Tag: AKA
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Contrast of Cultures
Today I’m revisiting one of my favorite South African Hip Hop artists AKA in an effort to compare his song messages and visual presentation with Drake. This is the second time I’ve written about AKA. I’ve subconsciously find myself gravitating toward his music because he spits in English which is more attractive to me asRead…
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US vs South African Music Video
The two music videos I will be comparing is All Eyes on Me by AKA and Pop That by French Montana. The striking similarity in both videos is appalling. Both music videos take place at a mansion. Both videos feature scenes in an outdoor pool as well as scantily clad women. In addition both videos showRead…
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Sounds of South Africa
Here we have a more Hip Hop sounding track from some of some of the most traditional sounding hip hop artists South Africa has to offer. The Track “Baddest” explodes with a flavorful beat and hard hitting lyrics from AKA, Burna Boy, Khuli Chana & Yanga combining their talents for an almost cipher like collaboration.Read…
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The Battle Between Hip-Hop & Pop
Our assignment was to find one hip-hop artist and one pop artist from Africa and compare their videos based on style and lyrics. I chose to look at South African hip-hop artist Kiernan Forbes, better known as AKA. In contrast, I chose to look at Nigerian pop artist Yemi Alade. After watching more than oneRead…
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South African Hip Hop vs Pop Music
South African Hip Hop and Pop has a very blurred line as far as differences. For my south African pop song I chose My City by artist, Toya Delazy. Because I chose South Africa as my country to select from both of my songs were in English which made it a little easier. The videoRead…
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AKA -Congraulate
AKA -Congratulate Kerinan Refiloe Forbes, born on January 28,1988, goes by the name we know as AKA- a South African rapper from Cape Town. AKA started his career off in 2002 as a member of Entity. Shooting to the top, they were nominated for their hit “Touch N Go” in 2005 for The Best AfricanRead…
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Emtee’s Roll Up (Re Up) ft WIZKID & AKA (Official Remix)
Emtee rose to fame with his debut single “Roll Up”. The club hit was created in only one day with his friend and producer, Riff however the hype isn’t over yet. With the help of popular rappers AKA and WizKid, he has created the “re-up”, a remix of the popular single. In an interview with Sowetan Live, Emtee explainsRead…
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“Baddest ft. Burna Boy, Khuli Chana, Yanga ” – AKA
“Baddest ft. Burna Boy, Khuli Chan, Yanga” is a 2015 hip-hop song by South African hip-hop artist AKA. According to a 2011 Sunday World article, the 27 year old rapper from Cape Town started working on music in 2002, and later joined a group called Entity in 2005. AKA did not reach status as a household nameRead…
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The African Hip Hop Prince
Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, AKA is one of South Africa’s biggest mainstream hip hop artists today. He has received many awards and accolades such as, the South African Music Award for Male Artist of the Year, the South African Music Award for Best Street Urban Music Album, and a BET award for bestRead…