SR3 (short for Skhanda Republic 3) is a fourth studio album by South African rapper K.O, released on September 16, 2022, through Skhanda World and Sony Music.

SR3
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2022 (2022-09-16)
Length48:00
Label
  • Skhanda World
  • Sony Music
ProducerNtokozo Mdluli (exec.)

Lunatik

Tsolofelo Moremedi (exec.)
K.O chronology
PTY UnLTD
(2019)
SR3
(2022)
Singles from SR3
  1. "Sete"
    Released: 19 August 2022

Background

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Release date was announced on August 19, 2022, on Twitter by K.O captioned; "#SR3 dropping 16/09/2022".[1] It was scheduled to be released on September 16, 2022.[2]

SR3's final track listing was revealed on September 9, 2022.[3]

Critical reception

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The Plug said, "As much as he reinvents himself regularly, he never loses the essence of his artistic DNA".[4]

Commercial performance

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The album was certified Platinum in South Africa. [5]

Awards

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At the 2023 Metro FM Awards SR3, was nominated for Best Hip hop Artist.[6] At the 29th South African Music Awards, SR3 received two nominations for Male Artist of the Year and Album of the Year.[7]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2023 SR3 Best Hip hop Artist Nominated
Male Artist of the Year Pending
Album of the Year Pending

Track listing

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SR3 Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Empire - Intro" 4:13
2."Moshito" 2:25
3."SETE" (featuring Young Stunna and Blxckie)Ntokozo Mdluli
Sihle Sithole
4:09
4."MS3" 3:34
5."Fezeka" (featuring Pabi Cooper, Zuma and Sarkodie) 3:55
6."The Calling" 3:07
7."Owami" (featuring Msaki)Asanda Mvana Lusaseni3:13
8."SkhandaVille (Free Style)" 3:56
9."Demon" (featuring Ruger)  
10."Hate LUV" 4:27
11."Piano" 1:55
12."The Light" 3:03
13."B.O.A.T" 3:06
14."Stapura" (featuring Sjava)Jabulani Hadebe3:26
Total length:48:00

Singles

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"Sete" featuring Young Stunna and Blxckie was released on August 19, 2022, as album's lead single.[8] It debuted number one in South Africa.[9]

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
South Africa (RISA)[10] Platinum 30,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release history and formats for SR3
Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
South Africa 16 September 2022 Original
  • Skhanda World
  • Sony Music

References

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  1. ^ Banda, Clive (22 August 2022). "K.O Finally Announces "SR3" Album Release Date". South Africa Hip Hop Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  2. ^ Jabulani, John (2022-08-23). "K.O's SR3 Album Will Drop 16 September". Ubetoo. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  3. ^ "Mr Cashtime's 'SR3' Tracklist revealed for Friday - SlikourOnLife". SlikourOnLife. 2022-09-09.
  4. ^ Rasephei, Sekese (2022-09-19). "K.O Releases The Third Instalment In His Skhanda Republic Series with 'SR3'". The Plug Magazine. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  5. ^ "SA: K.O's SR3 album certified platinum". 3 July 2023.
  6. ^ Shumba, Ano (7 May 2023). "Metro FM Awards 2023: All the winners".
  7. ^ Gaanakgomo, Constance (2023-10-03). "K.O and Supermega lead #Sama29 nominations with six and seven nods". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  8. ^ Maako, Keitumetse (2022-08-22). "K.O releases new single, Sete | Channel - News24". South Africa: Channel. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  9. ^ "Top 5 tracks in South Africa on Spotify Charts this month". GQ South Africa. 2022-09-15. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
  10. ^ "South Africa certifications". Recording Industry of South Africa. Retrieved 2023-07-31.