Akala
Akala

Akala

GBRHip Hop, Alternative Hip Hop
76,449 monthly listeners
  • 104.6K followers
  • 74.5K subscribers
  • 395.9K followers
  • 123.5K followers
  • 9.7K followers

Akala's Top Spotify Songs

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Artist Name
Shakespeare
18.1K streams
2
Artist Name
Roll Wid Us
7.6K streams
3
Artist Name
Fire in the Booth, Pt..1
5.6K streams
4
Artist Name
Find No Enemy
2.9K streams
5
Artist Name
Comedy, Tragedy, History - 2016 Mix
2.3K streams
18.1K
Streams last week
7.6K
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5.6K
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2.9K
Streams last week
2.3K
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1.5K
Streams last week
1.4K
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1.3K
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Mr. Fire in the Booth

Akala
1.2K
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1.1K
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Akala's YouTube Videos

2.6M
Views

AKALA - FIND NO ENEMY (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

GlobalFaction

AKALA - FIND NO ENEMY (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)
Youtube
2.6M views
Mar 31, 2011
2.1M
Views

Akala - Shakespeare (DIRTY)

Addicted UK

Akala - Shakespeare (DIRTY)
Youtube
2.1M views
Aug 28, 2009
902.1K
Views

Lowkey ft. Akala & Black The Ripper | I Still Believe [Music Video]: SBTV

SBTV: Music

Lowkey ft. Akala & Black The Ripper | I Still Believe [Music Video]: SBTV
Youtube
902.1K views
Oct 11, 2010

Akala's Top Spotify Playlists in the past 3 Months

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Artist Name
Lifting heavy ass weights
by Spotify
2
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This Is Nines
by Spotify
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Apple Commercial Songs / Apple Ads Music Next Update: Apple Event Sep 12, 2023 Wonderlust
by Spotify
4
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UK GRIME MUSIC šŸŒ† British Grime Hits & Classics
by Spotify
5
Artist Name
Hip Hop Jazz
by Spotify
44.4K
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24.2K
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17.2K
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Events14 Events

Jul
21-24
Standon Calling
United Kingdom
GBR
, Ware ā€¢ N/A N/A
Past
Jul
21-24
Latitude Festival
United Kingdom
GBR
, London ā€¢ N/A N/A
Past
Jul
22-25
Standon Calling
United Kingdom
GBR
, Ware ā€¢ N/A N/A
Past
Jul
22-25
Latitude Festival
United Kingdom
GBR
, London ā€¢ N/A N/A
Past
Dec
27-30
Afro Nation Ghana
Ghana
GHA
, Accra ā€¢ N/A N/A
Past

Akala's Past Events14 Events

  • Standon Calling festival

    Anne-Marie, Earth, Wind & Fire, Craig David, Declan McKenna, Matt Maltese, Olivia Dean, Sam Ryder, Madness, Eliza Rose, Sam Tompkins, Sigrid, Example, Sugababes, Loyle Carner, Basement Jaxx, Gabrielle, Razorlight, 220 KID, Primal Scream, ENNY, Grandmaster Flash, CMAT, Yard Act, Sleaford Mods, Crawlers, GRAFIX, Logic1000, The Subways, S.P.Y, Kojey Radical, Annie Mac, John Grant, Ezra Furman, The Cribs, Bob Vylan, Artful Dodger, Akala, Dry Cleaning, Oppidan, Sad Night Dynamite, Nadia Rose, Self Esteem, KOJAQUE, ELKKA, Kelly Lee Owens, Dub Pistols, The Skints, Jodie Harsh, Smokey Bubblin B, Urbandawn, Lime garden, King Charles, I. JORDAN, Art School Girlfriend, Lynks, Billy Nomates, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, Leanne Louise, Lucy Blue, Swim school, Mimi Barks, Snapped Ankles, DJ Yoda, Azure Ryder, Sally C, Sipho, Matt Jam Lamont, Mr Motivator, Demi RiquĆ­simo, Melt Yourself Down, Hospitality, Nine8 Collective, Secretsundaze, Ithaca, Jamz Supernova, Soccer96, Josh Parkinson, Shosh, Banji, Grove, Fleetmac Wood, Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy, SUCHI, Nuha Ruby Ra, yung singh, Trojan Sound System, KEG, Bessie Turner, Bjorn Again, Oh My God! It's The Church, Tailor Jae, Stay-C, Malady, Darlings, DEFECT, Kid Fiesta, Somebody's Child
    GBR, Ware
    Small
  • Latitude Festival festival

