Frank's life changed through this song and is today still one hell of a hit record. I first heard this song months before it became what it is today and it's just a perfect example of how sometimes the game sleeps on talent until it is given a chance. It made the dust lifestyle so cool and made you appreciate Caracaras more, if that means anything. This song made me and my friends flipping buy bucket hats just because how its energy/vibe swept the whole nation. It was three versus one here, and AKA held it down. This song is the best representation of what a good solid beef can produce. It was Wale jumping on Kwesta's song and not the other way around which the whole country felt. This song is, according to me, the best collaboration between our own and the States. Listen to our Best SA Hip-Hop Songs of the Decade playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. This article was inspired by a similar one ran by the BBC last month ranking the best hip-hop songs of all time. Note that these lists are in no particular order. And because music writers, artists and industry insiders aren't the only important voices, we also include some fans whose timelines are always littered with commentary centered on South African hip-hop. Khuli Chana and Notshi 2012 hit 's "Tswa Daar" is also one of the most popular entries on the lists.īelow are selections of the best South African hip-hop songs of the decade as handpicked by the likes of Stogie T, ByLwansta, DJ Vigilante, Helen Herimbi, Tseliso Monaheng, and a lot more trusted voices in SA hip-hop culture. Notshi The years 2014 through to 2016 dominate our subjects' choices, with songs like Cassper Nyovest's "Doc Shebeleza," AKA's "All Eyes On Me," and Emtee's "Roll Up," AKA's "Composure"-all of which were released in that period-appearing on most of the individual's lists. Alongside Kid X and riding over LunatikBeatz production, K.O was there to deliver skhanda rap, a kwaito-infused iteration of hip-hop steeped in local culture." OkayAfrica contributor Mayuyuka Kaunda adds, "'Caracara' was birthed at a time South African hip-hop was desperate for a re-invention and poised to embrace its own authentic sound again. Slikour On Life staff writer Nokulunga Maqubela says that KiD X and K.O "literally gave birth to a whole new sound and era" with the song. Prolific producer Speeka mentions that "Caracara," which made his list, "sort of reminded everyone in SA hip-hop where they are. KiD X) - Caracara (Official Music Video) The general notion of why "Caracara" worked the way it did has always been how it was able to merge a quintessential South African genre (kwaito) with the incumbent sound in hip-hop, which was a mix of trap and the Bay Are sound that was popularized by DJ Mustard. Read: Hip-Hop & Kwaito's Long Love-Hate RelationshipĪt the height of "Caracara" and his classic debut album Skhanda Republic (2014), K.O told Red Bull Music Academy, "When we finally made the decision to use our own cultural influences to create what is now South African hip-hop identity, we found that was more appealing, not only to fellow South Africans but also beyond our own borders." Artists like OkMalumKoolKat and Spoek Mathambo had been championing that style for years prior to it catching onto the mainstream. That year saw a majority of hip-hop artists and producers craft mega-hits by fusing hip-hop with kwaito, a trend that was by no means new. "Caracara" came out in 2014, a year that many will consider the greatest for hip-hop in the country. A majority of them included K.O's 2014 smash hit "Caracara," which features KiD X and is produced by the extremely talented Lunatik. We asked several South African hip-hop heads, artists, writers and DJs to share their top five SA hip-hop songs of the decade.
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