AKA Mass Country

2023 - 2 - 24

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Nadia Nakai celebrates the release of AKA's 'Mass Country': 'I can't ... (Independent Online)

Nadia Nakai is super proud to see her late rapper boyfriend's hard work come to fruition.

I’m so proud of you baby. “I’m so proud of you baby. You did it. For “Dangerous”, AKA reached out to Blxckie on his own accord and got Nakai to lace a verse too. Nakai shared a picture of herself at the release, looking at the famous album cover. [Mass Country](https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/music/local/masscountry-is-one-last-hoorah-for-a-once-in-a-lifetime-hip-hop-icon-bdd29974-ce0e-4716-a756-60a90d3ccedb)” is finally out and the Megacy is in full celebration with his album on repeat from the moment it dropped.

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Producer Confirms AKA & A-Reece Collaboration, Explains Why It's ... (SA Hip Hop Mag)

Most fans blamed A-Reece for acting like a... Producer Confirms AKA & A-Reece Collaboration, Explains Why It's Not On Mass Country Album.

[AKA ](https://samusicmag.co.za/2023/02/tweeps-reacts-to-ntsiki-mazwais-tweet-about-not-grieving-aka/)is different from that of Riky Rick stating that with the latter he had the snippet months before he passed away. The Track Is Not On Mass Country. But the tracklist also caused a stir after it was discovered that A-Reece is not on the album.

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Cassper Reacts To AKA's Mass Country Album Release - SA Hip ... (SA Hip Hop Mag)

The Supa Mega has once again delivered for his Megacy fanbase as Mass Country makes its mark on the music streaming platforms. The album has elicited mixed ...

[SundayWorld ](https://sundayworld.co.za/news/akas-family-blue-ticks-tycoon-moses-tembe-as-tension-simmers/)Cassper expressed to AKA’s family that his beef with the slain rapper was exaggerated and the two were on good terms. The rapper might not have attended AKA’s funeral and memorial service but he reportedly visited AKA’s home and met his parents to pay his condolences. The Doc Shebeleza hitmaker has been AKA’s rival for a long time and his giving flowers to the Supa Mega is the most unusual thing to see in South African hip hop.

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Confirmed AKA and A-Reece Collaboration, But Not on Mass ... (NNN)

Confirmed AKA and A-Reece Collaboration, But Not on Mass Country Album Producer DJ Malefactor recently took to his Twitter to explain why a track involving ...

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AKA's Mass Country is a 'gift to his fans and a love letter to South ... (Independent Online)

Spotify says that Mass Country was produced and completed before South African rapper Kiernan Forbes' untimely death.

Levels, his second album, surpassed one million Spotify streams in 19 months. "With a mix of local sounds and features from a host of South Africa’s hottest hip hop talent, including Khuli Chana, Blxckie, Nadia Nakai, Emtee, Yanga Chief, Sjava, and more, there is no mistaking that this one was for his South African fans. and JR. We’re happy the world finally gets to hear it," said Forbes. "Spotify is a platform dedicated to supporting African artists and providing them with a place to grow their global fan bases, so this kind of data is a testament to AKA’s talent and the power of streaming," said Bokwe. "As a family, it was a pleasure to see his music's evolution over the years.

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'You did it,' Nadia Nakai proud of AKA's 'Mass Country' album (The South African)

South African rapper and girlfriend of late Kiernan “AKA” Forbes, Nadia Nakai took to Instagram to express her emotions following the premiere of AKA's Mass ...

also his ad-libs on both verses brings the whole thing to life .. We thank the Forbes family for their faith in the entire team working on this project,” said Ndimande. While [@blxckie___]comes as a medium between the two .. I’m so proud of you baby. You did it. Nadia Nakai says she is proud of AKA on the Mass Country album.

AKA's Album MASS COUNTRY is set to be SupaMega (Underground Press)

[Johannesburg, 23 Feb 2023] AKA's new album, Mass Country, due to be released on global streaming platform Spotify tomorrow, is both a parting gift to his ...

