Levels by AKA is Arguably one of the most influential and monumental hip hop albums to have come out of South Africa and the African continent . It brought about a new flair of hip hop curation and a cultural shift on the continent which is still being built on to this day .

There are too many phenomenal things to list that Levels by AKA pioneered but I will try and hopefully do justice .

The moment of the iconic Ama Kip Kip tshirts , the Sim Dope anthem “put your hands up if you have ... read more

Okabe

Finished my relisten. This album has some great songs but it gets weighed down by others that aren't as memorable. It's a good hip hop album overall. Run Jozi, Sim Dope and All Eyes One Me are all anthems with phenomenal catchy hooks and production.

NINETY

This was the first album I ever called my own, as a 10-year-old I would spend most nights plying it at my ear with the phone speaker just before I slept. And as it ages, it cements itself as one of a kind and era defining.

It doesn't get better than this in SA Hip-Hop. Probably never will.

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