"Roll Up" is a song by South African

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from his debut studio album, '' Avery''. The song was voted "Song of The Year" at the 2015 South African Hip Hop Awards.

Critical reception

Upon its release, "Roll Up" was met with positive reviews among

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. With massive airplay, it peaked at #1 on

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's DJ Speedsta's hip hop charts and also peaked at #2 on the local

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hip hop/rap chart. Roll Up has been downloaded over 500,000 times and RiSA has certified it 3× Platinum

"Roll Up (Re-Up)"

On November 28, 2015, a remix for "Roll Up" titled "Roll Up (Re-Up)" was released. It featured vocal appearances from

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and AKA. The video for "Roll Up (Re-Up)" was shot by Ofentse Mwase Films and RB Films in

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and was released on

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on December 8, 2015.

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