DaKAR II
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Released | 26 February 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2014–2015 | |||
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DaKAR II is the third studio album by South African hip hop recording artist and poet Kwesta.[1][2] The album was released on 26 February 2016, by Urbantainment, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment Africa. The album was certified diamond and became South Africa's best selling hip-hop album of all time.
Background and recording
[edit]Kwesta started working on DaKar II in 2014 after a commercial success of the first DakAR which was released at the beginning of 2014.
Kwesta said, in relation to the album, "My first album, Special Rekwest, was introducing Kwesta as a rapper. On the first DaKAR I got personal, told stories of my life and of the people I grew up with. This album (DaKAR II) I'm enjoying myself as an artist, it is different from the first two, as the second was from the first."
Kyle, Channel24[3]
Commercial performance
[edit]DaKAR II was certified 7× Platinum by RISA, [4] and "Ngyaz'fela Ngawe" has been certified 119× platinum which makes it 11× diamond certified.[5][6]
DaKAR II won two awards for Best Album of the Year and Male Artist of the Year at the 23rd ceremony of South African Music Awards.[7]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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DaKAR II | Best Album of the Year | Won | |
Male Artist of the Year | Won |
Singles
[edit]In July 2015 "Nomayini" was released as the album's first official single. It topped most of the country's charts and would go on to be one of the smash jams played in the festive season. At the beginning of 2016 Kwesta released a second single, "Ngud'", which features Cassper Nyovest and DJ Maphorisa as a producer. Ngud' has gone on to be Kwesta's most successful hit single to date, it was on summer 2016 SABC's top 10. Other singles released from the album were "Day One", "Mayibabo" and "Ngiyaz'fela ngawe" as the latest.
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Fire" |
| Ameen | 04:03 |
2. | "Ggg" |
| Gobi Beast | 05:03 |
3. | "Tjovitjo" |
| Marques Trackz | 04:56 |
4. | "Nomayini" |
| Makwa 6eats | 04:59 |
5. | "K1 God" |
| Makwa 6eats | 04:23 |
6. | "Kokotela (featuring Yanga and Kid X)" |
| Gobi Beats | 06:03 |
7. | "Act Like (featuring Tellaman)" | S. Vilakazi, Thelumusa Samuel Owen, Nhlamulo Baloyi, Thulasizwe Dlamini
| 04:47 | |
8. | "Let a Nigga Hit" | S. Vilakazi, Jake Stephenson, Brian Trower
| 03:54 | |
9. | "Tshek" |
| 04:21 | |
10. | "Preacher (featuring Nota)" |
| 06:02 | |
11. | "Karma (featuring Nota)" |
| 04:11 | |
Total length: | 52:39 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Lights" |
| Makwa 6eats | 04:23 |
2. | "Mayibabo (featuring DJ Maphorisa, DJ Bucks and OkMalumKoolKat)" |
| Makwa 6eats, DJ Maphorisa
| 04:36 |
3. | "Day One (featuring. AKA and Tweezy)" |
| 04:27 | |
4. | "Afro Trap (featuring Busiswa)" | S. Vilakazi
, Themba Sekowe, Busiswa Gqulu | DJ Maphorisa | 03:49 |
5. | "Ngud' (featuring Cassper Nyovest)" | S. Vilakazi, Cassper Nyovest, T. Sekowe
| DJ Maphorisa | 04:31 |
6. | "Mind Fcuk (featuring Bucie)" |
| 04:03 | |
7. | "Shooting Star (featuring Ameen)" |
| Ameen | 03:46 |
8. | "Ngiyaz'fela Ngawe" (featuring Thabsie) | Thabsie, S. Vilakazi, Nhlamulo Baloyi, Yanga Ntshakaza, N. Makwa
| Yanga, Makwa 6eats
| 05:28 |
9. | "Lala Khai" | S. Vilakazi, N. Makwa
| Makwa 6eats | 03:51 |
10. | "One Day (featuring Psyfo)" | S. Vilakazi, N. Baloyi, Sipho Ngwenya, N. Makwa
| Psyfo, Makwa 6eats
| 03:09 |
11. | "Mmino (featuring T.L.T,Polamo)" | S.Vilakazi, Vusi Rantlha, Phetego Makanyane,Polamo,N. Makwa
| Makwa 6eats | 06:26 |
Total length: | 48:22 |
References
[edit]- ^ Hlongwane, Sefiso. "This is how Kwesta got AKA and Cassper to feature on his album". sowetanlive.co.za. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ Tjiya, Emmanuel. "Kwesta: 'I have not arrived'". sowetanlive.co.za. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ Zeeman, Kyle. "Kwesta: 'Relax fam Kwesta is not part of the Illuminati'". channel24.co.za. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ "Kwesta's 'DaKAR II' Album Has Gone 7x Platinum".
- ^ "Thabsie Celebrates New Milestone For Hit Single With Kwesta Ngiyaz'fela Ngawe". SA Music Magazine. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Hip-hop hooray: Kwesta's 'Ngiyaz'fela Ngawe' hits 10-million mark [watch]". The South African. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Here are all the 2017 Sama winners | Channel". South Africa: Channel. Retrieved 12 April 2022.