Kabza De Small breaks SA records with his new 27-track album

Kabza De Small breaks SA records with his new 27-track album

- Kabza De Small dropped his new album on Friday and it has already smashed records

-The artist released I Am The King Of Amapiano: Sweet and Dust and it trended almost immediately

- He has become the first recording artist in South Africa to occupy 26 spots on Apple music's top 30 spot

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Kabza De Small only released his album on Friday and he has already smashed an impressive record. What makes his achievement even more amazing is that he hasn't broken an existing record but done something that no other recording artist in South Africa has done.

He has all 26 of his new tracks in the top 30 Apple music charts. Kabza has got full bragging rights on this one according to ZAlebs.

Earlier, Briefly.co.za had reported on the release of his new album, king of Amapiano Kabza De Small has dropped his much-anticipated fire album and it has a whole 27 tracks.

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The album is titled... wait for it... I Am The King Of Amapiano: Sweet and Dust. It features some of the best vocalists and musos in the game currently.

Nigerian superstars Burna Boy and Wizkid are also on the album. According to social media posts, Sponono - the song that features both the artists and one of Mzansi's fave rappers, Cassper Nyovest - is one of the faves on the album.

Kabza De Small breaks SA records with his new 27-track album
Kabza De Small's new album 'I Am The King Of Amapiano: Sweet and Dust' has smashed records. Source: UGC
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Vocalists Daliwonga, Samthing Soweto, Mlindo The Vocalist and Nia Pearl, among others, are also featured on the project.

The hashtags #IAmTheKingOfAmapiano and #kabzadesmall have been trending on Twitter since the album dropped just after midnight.

@ayCorloene commented:

"It's 27 tracks because he is 27 years old and Kabza was born on the 27th of November plus he usually gets 2-7 hours of sleep!!"

@Ndobe_Bibow commented:

"You can say whatever you want about the Amapiano sound but this album is fire."

@kabelo_kayb said:

"Today is The National Day of @KabzaDeSmall_."

Briefly.co.za reported that DJ Tira took to social media to challenge DJ Maphorisa to drop new music on the same date as him. Tira had heard tha Maphorisa's artist and usual collaborator, Kabza, was to release his album on 26 June. Makoya Bearings had also promised to drop an EP on the same date to celebrate 21 years in the music industry.

On Friday Tira tweeted:

"Thank you Jesus. 21 Years later I’m still alive and kicking. #Uyandazi feat @BeritaAfroSoul from my EP #21YearsOfDjTira is now available. Thank you for supporting me, enjoy the good music. P.S. I’m only warming up."

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Stefan Mack (Editor) Stefan Mack is an English and history teacher who has broadened his horizons with journalism. He enjoys experiencing the human condition through the world's media. Stefan keeps Briefly News' readers entertained during the weekend. He graduated from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in 2010 with a Bachelor of Education (BEd), majoring in History and English. Stefan has been writing for Briefly News for a number of years and has covered mainstream to human interest articles.