One Time (AKA song)

"One Time" is a non-album single by South African rapper and songwriter AKA, released on 25 April 2016 through Vth Season with exclusive license from SME Africa.^[1] The single was certified Diamond in South Africa in late 2019,^[2] thus marked AKA the inaugural South African hip hop artist to score the certificate.^[3][4]

Released25 April 2016 (2016-04-25)

Genre

• Hip hop
• rap

Length4:54

LabelSME Africa (on behalf of Vth Season)

Quick facts Single by AKA, Released ...

"One Time"
Single by AKA
Released	25 April 2016 (2016-04-25)
Genre	Hip hop rap
Length	4:54
Label	SME Africa (on behalf of Vth Season)
Songwriter	Kiernan Forbes
Producers	Kiernan Forbes Mpilo Shabangu
AKA singles chronology
"Dreamwork" (2016) "One Time" (2016) "The World Is Yours" (2016)
Music video
"One Time (Official video)" on YouTube
Official audio
"One Time (Official audio)" on YouTube

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In 2019. "Dreamwork" hit 1,700,000 units and over 2,000,000 streams^[5] and was certified 5× Diamond,^[6] making the rapper the first South African artist to reach the Diamond status.^[5] The very same night at a private dinner in Bryanston, Johannesburg it was announced that "One Time" was also certified Diamond, and "Caiphus song" and "The World Is Yours" (from a Platinum studio album Touch My Blood)^[7] were certified 8× Platinum,^[8] Forbes celebrated the success with a tweet posing with the plaques.^[9]