''Paradise'' is the debut

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by South African hip-hop artist

A-Reece Lehlogonolo Ronald Mataboge (born March 27, 1997), known professionally as A-Reece, is a South African rapper, songwriter and record producer. He was raised in Pretoria, Gauteng. A-Reece was under Ambitiouz Entertainment in 2015, but with no p ...

. It was released by

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on 21 October 2016. It features

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s from

Emtee Mthembeni Ndevu, better known by his stage name Emtee (stylized as eMTee) is a South African rapper. He was born in Matatiele and grew up in Rockville, Soweto, where he was involved in talent shows. His career began at the age of 17 and his deb ...

, P-Jay (member of hip hop duo B3nchMarQ and A-Reece's older brother) and

Amanda Black Amanda Benedicta Antony (born 24 July 1993), known professionally as Amanda Black, is a South African singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Gcuwa her career began in 1999 at the age of 6 singing in church choirs. Amanda was a contestant ...

. ''Paradise'' topped the iTunes chart under 24 hours of release.

Singles

The album's first single, "Couldn't" which features rapper

, was released on 18 December 2015. The second single, "Mgani" (correctly spelt as "Mngani") which means friend in the

Zulu language Zulu (), or isiZulu as an endonym, is a Southern Bantu language of the Nguni branch spoken in Southern Africa. It is the language of the Zulu people, with about 12 million native speakers, who primarily inhabit the province of KwaZulu-Natal o ...

was released on 3 June 2016. The album's third single "Zimbali" was released on 13 September 2016. The fourth single "Sebenza", meaning "Work" in Zulu was released on 23 September 2016 accompanied by its music video, it features singer

Content removal

After departing from

, the former label removed all of A-Reece's music videos from their YouTube channel. Millions of views were removed.

Track listing

Credits were adapted from the album's liner notes, ;Notes :*"Paradise", "Zimbali" and "Let Em' Know" contain uncredited vocals from

:*"Ama Hater" contains uncredited vocals from

Sjava Jabulani Hadebe (born 2 December 1983), known professionally as Sjava, is a South African singer, rapper, and actor. He began his acting career in 2005, starring in several drama series and films including '' uGugu no Andile'' (2009). He then ro ...

:*"Boom" contains additional vocals from P-Jay

Release history

References

External links

Paradise on iTunes (ZA)
{{Authority control 2016 debut albums A-Reece albums Ambitiouz Entertainment albums Albums produced by Tweezy