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Gigi Lamayne Expands Her Sound With “I’m Not A DJ” EP Release. Gigi Lamayne has stepped onto the global dance floor with the release of her new EP, I’m Not A DJ. It is a compact, club-ready statement that fuses Afro House, 3-Step bounce and her sharp rap instincts into one sleek package.
Issued via Paradise Sound System on Friday, 10 October 2025, the project lands as a pivot and a provocation. A rapper is asserting her authority in DJ-dominated spaces without surrendering authorship or voice.
At three tracks long, I’m Not A DJ is tight by design, built around heavyweight collaborations that feel primed for late nights and festival PAs. Opener “STANDARD” rallies Sizwe Alakine and Sweggy for a percussive, chant-forward flex.
“EMOYENI,” a marquee Afro House link-up, stacks Nokwazi, Supta and Peekay Mzee with a veteran assist from Professor that threads classic South African dance lineage into Gigi’s new lane. Closer “STIMELA” taps trumpeter Lwanda Gogwana for a soulful, brass-lit glide that suggests as much outdoor stage as indoor booth.
The release reads as the next chapter in a calculated expansion rather than a detour. In recent weeks, Gigi flagged the project on socials, teasing a global dance floor debut and framing the EP as a live electronic experience that blends rapping, DJing and performance into a single, immersive format.
Backing arrives from the SAMPRA Development Fund alongside the Africa Rising Music Conference, a partnership aimed at pushing South African artists onto international stages. That global push is already in motion. A rollout of eight live dates threads Asia, Europe and South Africa, with stops in Singapore and Amsterdam before homecoming legs in Johannesburg and Hartbeespoort. The timing aligns with European industry activity around Amsterdam Dance Event, positioning I’m Not A DJ to travel beyond local playlists and into international club circuits.
For an artist with a stack of hip-hop accolades, the EP feels like a thesis on range. Gigi Lamayne has long moved fluidly across styles, but I’m Not A DJ is her clearest articulation of a dance identity built on collaboration, curation and stagecraft. It also reminds listeners that South Africa’s cross-pollination between rap and house moves in both directions. Lyricists can lead the floor, not only guests on it.
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