Kabza De Small’s New Album ‘Bab’Motha’ Reaches Incredible Milestones
- Kabza De Small's new album has reached incredible milestones within a week of its release
- The self-proclaimed King of Amapiano shared the data of how well Bab'Motha has been doing, and the numbers speak for themselves
- Despite online criticism of the project earlier after its release, fans hailed Kabza as the greatest of all time
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Kabza De Small's new album is already soaring through music charts in its first week, and there's no telling how well it will do in a month.
How did Kabza De Small's album perform?
Kabza De Small is fresh off the release of his newly-released and long-awaited album, and it's clear that fans were eager to hear his new music.
The Amapiano maestro dropped his latest masterpiece, Bab'Motha, on 18 July 2025, and within its first week, the project garnered 10 million all-time plays.
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On its third day, the album was streamed nearly 680,000 times, becoming the most globally charted South African album in 2025, charting in 27 countries worldwide, according to Apple Music.
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Meanwhile, Spotify revealed that Kabza's monthly listeners increased to 3 million after the release.
Twitter (X) user 2022AFRICA noted that Bab'Motha was the third-fastest album in South Africa to reach this milestone in 9 days, after Kelvin Momo's Thato Ya Modimo and Drake's For all the Dogs.
In an Instagram post on 25 July, Kabza expressed his appreciation with a humble "Ngiyabonga":
South Africans show love to Kabza De Small
Fans and social media followers took to the comments section to congratulate and praise Kabza on an incredible body of work:
South African musician, Loxion Deep, praised Kabza De Small:
"King of kings!"
mosarason said:
"This is no album, it’s healing."
_kaatlego was curious:
"When should we expect another album? Next year?"
marley_shota admired Kabza De Small:
"It’s so crazy how you are literally running the whole music game yet you are so humble."
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laston732 praised Kabza:
"Bab Motha still remains the king, the greatest, the goat of all time."
bandile_fabre added:
"They can all talk, but you are the greatest, period."
kyle_kikirai_ndururani posted:
"Zimbabwe, we love you, Bab Motha. Dankie, bafoza."
african_grootman showed love to Kabza:
"One thing I appreciate about pioneers is that they transcend trends, time and expectations. Bab Motha is no exception. This album is a transition into the future of the genre and a glimpse into the endless musical possibilities. Bab Motha lives in the past, the present and the future. This album is a clear expression of that (GOAT)."
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The singer celebrated the release of her new project, shared a video of herself jamming to the new song, and her South African fans gagged:
kamo_ww said:
"You literally made my year."
usengwayo wrote:
"I can hear him say: 'Aay, asamb asambe!'"
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