Despite his best efforts to maintain composure, Cassper Nyovest broke down in tears at the podium of his friend and collaborator, Oupa ‘DJ Sumbody‘ Sefoka’s memorial service.
Watch: Cassper Nyovest teary tribute to DJ Sumbody
The Ayepyep hitmaker was remembered by friends and family at an all-white themed memorial on Wednedsay, three days after his lifeless body was hauled out of a bullet-riddled Volkswagen Golf on the corners of Woodlands and Woodmead Drive in Sandton, Gauteng.
Nyovest, a good friend of DJ Sumbody, took to the podium to share his words of comfort with the producer’s family and restore his memory with all the good times they shared as top-selling collaborators.
The Banna Ba Stout rapper remembered DJ Sumbody as a simple man, who embodied all the hallmarks of a great leader.
Reflecting on their first career-changing collab, Monate Mpolaye, which also featured appearances from Thebe and Vettis, Nyovest recalled Sumbody’s reaction to his performance of the 2018 smash hit at the Global Citizen Festival three years ago.
“He said, ‘my guy you killed it, only one thing was missing, my boy. I was the only piece missing on that stage for Beyoncé [Knowles-Carter] to see me’.”
Translated from SeTswana
Nyovest, battling to keep his eyes from welling up, remembered his dear friend as an old soul, a grounded man with a great deal of respect.
“It was sort of like you had a father and a friend in one person. He asked very simple questions that were very difficult to answer, but after that question you would really reevaluate your life it was like a reset that you needed,” the rapper said.
Here are a couple of snippets of Nyovest’s speech at DJ Sumbody’s memorial, including the moment he lost control of his emotions as he bid farewell to the slain producer.
DJ Sumbody’s funeral will be held in his hometown of Apel Fourways Cross in GaMasemola, Limpopo, on Saturday, 26 November 2022.
To commemorate his tragic death, Sumbody’s Ayepyep franchise in Menlyn will remain closed until Monday, 28 November 2022.
The producer’s death remains unsolved and according to police, investigations are ongoing with a motive yet to be established.