"The Saga" is a single by South African singer-songwriter and record producer Anatii from his debut studio album Artiifact (2016). The record was released on 2 March 2015 through Yal Entertainment, and it features guest appearance from AKA. It was later included in the pair's collaborative album Be Careful What You Wish For (2017).
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| Single by Anatii featuring AKA | ||||
| from the album Artiifact and Be Careful What You Wish For | ||||
| Released | 2 March 2015 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 4:01 | |||
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| "The Saga (Official music video)" | ||||
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| "The Saga" | ||||
On 2 October 2015 AKA released "Composure" throwing shots at Cassper Nyovest, Riky Rick and Anatii amongst others,[1] even stating that Anatii tried to charge him eighty thousand for a beat.[2] A week after the release of "Composure", Riky Rick released "Fuseg" with guest appearances from Cassper Nyovest and Anatii responding to AKA. At 2015 South African Hip Hop Awards, the trio performed their anticipated remix of "The Saga",[3] again throwing shots at AKA.[4] AKA and Anatii reconciled, kissed and made up and in January 2017 they put out "10 Fingers", a single from their collaborative album Be Careful What You Wish For.[5]
Music video
editOn 13 June 2016 the visuals for "The Saga" were published on Anatii's YouTube channel, shot and produced by Studio Space Pictures.[6][7] As of September 2023, the visuals are now sitting on over 1.7 million views.
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award ceremony | Category | Recipient/Nominated work | Results | Ref. | |
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| 2015 | South African Hip Hop Awards | Best Collaboration | "The Saga" | Won | [3] | [8] |
| Best Video | Won | [9] | ||||
References
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- ^ Soundcity (2 September 2016). "This is why AKA and Anatii ended beef & comments on Cassper Nyovest's Beef". Soundcity. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ a b Journalist, The (10 December 2015). "Anatii scoops two awards at the SAHHAs". Zkhiphani. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ Journalist, The (10 December 2015). "Anatii recreates The Saga remix (AKA DISS)". Zkhiphani. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "AKA, Anatii release '10 Fingers'". www.iol.com. 9 January 2017. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ yomzansi (15 June 2015). "ANATII releases 'The Saga' music video feat. AKA". YOMZANSI. Documenting THE CULTURE. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ Zeeman, Kyle. "WATCH: AKA and Anatii create a saga in new music video". Life. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "2015 WINNERS". South African Hip Hop Awards. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "And The 2015 South African Hip-Hop Awards Winners Are..." okayafricasite. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.