Refiloe (album)
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| Studio album by Cassper Nyovest | ||||
| Released | October 31, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
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| Length | 79:05 | |||
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Refiloe is the second studio album by South African hip hop recording artist Cassper Nyovest, released initially on 31 October 2015 at his Fill Up The Dome concert at the Ticket Pro Dome in Johannesburg.[2]
Refiloe, which means "we have been given", is Nyovest's real first name and is a unisex name in Setswana.[3]
Background and recording
Guest appearances on this album include fellow South African recording artists Anatii, Riky Rick, Carpo and Doc Shebeleza, as well as international recording artists Stonebwoy and American hip hop recording artists DJ Drama, Casey Veggies and The Game.[4]
Commercial performance
The album was first released on October 31, 2015 at Nyovest's show at the Ticket Pro Dome in Johannesburg, whereby the purchase of each ticket by each concert goer, resulted in each one of them receiving an accompanying copy of his second studio album. This resulted in sales of over 20,000 copies of the album in a few hours of its first day.
Refiloe debuted a few days later on November 6, 2015 on iTunes. Within 30 minutes of being made available for download, the album peaked at top of the South African iTunes chart across all genres.[5][6]
As of January 13, 2016, Refiloe was certified Platinum for shipments in excess of 40,000 copies domestically.[7]
Singles
The first single off the album, titled "Mama I Made It" was released on 14 August 2015, followed by the promotional singles "Bheki'ndaba Zakho" released on October 25, 2015 and "No Worries" released on October 30, 2015.[8] The album's second single "Le Mpitse" was serviced to urban contemporary radio stations on December 3, 2015. The music video which was direceted by Kyle White and produced by Visual Content Gang, was released on Nyovest's YouTube account on December 17, 2015.[9][10]
On January 20, 2016 Nyovest released an extended version of "Malome" as the album's third single.[11]
Track list
From Connect.[12]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
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| 1. | "Pelo Yaka (Skit)" | Refiloe Maele Phoolo | 00:12 | |
| 2. | "Strive" | Refiloe Maele Phoolo |
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04:29 |
| 3. | "Mmangwane" |
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05:02 |
| 4. | "Refiloe" |
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04:21 |
| 5. | "Malome (Interlude)" (featuring Mahotella Queens) |
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02:43 |
| 6. | "Americans" |
| Beatjunky TP | 03:18 |
| 7. | "War Ready" | Refiloe Maele Phoolo | Ganja Beatz | 05:44 |
| 8. | "AJah in Motion" | Refiloe Maele Phoolo | Black Motion | 05:09 |
| 9. | "Find My Way" (with Black Motion) |
| Black Motion | 04:00 |
| 10. | "Mama I Made It" | Refiloe Maele Phoolo | Ganja Beatz | 03:21 |
| 11. | "Bheki'ndaba Zakho" | Refiloe Maele Phoolo | Ganja Beatz | 04:12 |
| 12. | "Upper" (featuring Carpo) |
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03:44 |
| 13. | "428 to L.A" (featuring Casey Veggies) |
| Anatii | 04:06 |
| 14. | "Le Mpitse" (featuring Riky Rick) |
| Taylor Made Beatz | 04:05 |
| 15. | "Tse Tswembu Tse Blind" (featuring DJ Drama) |
| Anatii | 03:00 |
| 16. | "Monate So" (featuring Doc Shebeleza) |
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04:13 |
| 17. | "Cooking In Da Kitchen" (featuring The Game) |
| Ganja Beatz | 04:04 |
| 18. | "Fever" (featuring Stonebwoy) |
| Gemini Major | 03:28 |
| 19. | "A Lot To Live For" (featuring Tshego & Alie Keyz) |
| Alie Keyz | 05:01 |
| 20. | "No Worries" | Alie Keyz | 04:53 | |
Total length: |
79:05 | |||
Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
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| South Africa | October 31, 2015[13] | CD | Family Tree, Kalawa Jazmee Records, Universal Music South Africa |
| November 6, 2015 | Digital Download | ||
References
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/tsholofelo-platinum-edition/id985997868
- ↑ "What Cassper Nyovest achieved with #FillUpTheDome". Sowetan LIVE. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- ↑ "Who's Your Baby? Over 112,000 Baby Names and Meanings". babynames.merschat.com. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- ↑ "Cassper Nyovest drops 'Refiloe' track-list". Connect. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- ↑ "Cassper's Album Refiloe Makes It To #1 On iTunes In Just 8 Hours!". OkMzansi. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
- ↑ "Cassper Nyovest - #Refiloe Number 1 On iTunes - SA Hip Hop Mag". SA Hip Hop Mag. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
- ↑ "Cassper Nyovest's Refiloe goes platinum". The Citizen. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
- ↑ "Mama I Made It (#MIMI) - Single by Cassper Nyovest on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- ↑ http://africanmuzikmag.com/download-cassper-nyovest-le-mpitse-ft-riky-rick/
- ↑ http://www.sundayworld.co.za/shwashwi/2015/12/18/cassper-nyovest-targets-200k-views-in-a-day
- ↑ "Malome - Song by Cassper Nyovest". AMDb.co. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
- ↑ "Cassper Nyovest drops 'Refiloe' track-list". Connect. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- ↑ "Cassper Nyovest Releases the date for his second album "Refiloe"". thebaddest.co.za. Retrieved 2015-11-04.