10 Fingers

"10 Fingers"
Single by Anatii and AKA
from the album Be Careful What You Wish For
Released8 January 2017 (2017-01-08)
GenreHip hop
Length5:15
Label
Songwriter(s)
Composer(s)Simangaliso Surprise Nzimande
Lyricist(s)Yanga Ntshakaza
Producer(s)
  • Anatii
  • AKA
  • Dan Joffe
AKA and Anatii singles chronology
"The Saga"
(2016) 		"10 Fingers"
(2017) 		"Don't Forget to Pray"
(2017)
AKA singles chronology
"The World Is Yours"
(2016) 		"10 Fingers"
(2017) 		"Caiphus Song"
(2017)
Anatii singles chronology
"Hours"
(2016) 		"10 Fingers"
(2017) 		"Don't Forget to Pray"
(2017)
Music video
"10 Fingers (Official music video)"
Official audio
"10 Fingers"

"10 Fingers" is single by South African singer-songwriter Anatii and rapper AKA from their collaborative studio album Be Careful What You Wish For (2017),[1] it was released on 8 January 2017 through Yal Entertainment and Beam Group under exclusive license from Universal Music South Africa.[2]

Background

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AKA asked Anatii to rap in his mother tongue but the singer-songwriter did not have the neck for it, which led AKA to request Yanga Chief to land a hand in writing the song thus writing the chorus in Xhosa for Anatii who never made a record in vernac before.[3]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award ceremony Category Recipient/Nominated work Results Ref.
2017 South African Music Awards Best Collaboration "10 Fingers" Won [4][5]
2017 South African Hip Hop Awards Song of the Year Nominated [6]

References

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  1. ^ "ALBUMS & EPs: the musical legacy of Kiernan "AKA" Forbes". SABC News. 12 February 2023. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  2. ^ Abimbolu, Debola (17 August 2017). "Essentials: AKA and Anatii's 'Be Careful What You Wish For' is exactly what we hoped for". The NATIVE. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  3. ^ "WATCH | AKA: You know I'm the one who got Anatii to rap in Xhosa?". TimesLIVE. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Cassper dominates at the 2017 SA Hip-Hop Awards". TimesLIVE. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  5. ^ Bodlani, Lilitha. "Six of the best for Cassper – but he's not done for 2017". City Press. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  6. ^ "AKA leads SA Hip Hop Awards with 17 noms". www.iol.co.za. 7 November 2023. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
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