Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes has posthumously released fan favourite and certified gold hit Sponono with Sjava featuring Baby S.O.N and 031 Choppa as a radio single. After his song Company featuring KDDO, Sponono is the second single the late rapper released after his death from his platinum-selling album, Mass Country.
According to IOL, AKA’s verse on the track is dedicated to his girlfriend, rapper Nadia Nakai.
The news of the radio single’s release was shared on AKA’s Instagram page.
The post’s caption read, “It’s Radio Killa Season ??. Sponono ? & Now Officially On Radio ???? #MassCountry ? ⏳.”
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Sony Music Africa also posted about the song’s release on Instagram. Their post was captioned, “Sponono forms part of the chart-topping album Mass Country, which has been the highlight of South African Hip Hop this year.”
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According to IOL, a press release from the music company was sent to IOL Entertainment about AKA’s newly-released single. The press release read:
“In celebration of the milestone, the single is officially being sampled to national radio, creating a platform for the featured artists to honour AKA through various supporting activities. Sponono is an ode to love, an unashamed expression of love and appreciation by a man in love.”
The music company then explains that the term itself is a Sotho term which is used to refer to the utmost beauty of a black woman while praising her beauty and affirming her.
The publication mentioned above further stated that 031 Choppa, who co-produced and co-wrote Sponono, said that he wrote the hook while thinking about the love of his life. “And on this song, I’m expressing that I would do whatever it takes to be with her.”
He adds, “I produced the beat with the gents thinking I was just gonna produce then me and S.O.N started vibing out then Forbes walked in and said that’s the hook for the beat. The rest is history.”
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