AKA drops second single ‘Paradise’
RAPPER AKA has dropped his second single from his upcoming album Mass Country.
Paradise, released on November 24, is a feel good hip hop love song that sees AKA sing about how he “took her to paradise”, gave her “diamonds and gold”, bought her “roses for Valentine’s” but she “still wants more”.
AKA explained: “Paradise is a song I wrote after a fight with my girlfriend on Valentine’s Day.
“It’s about pressing the reset button with your partner when you argue, just saying you’ve held me down, let's wipe the slate clean and make things right.”
The new song features amapiano star Musa Keys, who shares the same management company as him, along with Ghanaian songbird Gyakie.
The Fela In Versace hitmaker said he wanted to make music with Keys because he’s always admired the artist.
“Musa and I are in the same management company, and I love him as a performer, artist, producer and songwriter, so I wanted a record I could make with him, something that sounds exotic for the continent and Europe. Then I was put on to Gyakie by some A&R, I listened to her stuff and asked if they make it happen, she jumped on the record.”
Super Mega has received much success after his single Lemons (Lemonade) achieved platinum status a few weeks after it dropped.
Speaking on his music roll-out ahead of the album, AKA said: “I feel like Paradise is good for the game because we are putting hip hop love songs in the game. I think there aren’t enough hip hop love songs right now.
“I just wanted to put in some positive energy in all of those hard hip hop elements, I just wanted to do something from the heart.”
The single premiered on Apple Music’s, The Dotty Show hosted by English rapper, DJ, radio and television personality Ashley Charles, aka Dotty.
With Mass Country coming up early next year, AKA shared how Lemons (Lemonade) and Paradise sets the tone for the album.
“Paradise and Lemons sets the tone, sonically nothing else out there sounds like them and that’s what Mass country is. A brand new formula, brand new sonics, brand new sound.”
The Paradise music video was directed by Nivo, from T-effect, who previously directed AKA’S Jika. Paradise is available on all digital platforms.