Focalistic addresses haters over comments that he didn’t 'deserve' his accolades “Last year I was named the hottest MC in SA and after that I retired from hip-hop because there's too much politics,” Focalistic explained. 05 April 2021 - 10:00 Musician Focalistic says he wants to be at the forefront of amapiano taking over the world. Image: Instagram/Focalistic Musician Focalistic's success has been insane to say the least but it hasn't been without criticism, especially when the Ke Star hitmaker was named the MTV Base Hottest MC over generally acclaimed SA rappers in 2020. Last year, after a heated debate, Focalistic was crowned as SA's Hottest MC for 2020 by the MTV Base Hottest MCs 2020 panellists. While his win was welcomed by many, there were also several others who disagreed, not on account of his music — which everyone agreed was fire — but on whether it qualifies as hip-hop.