Refiloe (album)

Refiloe is the second studio album by South African hip hop recording artist Cassper Nyovest, released initially on 31 October 2015 at his Fill Up The Dome concert at the Ticket Pro Dome in Johannesburg.[2]

Refiloe
Studio album by Cassper Nyovest
Released	31 October 2015
Recorded	2015
Genre	Hip hop Motswako House Kwaito Reggae
Length	79:05
Label	Family Tree Kalawa Jazmee Records Universal Music South Africa
Producer	Refiloe Maele Phoolo (also exec.) Alie Keyz Anatii RtzR(fortune Zikhali) Beatjunky TP Black Motion DJ Maphorisa Ganja Beatz Gemini Major PatrickxxLee Taylor Made Beatz
Cassper Nyovest chronology
Tsholofelo: Platinum Edition[1] (2015) Refiloe (2015) Thuto (2017)
Singles from Refiloe
"Mama I Made It (#MIMI)" Released: 14 August 2015 "Le Mpitse" Released: 3 December 2015 "Malome (Extended)" Released: 20 January 2016 "War Ready"

Refiloe, which means "we have been given", is Nyovest's real first name and is a unisex name in Setswana.[3]

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 and American hip hop recording artists DJ Drama, Casey Veggies and The Game.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6][7]

On 20 January 2016 Nyovest released an extended version of "Malome" as the album's third single.[8]

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.[9][10]

As of 13 January 2016, Refiloe was certified Platinum for shipments in excess of 40,000 copies domestically.[11]

Track listing

From Connect.[12]

All lyrics were written and composed by Refiloe Maele Phoolo;co-writers are listed

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
1.	"Pelo Yaka (Skit)"	Refiloe Maele Phoolo		00:12
2.	"Strive"	Refiloe Maele Phoolo	Ganja Beatz*Cassper Nyovest	04:29
3.	"Mmangwane"	Refiloe Maele Phoolo	Gemini Major*Ganja Beatz*Alie Keys	05:02
4.	"Refiloe"	Refiloe Maele Phoolo	Ganja Beatz*Alie Keys	04:21
5.	"Malome (Interlude)" (featuring Mahotella Queens)	Refiloe Maele Phoolo*Hilda Tloubatla*Nobesuthu Mbadu*Amanda Nkosi	Cassper Nyovest*Alie Keyz*Anatii	02:43
6.	"Americans"	Refiloe Maele Phoolo	Beatjunky TP	03:18
7.	"War Ready"	Refiloe Maele Phoolo	Ganja Beatz	05:44
8.	"AJah in Motion"	Refiloe Maele Phoolo	Black Motion	05:09
9.	"Find My Way" (with Black Motion)	Refiloe Maele Phoolo	Black Motion	04:00
10.	"Mama I Made It"	Refiloe Maele Phoolo	Ganja Beatz	03:21
11.	"Bheki'ndaba Zakho"	Refiloe Maele Phoolo	Ganja Beatz	04:12
12.	"Upper" (featuring Carpo)	Refiloe Maele Phoolo	Bass*Patrick Lee	03:44
13.	"428 to L.A" (featuring Casey Veggies)	Refiloe Maele Phoolo*Olaide Daboiku*Anathi Mnyango	Anatii	04:06
14.	"Le Mpitse" (featuring Riky Rick)	Refiloe Maele Phoolo*Rikhado Makhado	Taylor Made Beatz	04:05
15.	"Tse Tswembu Tse Blind" (featuring DJ Drama)	Refiloe Maele Phoolo*Tyree Simmons	Anatii	03:00
16.	"Monate So" (featuring Doc Shebeleza)	Refiloe Maele Phoolo*Victor Bogopane	Bass*DJ Cassanova	04:13
17.	"Cooking In Da Kitchen" (featuring The Game)	Refiloe Maele Phoolo*Jayceon Taylor	Ganja Beatz	04:04
18.	"Fever" (featuring Stonebwoy)	Refiloe Maele Phoolo	Gemini Major	03:28
19.	"A Lot To Live For" (featuring Tshego & Alie Keyz)	Refiloe Maele Phoolo	Alie Keyz	05:01
20.	"No Worries"		Alie Keyz	04:53
Total length:				79:05

Notes

"War Ready" samples "Izinja Zam" written by Kabelo Mabalane,Tokollo Tshabalala & Zwai Bala and performed by TKZee.

"Find My Way" samples "Rainbow" written and performed by Black Motion featuring Xoli M

"Le Mpitse" samples "Mpitse" written and performed by Hip Hop Panstula

"Monate So" samples "Monate So" written and performed by Doc Shebeleza

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
South Africa	31 October 2015[13]	CD	Family Tree, Kalawa Jazmee Records
	6 November 2015	Digital Download

References

1. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/tsholofelo-platinum-edition/id985997868
2. "What Cassper Nyovest achieved with #FillUpTheDome". Sowetan LIVE. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
3. "Who's Your Baby? Over 112,000 Baby Names and Meanings". babynames.merschat.com. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
4. "Cassper Nyovest drops 'Refiloe' track-list". Connect. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
5. "Mama I Made It (#MIMI) – Single by Cassper Nyovest on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
6. http://africanmuzikmag.com/download-cassper-nyovest-le-mpitse-ft-riky-rick/
7. http://www.sundayworld.co.za/shwashwi/2015/12/18/cassper-nyovest-targets-200k-views-in-a-day
8. "Malome – Song by Cassper Nyovest". AMDb.co. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
9. "Cassper's Album Refiloe Makes It To #1 On iTunes In Just 8 Hours!". OkMzansi. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
10. "Cassper Nyovest – #Refiloe Number 1 On iTunes – SA Hip Hop Mag". SA Hip Hop Mag. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
11. "Cassper Nyovest's Refiloe goes platinum". The Citizen. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
12. "Cassper Nyovest drops 'Refiloe' track-list". Connect. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
13. "Cassper Nyovest Releases the date for his second album "Refiloe"". thebaddest.co.za. Retrieved 4 November 2015.