    James Arthur, Lewis Capaldi, Snow Patrol, Phoebe Bridgers, CaveTown, Faouzia, Maggie Rogers, JP Saxe, Foals, Matt Maltese, Little Simz, Modest Mouse, Freya Ridings, Sevdaliza, Mahalia, Caroline Polachek, Fontaines D.C., Rina Sawayama, Example, Groove Armada, Penelope Scott, Dylan, Larkin Poe, Manic Street Preachers, Briston Maroney, Lime Cordiale, Alfie Templeman, Billie Marten, Curtis Harding, Pip Millett, Wet, Hurray For The Riff Raff, Nova Twins, piri & tommy, Hope Tala, Ellie Dixon, Maximo Park, SOFY, Kae Tempest, NilĆ¼fer Yanya, Shed Seven, Kamal., Mdou Moctar, The Shires, Akala, The Oozes, Berwyn, Oklou, Cassia, Beth Orton, Self Esteem, Hudson Taylor, Conor Albert, Rumer, The Afghan Whigs, LOS BITCHOS, Bess Atwell, Morgan Harper-Jones, Let's Eat Grandma, Joe Armon-Jones, Oliver Malcolm, Mark Owen, Jess Gillam, Samantha Crain, Porridge Radio, Katy J Pearson, Courting, A Certain Ratio, Crack Cloud, Bartees Strange, John, EFEĢ, Azure Ryder, Ewan Mainwood, Tamzene, CKtrl, Tribes, Wilsen, Melt Yourself Down, Orlando Weeks, amy michelle, joe unknown, Gaffa Tape Sandy, Prima Queen, Opus Kink, TV Priest, Mhaol, caroline, Naima Bock, Tina Boonstra, BAD WITH PHONES, Honeyglaze, KEG, PRIESTGATE, Bessie Turner, Mickey Callisto, MF Tomlinson, Modern Woman, Harkin, Broadside Hacks, Sniffany & The Nits
    GBR, London
    Huge
  • Standon Calling festival

    Bastille, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Craig David, De La Soul, Mahalia, Griff, Sister Sledge, Arlo Parks, Jake Bugg, Mae Muller, Maribou State, SHYGIRL, Greentea Peng, Holly Humberstone, Lola Young, Picture This, Hot Chip, Daưi Freyr, Primal Scream, Everything Everything, Biig Piig, Grandmaster Flash, Pale Waves, Baby Queen, Yard Act, TSHA, Dave Lee, Darius Syrossian, Lava La Rue, Jordan Mackampa, HAAi, Kid Kapichi, Georgia, Bob Vylan, Artful Dodger, Squid, Akala, Dry Cleaning, Mystery Jets, Poppy Ajudha, London Elektricity, The Allergies, MPH, Nu:Tone, Elder Island, Smokey Bubblin B, Conducta, Flava D, A Guy Called Gerald, Makoto, Jaydee, Bad Sounds, Lynks, Billy Nomates, Porridge Radio, Lauran Hibberd, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, The Nextmen, Moses Boyd, Greg Wilson, Dynamite MC, SHERELLE, DJ Yoda, BC Camplight, R.A.E, Bleach Lab, Dan Shake, DJ Format, Matt Jam Lamont, Charlotte Jane, ChloƩ Robinson, Sam Redmore, Jamz Supernova, Hackney Colliery Band, Ben Murphy, London Afrobeat Collective, PBR Streetgang, Elvana, The Cuban Brothers, Josh Parkinson, Shosh, Jeff Daniels, The Turbans, Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy, Nuha Ruby Ra, Trojan Sound System, 24hr Garage Girls, Grand Pax, Tommy B., Oh My God! It's The Church, Working Men's Club, Lex Luca, Weird Milk, The Menendez Brothers, Otis Mensah, Mafalda, Max Runham, Talk Like Tigers, Vertaal, Uncle Funk's Disco Inferno, Marma Boog, Chris MiMo
    GBR, Ware
    Small
  • Latitude Festival festival

