music.wikisort.org - Composition

Altar Ego is the debut studio album by South African hip hop recording artist and record producer AKA.[1] The album was released on August 23, 2011, through The Vth Season.

Altar Ego
Studio album by AKA
Released	August 23, 2011
Recorded	2009–2011
Genre	Hip hop Rap
Length	59:24
Language	English Setswana isiZulu
Label	Benza Consulting / Vth Season Showlove Music
Producer	Tebello "Tibz" Motsoane (also exec.) Kiernan Forbes pH Yomelela Mbawu Beatmaker IV League
AKA chronology
Altar Ego (2011) Levels (2014)
Singles from Altar Ego
"I Want It All" Released: July 28, 2010 "Victory Lap" Released: December 3, 2010 "All I Know" Released: July 11, 2011 "Bang" Released: November 4, 2011

Promotion

AKA kicked off the album launch for Altar Ego at the Alba Lounge, V&A Waterfront in his birth-town Cape Town. He embarked on a nationwide tour in promotion of his album. Nasty C was his opening act during the Durban Leg of his tour.

Commercial performance

As of December 2017, sales of the album exceeded 40,000 copies in South Africa and has been certified platinum by RISA.

Accolades

At 2012 South African Music Awards Altar Ego won two awards for Male Artist of the Year and Best Street urban Music Album.[2]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2012	Altar Ego	Best Street Urban Music Album	Won
		Male Artist of the Year	Won

Track list

{{Track listing

|collapsed = |headline = |extra_column = Producer(s)|total_length = 59:24|all_writing = |all_lyrics = |all_music = |title3 = Victory Lap|note3 = |writer3 =

|lyrics3 = |music3 = |extra3 = IV League|length3 = 03:49|title5 = I Want It All|note5 = featuring Khuli Chana and Prokid|writer5 =

|lyrics5 = |music5 = |extra5 = IV League|length5 = 04:08|title6 = All I Know|note6 = |writer6 =

|lyrics6 = |music6 = |extra6 = |length6 = 04:24|title9 = Bang|note9 = featuring Khuli Chana|writer9 =

|lyrics9 = |music9 = |extra9 = |length9 = 03:58 }}

References

---