Refiloe (album)

Refiloe
Studio album by Cassper Nyovest
Released October 31, 2015 (2015-10-31)
Recorded 2015
Genre
Length 79:05
Label
Producer
Cassper Nyovest chronology
Tsholofelo: Platinum Edition[1]
(2015)		 Refiloe
(2015)
Singles from Refiloe
  1. "Mama I Made It (#MIMI)"
    Released: August 14, 2015
  2. "Bheki'ndaba Zakho"
    Released: October 25, 2015
  3. "No Worries"
    Released: October 30, 2015
  4. "Le Mpitse"
    Released: December 3, 2015
  5. "Malome (Extended)"
    Released: January 20, 2016

Refiloe is the self-titled 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 "Bheki'ndaba Zakho" released on October 25, 2015 and "No Worries" released on October 30, 2015.[8] The album's fourth 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 fifth single.[11]

Tracklist[12]

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer Length
1. "Pelo Yaka (Skit)"  Refiloe Maele Phoolo  00:12
2. "Strive"  Refiloe Maele Phoolo
  • Ganja Beatz
  • Cassper Nyovest
 04:29
3. "Mmangwane"  
  • Refiloe Maele Phoolo
  • Gemini Major
  • Ganja Beatz
  • Alie Keys
 05:02
4. "Refiloe"  
  • Refiloe Maele Phoolo
  • Ganja Beatz
  • Alie Keys
 04:21
5. "Malome (Interlude)" (featuring Mahotella Queens)
  • Cassper Nyovest
  • Alie Keyz
  • Anatii
 02:43
6. "Americans"  
  • Refiloe Maele Phoolo
Beatjunky TP 03:18
7. "War Ready"  Refiloe Maele PhooloGanja Beatz 05:44
8. "AJah in Motion"  Refiloe Maele PhooloBlack Motion 05:09
9. "Find My Way" (with Black Motion)
  • Refiloe Maele Phoolo
Black Motion 04:00
10. "Mama I Made It"  Refiloe Maele PhooloGanja Beatz 03:21
11. "Bheki'ndaba Zakho"  Refiloe Maele PhooloGanja Beatz 04:12
12. "Upper" (featuring Carpo)
  • Refiloe Maele Phoolo
  • Bass
  • Patrick Lee
 03:44
13. "428 to L.A" (featuring Casey Veggies)
Anatii 04:06
14. "Le Mpitse" (featuring Riky Rick)
  • Refiloe Maele Phoolo
  • Rikhado Makhado
Taylor Made Beatz 04:05
15. "Tse Tswembu Tse Blind" (featuring DJ Drama)
  • Refiloe Maele Phoolo
  • Tyree Simmons
Anatii 03:00
16. "Monate So" (featuring Doc Shebeleza)
  • Refiloe Maele Phoolo
  • Victor Bogopane
  • Bass
  • DJ Cassanova
 04:13
17. "Cooking In Da Kitchen" (featuring The Game)
Ganja Beatz 04:04
18. "Fever" (featuring Stonebwoy)
  • Refiloe Maele Phoolo
Gemini Major 03:28
19. "A Lot To Live For" (featuring Tshego & Alie Keyz)
  • Refiloe Maele Phoolo
Alie Keyz 05:01
20. "No Worries"   Alie Keyz 04:53
Total length:
 79:05

Release history

Country Date Format Label
South Africa October 31, 2015[13] CD Family Tree, Kalawa Jazmee Records, Universal Music South Africa
November 6, 2015 Digital Download

References

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