AKA releases his second single, ‘Paradise’

AKA has released the second single from his upcoming album “Mass Country.”

“Paradise,” released in the early hours of November 24, is a feel-good hip hop love song in which AKA sings about taking “her to paradise,” giving her “diamonds and gold,” and buying her “roses for Valentine’s” but she “still wants more.”

AKA explained, “’Paradise’ is a song that I wrote after having a fight with my girlfriend on Valentine’s Day, the fight is the genesis of where the track came from.

“It’s about pressing the reset button with your partner when you argue, just saying you’ve held me down, let’s wipe the slate clean and make things right.”

The new song features renowned amapiano star Musa Keys, who is managed by the same company as him, as well as Ghanaian songbird Gyakie.

The “Fela In Versace” hitmaker stated that he wanted to collaborate with Keys because he has always admired the musician.

“Musa and I are in the same management company, and I love him as a performer, artist, producer and songwriter so I wanted a record I could make with him, something that sounds exotic for the continent and Europe.”

About Gyakie, he said, “I was put on to Gyakie by some A&R, I listened to her stuff and asked if they make it happen, she jumped on the record.”

Super Mega has had a lot of success since his single “Lemons (Lemonade)” went platinum just a few weeks after it was released.

Speaking on his music roll-out ahead of the album, AKA said: “I don’t think about the times to drop the records in terms of the one after the other. I just feel like ‘Paradise’ is good for the game because we are putting hip hop love songs in the game.

“I think there aren’t enough hip hop love songs right now. I just wanted to put in some positive energy in all of that hard hip hop elements, I just wanted to do something from the heart.”

The song debuted on Apple Music’s “The Dotty Show,” which is hosted by English rapper, DJ, radio, and television personality Ashley Charles aka Dotty.

With the release of “Mass Country” early next year, AKA explained how “Lemons (Lemonade)” and “Paradise” set the tone for the album:

“’Paradise’ and ‘Lemons’ sets the tone for the album, sonically nothing else out there sound like them and that is what ‘Mass country’ is.

“A brand new formula, brand new sonics, brand new sound.”

Nivo from T-effect, who previously directed AKA’s “Jika,” directed the “Paradise” music video.

“Paradise” is available for purchase on all digital platforms.

Main Image: AKA/Twitter

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