[Lemons (Lemonade)](https://open.spotify.com/album/0u9KNTzXg6rpDm3AYEBiIQ) featuring Nasty C, the first single from the upcoming Mass Country, is already AKA’s third most playlisted song, despite having only been released in September last year. [All Eyes on Me](https://open.spotify.com/track/6oAWlzrEbXFis7Z0kyeX0h) is AKA’s most popular song to be playlisted, and his first song to hit one million streams on Spotify. His third studio album, [Touch My Blood](https://open.spotify.com/album/03FrlITEhM39a7hSZH3Hm9), released in 2018, raced to a million streams in just 11 months. [Fela in Versace](https://open.spotify.com/track/3Eu5e4GpPOb90hRignCvBP), from Touch My Blood, features on over 128 000 playlists. [Altar Ego](https://open.spotify.com/album/5FZrikS1iumxcIzzdu2J0F). [Levels](https://open.spotify.com/album/2vaRvfNXHyrXOQ8Aw6MEXe), his sophomore album was able to reach the 1 million streams mark on Spotify in 19 months.

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AKA Posthumous Album 'Mass Country' Drops, the Megacy Goes ... (Briefly)

AKA's posthumous album 'Mass Country' dropped on Friday, 24 February. Hip-hop heads and the Megacy said the late rapper put his heart and soul into the ...

This is the Album Of The Year." It features in his new project, Mass Country. [AKA](https://www.instagram.com/akaworldwide/) had finished working on the album when he was shot dead in Durban on 10 February. You did it. Many said Mass County deserved the album of the year title. I’m so proud of you baby.

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AKA – Mass Country Album (iReport South Africa)

Mass Country holds artists like Musa Keys, Emtee, Sjava, Nasty C, Blxckie, and a few more including his lover, Nadia Nakai. This man has been loyal to the genre ...

AKA – Ease ft. AKA – Paradise ft. AKA – Company ft. AKA – Sponono ft. AKA – Prada ft. AKA – Crown ft.

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AKA's new album 'Mass Country' is officially out (Jacaranda FM)

One song on the album features AKA's girlfriend at the time of his death Nadia Nakai, an award-winning rapper. "I can't believe this is happening without you. I ...

Big love to the Megacy!" "Happy Mass Country Day!!! “Kiernan worked tremendously hard on this project. “The team was extremely blessed to work so closely on this project with Kiernan. “In the past two years, ‘Mass Country’ had become AKA’s entire world. I find it hard to breath let alone find the words to explain how much I love you. "My Heart is shattered, this is not what our future was meant to look like. You did it. I’m so proud of you baby. It has 14 songs. He was buried on Saturday, 18 February at Heroes Acre in Westpark Cemetery, Johannesburg. AKA was gunned down on 10 February in Durban.

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AKA's album 'Mass Country' is set to be SupaMega (Johannesburg Sunday World)

Hip Hop artist Kiernan "AKA" Forbes' new album, Mass Country, released on Friday, a week after the rapper's death has been.

To Subscribe to Sunday World, [click here](https://subs.arena.africa/#!/offer/411?utm_source=promo411&utm_medium=Circ) According to Spotify his mother Lynn Forbes said: “Kiernan was so proud of Mass Country. We’re happy the world finally gets to hear it.” The album was produced and completed before AKA died. [For the latest entertainment news from Sunday World, click here.](https://sundayworld.co.za/category/news/entertainment/) [Or read the latest from Shwashwi here. As a family, it was a pleasure to see his music’s evolution over the years.

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'Mass Country': AKA and Nadia get steamy on 'Dangerous' [listen] (The South African)

AKA and Nadia Nakai's only song together -'Dangerous' from his posthumous album 'Mass Country' is bittersweet. Listen to it here...

She said: “Kiernan and I used to always imagine we were Beyonce and Jay-Z. We will never have our own moment like that because that’s what we looked up to”. It’s their first and only song together, but for the Megacy, AKA and Nadia Nakai’s collaboration on Dangerous off his I admit I was a fan of you, but I was loyal. AKA and Nadia Nakai’s only collab was ‘Dangerous’ off his posthumous album ‘Mass Country’. AKA and Nadia Nakai’s only song together -‘Dangerous’ from his posthumous album ‘Mass Country’ is bittersweet.

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Nadia Nakai Promotes AKA's New Album 'Mass Country' After ... (Briefly)

Nadia Nakai shared a picture promoting AKA's 'Mass Country' album after it was released on Friday, February 24. The act touched Supa Mega's loyal fans, ...

Many well-known rappers have been featured on the tracklist, including Emtee, Nasty C, and Mega's grieving girlfriend, [Nadia Nakai](https://briefly.co.za/tags/nadia-nakai/). Thank you for everything Nadia. "Thank you for being there for our King. Peace to you, @Nadia_nakai and Kairo." I'm sending you so much love and endless light ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ We love you." You are real one."

