Artiifact (stylized as ARTIIFACT) is the debut studio album by South African hip hop record producer and musician Anatii.[1] The album was released on 9 September 2016 by his record label YAL Entertainment, after many delays and following singles "Freedom" and "The Saga", which were released in 2014 and early 2015, respectively. The album was initially titled Electronic Bushman.

ARTIIFACT
Studio album by
Released9 September 2016
Recorded2014–2016
Studio
  • Tea Time Studios, South Africa
  • Truth Studios, United States of America
Genre
Length67:09
Language
LabelYAL Entertainment
Producer
Singles from ARTIIFACT
  1. "Freedom"
    Released: 19 August 2014
  2. "The Saga"
    Released: 2 March 2015
  3. "Feeling on Me"
    Released: 14 August 2015
  4. "Jump"
    Released: 10 January 2016
  5. "Hours"
    Released: 9 June 2016
  6. "Tell Me"
    Released: 5 September 2016

Promotion

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In promotion of his debut studio release, Anatii commenced celebrations with an album release party at Moloko Club in Hatfield, east of Pretoria on 9 September 2016.

Anatii hosted the ARTIIFACT Tour, which had dates for shows in Midrand and Durban on 30 September and 2 October 2016, respectively. The tour featured main opening act, American singer, friend and collaborator Omarion.[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Almighty"
  • Anathi Mnyango
  • Surprise Simangaliso Ndimande
Anatii3:03
2."Pray for the Children"
  • A. Mnyango
  • Bryan Schimmel
  • Surprise Simangaliso Ndimande
Anatii5:12
3."Freedom"
  • A. Mnyango
  • Anatii
3:14
4."Akheko" (featuring Faarrow)
  • A. Mnyango
  • Iman Hashi
  • Siham Hashi
  • Anatii
4:21
5."Feeling on Me"
  • A. Mnyango
  • Dan Saul Joffe
  • Anatii
3:24
6."Proper" (with Tiwa Savage)
  • Anatii
4:15
7."Hours"
  • A. Mnyango
  • Tamika Faye Means
  • S.Ndimande
  • Anatii
3:26
8."Tell Me" (featuring Omarion)
  • Anatii
3:22
9."Overdrive"
  • A. Mnyango
  • Precious Solly Obokeng Mosetle
  • Anatii
4:16
10."Thanda"
  • A. Mnyango
  • Precious Solly Obokeng Mosetle
  • Anatii
4:31
11."Walk Away"
  • A. Mnyango
  • James Felix
  • Karl Rubin Brutus
  • Annrosette Dorcely
  • Anatii
4:30
12."Y.A.W.I. (Interlude)"
  • A. Mnyango
  • S. Ndimande
  • Anatii
3:29
13."The Saga" (featuring AKA)
  • Anatii
4:03
14."So Many Rooms"
  • A. Mnyango
  • Anatii
4:08
15."The Long Way"
  • A. Mnyango
  • Tamika Faye Means
  • Young Egypt
  • Ray Real (co-producer)
2:17
16."Hold On" (featuring Uhuru)
4:47
17."Jump" (with Cassper Nyovest featuring Nasty C)
  • Anatii
5:00
Total length:67:09

References

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  1. ^ Entertainment, TMG. "Anatii finally drops his hotly-anticipated album - fans are loving it!". Times LIVE. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Anatii drops ARTIIFACT". www.enca.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.