''Yellow'' is the debut
studio album
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by South African rapper
Shane Eagle
Shane Patrick Hughes (born June 7, 1996), known professionally as Shane Eagle, is a South African rapper, songwriter, television personality and record producer. He rose to fame in 2015, after finishing fourth place on the first season of the V ...
, released on 31 August 2017 by Eagle Entertainment.
Background and promotion
Eagle took to
Twitter
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and
Instagram
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that he wanted the album to achieve gold status. He released hard copies of the album with a bonus track titled "75". He started promoting the hashtag #20KOutTheTrunk to inform fans of the various locations he will be across the country. On October 5, 2017, he began the #20KOutTheTrunk campaign in Pretoria, South Africa. Production was mainly handled by Hughes and longtime friend Andile Khumalo, aka Shooter Khumz, with the assistance of in-house producers, Taybeats and SP Dubb.
Awards and nominations
Track listing
References
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2017 debut albums
Shane Eagle albums