AKA goes public with the details of his Reebok deal
AKA took to his social media yesterday, speaking on his relationship with Reebok as it relates to his range of footwear, the SneAKA. The rapper signed a seven-figure deal in 2017 as the face of Reebok Classics Africa and later partnered with the brand for the manufacture of his custom-made SneAKA. Limited to only 600 […]
AKA TV has arrived
Taking to Instagram Live on Wednesday, AKA announced the details of his new channel, AKA TV. It’s available on app stores, and functions as one, but the muso was hesitant to describe it as an app, but rather as a channel. In so far as the content available on the app, he’s launched with exclusive […]
Rouge features AKA on “One By One”
Known for her typically high-energy tracks, Rouge has slowed it down a bit with her new single “One By One”. Featuring AKA, the track is one for the lovers. With a few rappers having walked down the aisle last year, they’ve laid out the love they have for their wives on verse. Kwesta’s “Khethile Khethile” […]
The Plug x Castle Lite present: 100 Most Influential People in Urban Culture
“There’s no argument. I am a hundred percent the reason why hip hop is drenched.” Part of his Utatakho Remix verse that shook up the fourth quarter of 2019, Riky Rick stakes his claim on the game boldly with that bar. Hubris is almost a cornerstone of hip hop, but who really got the block […]
South Africa’s Best Dressed Rappers
Words by Tinuke Eboka Fashion and music have always been inextricably tied but this connection has become more significant as the explosion of streetwear meant rappers were able to take centre stage, not only as influencers, but even as designers in their own right. Today, rappers are more than just mere musicians but rather cultural […]
AKA’s back with a double drop
AKA’s back. He’s dropped two singles today; “F.R.E.E” featuring DJ Tira and Riky Rick, and “Main Ous” featuring YoungstaCPT. Tweeting yesterday “I think it’s important to have a good contrast between something really cool for the socials and the streets, something hard for the culture … and something that will without a doubt be a […]
The AKA Orchestra: eThekwini
AKA has unveiled the official date and venue for his second Orchestra show, set to take place on November 2nd at the ICC Arena in Durban. Teaming up with Durban’s very own Afrotainment and urban events promoter Vertex Events, AKA will bring the worlds of hip hop and classical music together with the talents of […]
Apple Music reveals the top performing artists on the service
Apple Music is celebrating four years in Africa and with that have announced the top performing artists on the service both in South Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa over the past four years. Artists like Black Coffee, Nasty C, Burna Boy, AKA, Cassper Nyovest, Sjava, Sun-El Musician dominate locally whilst Ed Sheeran, Drake and Khalid are […]
Op-Ed: Independence is Stifling Local Hip Hop
Words by Wiseman Ngubo There has been a notable absence of an outright viral local hip hop hit in recent times, the last two years have seen a pretty lukewarm showing from a local hip hop perspective. Given the fact that there has actually been a lot of good quality music being put out begs […]
2018 – A Revelatory Year for SA Music
Words by Misa Narrates The debate about which year was the “best” or “worst” has begun online. When it comes to music, 2018 has been an interesting time. From 4 track EPs to bloated albums, 2018 was another year of musical contributions wherein a blossoming new school of talent joins the ranks of artists who […]
[VIDEO] L-Tido Drops ‘No Favours’ Feat. AKA
L-Tido surprised most of the hip hop market by dropping a really good ‘comeback’ album last month. Fresh off that release the Alex-born MC has joined forces with AKA to release a video for their hit single “No Favors”. In a video with a refreshing story line the two rappers act as taxi drivers who […]
[VIDEO] Vato Kayde Drops ‘Lost Hills’ feat. AKA
Cutthroat Entertainment’s Vato Kayde dropped his infectious debut single a few months ago to critical acclaim. “Lost Hills” features the Supa Mega, AKA and Cutthroat’s marquee artist Gator. After months of teasing the public the crew has finally dropped the video which was healed by Nape Phasha. The video is incredibly well-produced, with an […]