''Refiloe'' is the second studio album by
South Africa
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hip hop
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recording artist
Cassper Nyovest
Refiloe Maele Phoolo (born 16 December 1990), professionally known as Cassper Nyovest, is a South African rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur, record producer and amateur boxer. Born and raised in Mahikeng, North West (South African province), Nor ...
, released initially on 31 October 2015 at his Fill Up The Dome concert at the
Ticket Pro Dome in Johannesburg.
''Refiloe'', which means "we have been given", is Nyovest's first name and is a
unisex name
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Setswana
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.
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
Livingstone Etse Satekla (Born 5 March 1988), better known by his stage name Stonebwoy, is a Ghanaian people, Ghanaian Afro pop music, Afropop, Afro-dancehall and reggae musician from Ashaiman, Accra.
He is the CEO of Burniton Music Group. He w ...
and American
hip hop
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recording artists
DJ Drama
Tyree Cinque Simmons (born April 22, 1978), known professionally as DJ Drama, is an American disc jockey (DJ), record executive and music promoter. He initially gained recognition as the DJ for Atlanta-based rapper T.I., and continued to gai ...
,
Casey Veggies and
The Game.
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 25 October 2015 and "No Worries" released on 30 October 2015. The album's second single "Le Mpitse" was serviced to urban contemporary radio stations on 3 December 2015. The music video which was directed by Kyle White and produced by Visual Content Gang, was released on Nyovest's YouTube account on 17 December 2015.
On 20 January 2016 Nyovest released an extended version of "Malome" as the album's third single.
Commercial performance
The album was first released on 31 October 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 6 November 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.
As of 9 December 2015, ''Refiloe'' was certified Platinum by
Recording Industry of South Africa
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(RISA) for selling 40,000 copies domestically.
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Track listing
From ''Connect''.
Certifications and sales
Release history
References
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2015 albums
Cassper Nyovest albums
Family Tree Records albums
Albums produced by DJ Maphorisa