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'Music was our love language' – Nadia Nakia on her and AKA's ... (Citizen)

Two weeks after rapper AKA (real name Kiernan Forbes) was fatally shot at a popular nightlife hotspot on Durban's Florida Road, his new album Mass Country ...

You know how rap music used to sound maybe like 10 years ago? “Do you guys remember that song by Meek Mill, ‘All Eyes on You’? “Maskandi; music from the Midlands, Pietermaritzburg. So, I wanted to kind of get that feeling in there. “It was something that we just always did as we are musicians, we were both rappers. “I grew up listening to a lot of Jackson Browne and Cat Stevens, and all these weird guys that my dad played me, and it was kind of cathartic for me after my fiancée passed away.

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Mass Country review: murdered South African rapper's posthumous ... (The Conversation Africa)

Just weeks before being gunned down in what appeared to be a hit, the South African rapper AKA (Kiernan Forbes) had announced he was ready to release his ...

It is also a testament to his extraordinary tenacity and leadership qualities. AKA was nonetheless motivated to claim his crown in the game. This is the type of production value and quality that made AKA’s previous hits such as Fela in Versace and Jika so irresistible. This is obviously the work of his impressive producer, Thabo Nelson Tota. After his death, his family decided to go ahead and release the album on schedule as a tribute. And yet again, AKA assumes the role of passenger on his own cruise while his collaborators are the pilots.

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Happy 'Mass Country' Day! AKA's new album is officially out (East Coast Radio)

One song on the album features AKA's girlfriend at the time of his death Nadia Nakai, an award-winning rapper. "I can't believe this is happening without you. I ...

Big love to the Megacy!" “The team was extremely blessed to work so closely on this project with Kiernan. "Happy Mass Country Day!!! “Kiernan worked tremendously hard on this project. I find it hard to breath let alone find the words to explain how much I love you. “In the past two years, ‘Mass Country’ had become AKA’s entire world. "My Heart is shattered, this is not what our future was meant to look like. I’m so proud of you baby. You did it. He was buried on Saturday, 18 February at Heroes Acre in Westpark Cemetery, Johannesburg. It has 14 songs. AKA was gunned down on 10 February in Durban.

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AKA's newest album Mass Country to go global with New York's ... (News24)

Mass Country was produced and completed before South African rapper Kiernan Forbes' untimely death. With a mix of local sounds, and features from a host of ...

His third studio album, Touch My Blood, released in 2018, raced to a million streams in just 11 months. We’re happy the world finally gets to hear it.” Levels, his sophomore album was able to reach the 1 million streams mark on Spotify in 19 months. Spotify’s data shows that while South Africa makes up the largest single market for AKA’s music at 38%, the vast majority of listeners (62%) are streaming from elsewhere in the world. This billboard also previously showcased other South African artists like Kabza de Small and Sha Sha, providing a platform to share homegrown talent with international audiences. Mass Country was produced and completed before South African rapper Kiernan Forbes’ untimely death.

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AKA's Mass Country album out! (Chronicle)

Slain South African rapper AKA's posthumous album Mass Country has been released. The 14-track project is available for streaming and download across all ...

His success continued with the release of albums such as Levels (2014), Touch My Blood (2018), Bhovamania (2020) and Be Careful What You Wish For (2017) with Anatii. His first million streams on Spotify came from ‘All Eyes on Me’, his most popular playlisted song. The UK, US, Sweden and Germany round out the top five markets for his music. AKA’s music streams on Spotify have increased by 743% following his death. CCTV footage of the incident shows that the artist was assassinated for reasons still unknown. We’re happy the world finally gets to hear it.”

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AKA's team tells the story behind making of his magnum opus album ... (TimesLIVE)

It's crazy for me to say this, but I think spiritually Kiernan knew this was his last project,” said T-Effect co-CEO and AKA's co-manager Nhlanhla “Nivo” ...

His dad used to play the original Last Time that he referenced. “Him adding Last Time and making it the first song on the album speaks volumes. “I remember with Emtee, half of that verse Kiernan wrote with him.

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'We were robbed of greatness': Megacy reacts to AKA's 'Mass ... (Eyewitness News)

The 14-track album was posthumously released on Friday, two weeks after the multi-award winner's murder.