    Bastille, Beabadoobee, Rick Astley, Rudimental, Mabel, The Chemical Brothers, Declan McKenna, Maisie Peters, Kaiser Chiefs, Griff, Fontaines D.C., Arlo Parks, Mae Muller, Wet Leg, Wolf Alice, Bombay Bicycle Club, Supergrass, Greentea Peng, Holly Humberstone, Lola Young, James Vincent McMorrow, Hot Chip, The Longest Johns, Orla Gartland, Priya Ragu, Alfie Templeman, CMAT, Villagers, Billie Marten, The Staves, Joesef, JC Stewart, Sea Girls, GRACEY, Lava La Rue, LYRA, Emily Burns, KAWALA, Squid, Shame, Akala, Dry Cleaning, Oklou, Nadia Rose, Dream Wife, Fenne Lily, Sons of Kemet, Black Honey, Sorry, LOS BITCHOS, Nubya Garcia, Mega, bdrmm, Joe Armon-Jones, Goat Girl, Bad Sounds, Lynks, Lucy Blue, Willie J Healey, Swim school, Tim Burgess, Liz Lawrence, Just Mustard, Anna Meredith, Lucia & The Best Boys, nayana IZ, PVA, Big Joanie, Charlotte Jane, Fake Laugh, Chubby and The Gang, Stephen Fretwell, The Goa Express, The Cool Greenhouse, Sinead O Brien, AVAWAVES, Shack, Colin Macleod, Vlure, Luke La Volpe, The Golden Dregs, Martha Hill, ME REX, Vanity Fairy, Working Men's Club, PHOEBE AXA, Julia Bardo, Powerplant, Gabe Coulter, Disco Shed, Bill Bailey
    GBR, London
    Huge
  • Afro Nation Ghana festival

    Burna Boy, Davido, Wizkid, 6LACK, Olamide, Zlatan, Stonebwoy, Tion Wayne, Rotimi, Teni, Alkaline, Shatta Wale, J Hus, MAYORKUN, Kuami Eugene, Naira Marley, Innoss'B, Runtown, Falz, Eddy Kenzo, DJ Spinall, Kidi, Kofi Kinaata, Kwesi Arthur, D'Banj, Yxng Bane, Medikal, Wendy Shay, NOT3S, Rema Namakula, R2Bees, Moonchild Sanelly, Wiley, Navy Kenzo, Becca, Seyi Shay, Efya, The Compozers, Walshy Fire, Sneakbo, Distruction Boyz, DJ Vyrusky, Akala, La MĆŖme Gang, Jamz Supernova, Dj P.Montana, DJ OBI, DJ NORE, NATIVE Sound System, Mercedes Benson, ZlĆ”tan, DJ EDOTT, DJ SSKES, Dj Keaun, ā€ŽSmallz The DJ, DJ WAYNE, Dj Nice
    GHA, Accra
    Small

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Akala's Beatport Songs

1
Artist Name
Tottenham Story (Original Mix)
Released on Oct 21, 2022
2
Artist Name
Interlude 2 (Original Mix)
Released on Nov 20, 2020
3
Artist Name
RISKY (feat. Akala) (Original Mix)
Released on Oct 11, 2019
4
Artist Name
Lose Myself feat. Josh Osho (Instrumental)
Released on May 20, 2013
5
Artist Name
West End Story (Original Mix)
Released on Jul 02, 2012

More about Akala

Overview of Contemporary Hip Hop musician Akala

British rapper, poet, and activist Akala was born in London, Great Britain. He is well-known in the UK Hip Hop industry for his socially conscious messaging and thought-provoking songs. One of the most significant modern Hip Hop musicians in the UK, Akala frequently examines themes of race, class, and politics in his songs.

Akala has cultivated a devoted fan base and received favorable reviews thanks to her unique sound, which combines elements of Grime, Jazz, and Reggae. His work is acclaimed for its emotional resonance with listeners as well as its lyrical richness and intellectual depth. Beyond his music, Akala has had a significant impact on the Hip Hop scene. He is also a well-known author, educator, and public speaker who uses his platform to bring attention to social and political concerns that affect underserved communities.

Akala has made a big impact on Hip Hop as a whole, solidifying his position as a key player in the UK music scene. His music is still moving people and inspiring them to think critically and interact with the world.

What are the most popular songs for Contemporary Hip Hop musician Akala?

