Lady Du’s ‘Red Bull 64 Bars’ Freestyle Divides Mzansi: “We Need To Be Honest”
- South African amapiano artist Lady Du took part in a freestyle in collaboration with producer T-Man SA for Red Bull 64 Bars
- The musician, who is also an entrepreneur, has, so far, been the only female to freestyle for the current season
- Her performance was met with mixed responses, with one person thinking her lyrics addressed rapper K.O
Source: Instagram
Duduzile 'Lady Du' Ngwenya, South Africa's amapiano sensation, is known for making hits, but her recent freestyle for Red Bull 64 Bars may, for some, be memorable for the wrong reason.
On 29 July, 2025, the amapiano-focused X account Piano Connect uploaded a clip of the Woza hitmaker spitting bars on a track produced by T-Man SA on the third season of music-driven series. This was after losing her father, DJ Choc Ngwenya, in April and getting back in the studio to continue the grind.
Piano Connect described Lady Du as "bringing the heat and the groove" in her performance.
What is Red Bull 64 Bars?
Red Bull 64 Bars is an online series that brings "rap at its purest level" and has duos of rappers and producers collaborating in a lyrical marathon.
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Other notable artists who have participated together in the series' third season include Thato Saul and Feziekk, Emtee and Bali, YoungstaCPT and Shaney Jay, K.Keed and Orish, Stogie T and Tru Hitz, Usimamane and Saak Beats, A-Reece and Michael Tuohy, Sirbelow and Zoocci Coke Dope, and Khuli Chana and Frank Apollo.
So far, Lady Du has been the only female to freestyle for the current season.
Lady Du's freestyle receives jumbled responses
After watching the performance on X, a few local members of the online community went to the comment section with their thoughts. While some people enjoyed Lady Du's lyrics and delivery, others were not too keen and felt the rapper could have kept things on paper instead of letting them out on the mic.
Take a look at the performance in the X post below:
@AfterEarth saw the flame emojis in Piano Connect's caption and asked:
"What are those flames for?"
@BubsyUnited confessed in the comment section:
"This was hard to watch."
@Magleesta told people on the internet:
"The queen part was more fire."
@ProTwoolz said to the online community:
"This lady is talented. I don't know why you guys don't mess with her."
@Sto_koo added in the comments:
"She lowkey killed it."
@Sjombz_ quote-tweeted the post, writing:
"We need to be honest."
@_uzwide thought Lady Du was responding to one of rapper K.O's verses on his song Forecast 23 and exclaimed:
"Chest pains from 2023!"
Source: Twitter
Lady Du launches her record label
In September last year, Briefly News reported that Lady Du reached yet another milestone in her career when she announced that she launched her record label and unveiled its headquarters.
At the time of the launch, Lady Du had already signed four boys and stated that the new business venture was, by far, the closest to her heart. Upon hearing the news, social media users shared congratulatory messages with the music artist.
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Source: Briefly News