🙏🏻 it feels like an upgraded version of Touch My Blood 🩸 🤞🏻 Rest In Power 🙏🏻🏁' Vernon Nel (@VernonNel5) Long live Bhova 🙌 my hart is kakseer 💔 hope the angels will jam to your tunes ❤️' Dineo_Writes 🦋 (@SheIsKi30208524) "Kiernan and I always used to imagine we're Beyoncé and Jay-Z. You did it. I’m so proud of you baby. "In the last two years, Mass Country has become AKA’s entire world.

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Happy 'Mass Country' Day! AKA's new album is officially out (East Coast Radio)

The legacy of AKA, real name Kiernan Forbes, continues... The rapper's family and management released his latest album 'Mass Country' on Friday, 24 February. The album came out two weeks after his death. AKA was gunned down on 10 February in Durban.

Big love to the Megacy!" “The team was extremely blessed to work so closely on this project with Kiernan. "Happy Mass Country Day!!! “Kiernan worked tremendously hard on this project. I find it hard to breath let alone find the words to explain how much I love you. “In the past two years, ‘Mass Country’ had become AKA’s entire world. "My Heart is shattered, this is not what our future was meant to look like. I’m so proud of you baby. You did it. He was buried on Saturday, 18 February at Heroes Acre in Westpark Cemetery, Johannesburg. It has 14 songs. AKA was gunned down on 10 February in Durban.

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Listen to AKA's Posthumous Album 'Mass Country' (OkayAfrica)

The late South African rapper spent his last days ecstatic to share the album with the world, and now we know why.

Singles " [Lemons (Lemonade)](https://www.okayafrica.com/aka-nasty-c-south-africa/)" and "Prada" -- featuring Zulu rapper [Nasty C](https://www.okayafrica.com/tag/nasty-c) and Setswana rapper Khuli Chana, respectively -- were keen reminders of how well the late rapper created synergy with those in the industry, making him one of the best ever to grace South African music charts. [031 Choppa](https://www.instagram.com/031choppa/?hl=en) and Baby S.O.N. [AKA](https://www.okayafrica.com/tag/aka) was [gunned down](https://www.okayafrica.com/south-african-rapper-aka-has-died/) in the streets of Durban, alongside close friend and celebrity chef Tebello 'Tibz' Motsoane. [Thato Saul](https://www.instagram.com/thatosaul_/?hl=en). Track "Mbuzi" offers a sexy taste of the iconic Mgarimbe track 'Sister Bethina' and a hard feature from fellow South African rapper As the Forbes family [lays their son to rest](https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/celebrities/lynn-forbes-shares-photo-of-akas-open-casket-my-heart-is-shattered-into-millions-of-pieces-20230224) this week, fans of the highly favored rapper have been bestowed with AKA's sixth and final album, 'Mass Country'.

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'AKA knew that Mass Country would be his last project' (Johannesburg Sunday World)

Kiernan Forbes, affectionately known by his stage name AKA, knew that he was not going to be around to celebrate the launch of his new album.

So, he needed everybody that was on the team to do something that they’d never done before. “It’s been a two-year process working on this album, from him giving us the vision and telling us what exactly he wanted to do. The album is available on all digital platforms. [February 24, 2023] [For the latest entertainment news from Sunday World, click here.](https://sundayworld.co.za/category/news/entertainment/) [Or read the latest from Shwashwi here. “I remember with Emtee, half of that verse Kiernan wrote with him. “He has never submitted an album so early in his life.

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5 Times AKA Got Things Off His Chest In Mass Country Album - SA ... (SA Hip Hop Mag)

Classic One day.” Mbuzi Freestyle. AKA has never acknowledged the MTV Base Top 10 Hottest MCs. The song Mbuzi, the Supa Mega made known how felt about MTV. The ...

One of the musicians close to the well-known DJ was AKA, who paid tribute to him in the song Company with Kddo. “I am a fan of Piano but I cannot bend over backwards to fit in with trends.” AKA was blamed for the passing of Anele and he talked about how he was never given a chance to speak at the funeral. AKA never held back when it came to telling the world that Nadia Nakai saved his life. The rapper lamented about how he was never placed at number 1 on the Top 10 Hottest MCs. [AKA](https://sahiphopmag.co.za/2022/09/here-is-what-aka-thinks-of-sa-rappers-who-switched-to-amapiano/)‘s Mass Country album is a love letter to his loved ones and a precious gift to his Megacy fans.

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