The artists were freed in the early hours of Thursday morning on R1 000 bail each.
He apologised for the disruption caused and reiterated that they simply wanted authorities to pay attention to them.
Other artists have also taken to Twitter corroborate his story.
DJ Tira was one of the protesters at the event on Wednesday morning. Image: @djtira/InstagramSource: Instagram
The video shows Gqom artist Dladla Mshunqisi fleeing from the cops as they proceeded to arrest the protesters.
Many couldnt believe how fast the musician was as he sped through stationary cars to escape law enforcement.
Others have even edited in his song into the video.
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The song in question is a track in which Dladla calls out for someone to help him.
Here are some of the reactions:
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