people, I watched a video of a girl body shaming someone I know. It hurt me like they were saying it to me. Ncela Ning mamele kahle (please listen to me properly)," she said.
"You are beautiful the way you are, God made you in his image, if you start feeling like you’re not beautiful because of someone else that means you don’t think you’re beautiful yourself. I tell all my friends all the time, umzimba wam uyinto engiyiyo mina, kiss kiss yam eyam, ngapha ngizthandela ukudla (My body is what I have, I love my knock knees and eating a lot).
"I love myself sooo much I don’t get hurt by a comment from someone that doesn’t even know me or even put food on my table. Learn to fill yourself with sooo much love that anything negative boosts your confidence even more because it means uyabanyisa babes!!!! Remember this, a dog does not bark if the car isn’t moving. Love yourself just the way you are." she continued.
Lady Du had opened up about depression before and how she overcomes it. "I’ve been through soooo much in my life, I’ve been depressed, suicidal, I survived all that, today as I lie in my bed crying I feel a pain that takes me to a dark place. I feel numb, weak, the toxic environment I’m entering is not good for my heart. I’m crying for my friends, I have to deal with toxic people, still have to smile and act brave. People telling me to ignore everything, how??
"All I know is writing songs and championing God, I pray a lot, I fast, I meditate but I haven’t even done it. Because telling people to pray now has become something else. I will be honest, I am broken, I am in pieces, If this is the price we pay to be In show biz, y’all can close my curtains. God knows my heart. I love hard, I ask all my friends to pray all the time. Today I ask God to clean our hearts."
