AB Crazy talks about knowing Cashtime’s downfall

Rapper AB Crazy claims he saw the writing of record label Cashtime’s downfall, on the wall.

AB left the company in 2012 because of the direction he saw the company taking.

“Before I left Cashtime, I wanted to release my own mixtape under Cashtime but featuring the artists on the label. But the guys were not ready for it. I told them I was going to drop an album, whether it was with them or not. In the years after I left you saw more artists doing their own things, with no real group vibe. I saw it coming.”

AB released his album Homecoming, which went on to be nominated for an SA Music Award. It however took him more than five years to release his second.

“I took a break to focus on features and take my time with the music. Trap music was the dominant thing and that is not who I am. Once I was confident with my music, I cut down on features and pushed the album. I wasn’t scared of being forgotten because I have fans that have always stuck by me.”

AB’s return to the music industry, he says, is a mature version of who he is.

“It is more a maturing of who I am. I have become more calculated and careful. I used to have this buzz around me and still not have that reflect in the bank but now I am sure to make money in the bank when I release music.”