After all his private life woes taken centre-stage , AKA has always been on a comeback with every release. Though he has never quite reached the heights of his previous streak. There is a concerted effort from the “Fela In Versace” hitmaker considering his outbreaks.
But we are not there! The platinum-selling star rapper AKA has now released the hit single, Lemons (Lemonade) featuring Nasty C. Which was officially released on Friday, September 16 and fans are loving it!
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AKA’s new single, Lemons (Lemonade) is the first single ahead of his highly-anticipated album. Mass Country, set to be released later this year.
This new single featuring Nasty C also marks the third time that the two rappers collaborate.
The stars previously worked together on DJ Vigilante’s hip-hop banger, Bang Out, and Gemini Major’s Right Now Reloaded.
In July, the two hip-hop heavyweights shared pictures of a music video shoot. But fans were not too sure what they were planning.
Two months later, they released the Lemons (Lemonade) music video.
Featuring the exceptional KZN native Nasty C, AKA gets back into his tried and tested bag of sample heavy musical grooves. That allow him to flex his talk, while also addressing some personal issues.
He opens with the lines, “More life, peng ting a sight for sore eyes, dark days friends were few is alright, turn that pain to fuel to survive…”
The accompanying Nate Thomas directed music video is also a nice touch, as they cleverly re-imagine the popular South Africa dance TV show, Jika Ma Jika. By cheekily calling it Jika Ma Jiva and enlisting Nadia Nakai and Robot Boii as the fun hosts.
The music video pays homage to days past with its retro sheen and overall feel, perfectly complementing the sonics of the song.
AKA and Nasty C have great chemistry as they feed off each other seamlessly. Despite both being mammoth superstars in their own individual rights.
It is refreshing to see them existing without clashing, as Nasty C rightly assumes the background role. Until it’s time for him to strut his stuff. He borrows AKA’s unassuming demeanour and delivers a masterful verse with the greatest of ease.
“Lemons (Lemonade)” is a classic summer groove from AKA. In the same vein of his previous hit singles such as “Congratulate”, “One Time”, “Sweet Fire”, etc.
It samples the classic dance/electronic song by Stardust called “Music Feels Better With You”, which itself samples Chaka Khan’s “Fate”.
This continues the love affair AKA has with sampling dance/house music to churn out hits.
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