“AKA’s Album Mass Country Is Set To Be SupaMega” – Spotify. AKA’s upcoming album, Mass Country, is a love letter to South Africa and a farewell gift to his fans. It will be made accessible tomorrow on the international streaming provider Spotify.
Before the tragic death of South African rapper Kiernan Forbes, Mass Country had already been written and completed. Due to the use of local rhythms and guest appearances from some of South Africa’s top Hip Hop singers, including Khuli Chana, Blxckie, Nadia Nakai, Emtee, Yanga Chief, Sjava, and more, it is obvious that this song was written specifically for his South African fans. On a tape that was made while he was in the studio, AKA can be heard saying, “There is just one audience I am catering to.”
Lynn Forbes, Kieran’s mother, said he was incredibly proud of Mass Country. As a family, we delighted in witnessing the evolution of his music over time. He frequently played music from this CD for us. We’re happy that everyone can hear it now.
AKA was one of the few people who could be categorized as a South African Hip Hop megastar, and we are honored to be able to continue to share his music with his fans both in South Africa and all over the world, according to Warren Bokwe, Lead Music Strategy and Operations for Spotify Sub-Saharan Africa.
Among other things, Spotify will accomplish this by showcasing Mass Country on a billboard in New York’s Times Square. This billboard has previously featured several South African musicians, like Kabza de Small and Sha Sha, providing a venue for promoting local talent to a global audience.
The largest single market for AKA’s music is South Africa (38%), although the vast majority (62%) of listeners are streaming from other nations, per Spotify data. The UK, USA, Sweden, and Germany make up the top 5 markets for his tracks.
According to Bokwe, who also notes that Spotify is a platform dedicated to supporting African musicians and providing them an opportunity to be heard, this type of data is a testament to AKA’s talent and the power of streaming.
The number of streams of AKA’s songs on Spotify has surged by 743% after his passing earlier this month.
Along with Vice Versa and Greyhound, AKA started his musical career in high school as a member of the rap group Entity. AKA made his solo debut in 2011 with the release of his album Altar Ego. Spotify statistics is tracking his rapid ascent and increasing popularity with each new record. In just 19 months, Levels, his sophomore album, had amassed 1 million Spotify streams. Touch My Blood, his third studio album debuted in 2018, quickly reached a million listens in just 11 months.
Over 630 000 user-made Spotify playlists contain music from AKA. The song All Eyes on Me is AKA’s most frequently played tune and the first of his to reach one million Spotify plays. Longtime partners Da L.E.S and JR are joined by Nigerian musician Burna Boy on the tune. AKA’s Fela in Versace is played on more than 128 000 playlists. Despite just having been published in September of last year, Lemons (Lemonade), the first single off the forthcoming Mass Country album and starring Nasty C, is already AKA’s third most played song.
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