Akala is a well-known performer of contemporary hip hop from London, England. He has created a vast array of songs that have become incredibly well-known among the general public. Among his best songs are "I Wonder," "Shakespeare," "Fire in the Booth, Pt..1," "Roll Wid Us," "Find No Enemy," "The Thieves Banquet," "Comedy Tragedy History," "BLOW YA TRUMPET (feat. Knucks, Ghetts, Akala & Kojey Radical)," "West End Story," and "Carried Away - 2016 Mix."

The song "I Wonder" is a favorite of many listeners. It has a driving pace and stirring lyrics that are likely to energize the crowd. Another well-known song that highlights Akala's skill with language is "Shakespeare". The song has a great melody and profoundly meaningful lines.

Other songs that have become quite well-known among the general public include "Fire in the Booth, Pt..1," "Roll Wid Us," "Find No Enemy," "The Thieves Banquet," "Comedy Tragedy History," "BLOW YA TRUMPET (feat. Knucks, Ghetts, Akala & Kojey Radical"),"West End Story," and "Carried Away - 2016 Mix." These songs have a distinctive combination of beats and lyrics that are likely to energize the crowd.

In conclusion, Akala is a skilled producer of Contemporary Hip Hop music who is responsible for some of the genre's most well-known songs. He has become a fan favorite because of his talent for fusing appealing beats with meaningful lyrics. Akala's music is bound to appeal to a wide spectrum of audiences because there are so many different tracks to pick from.

What are the latest songs and music albums for Contemporary Hip Hop musician Akala?

With his most recent album and singles, Akala, a well-known Hip Hop artist from London, United Kingdom, has been making waves in the music business. His most recent album, "10 Years of Akala," which was released in 2016, is a collection of his top songs over the previous ten years. The album includes songs that highlight Akala's skill with language and his capacity to address social and political issues through music.

2019 saw the release of "Enter the Jungle (feat. Akala)," one of Akala's most recent singles, which features the English modern soul band Jungle. The song combines the bouncy beats of Jungle with Akala's distinctive flow and thought-provoking lyrics. Akala's aptitude for effectively fusing many musical styles is demonstrated by another hit, "Visions," which was published in 2017. The song's beats combine Hip Hop with Afrobeat, and Akala's lyrics discuss the problem of police violence.

Other notable tracks from Akala's repertoire include "Giants" and "10 Years Grindin," both of which were released in 2016. While "10 Years Grindin" is a contemplative single that highlights Akala's journey as an artist over the previous decade, "Giants" has a haunting piano melody and Akala's thoughtful lyrics.

Akala's most recent album and singles, which have songs that blend several musical styles and address significant societal concerns, demonstrate his flexibility as a Hip Hop artist. One of the most outstanding musicians from the United Kingdom, his music continues to inspire and amuse listeners throughout.

Which are the most important music performances and festival appearances for Contemporary Hip Hop musician Akala?

London-born contemporary hip-hop artist Akala has performed on some of the most prominent stages in the world. He gave thrilling performances at a number of festivals, including the Reading Festival, Latitude Festival, NASS Festival, and Standon Calling, leaving the crowds clamoring for more.

Akala delivered a set at the Reading Festival that included some of his most well-known songs, including "Shakespeare" and "Fire in the Booth." Both critics and audience members praised this performance as one of the festival's most thrilling performances. Similar to this, he gave a performance at the Latitude Festival that flaunted his poetic skill and musical adaptability.

The Afro Nation Ghana festival was one of the most important moments in Akala's career. The sole non-African performer on the bill at this festival, which featured some of the biggest names in African music, was Akala. Despite this, he was able to hold his own and give a performance that had everyone in the room on their feet.

Overall, Akala's appearances at these festivals solidified his standing as one of the most accomplished and interesting musicians working today. His performances are not to be missed, and his ability to engage audiences through his music and lyrics is simply exceptional.

Which are the most important collaborations with other musicians for Contemporary Hip Hop musician Akala?

Throughout his career, Akala has worked with many different musicians, but some of the more prominent ones are "I Wonder" with Nines, "BLOW YA TRUMPET (feat. Knucks, Ghetts, Akala & Kojey Radical)" with Swindle, Knucks, and Ghetts, and "RISKY (feat. Akala)" with Ocean Wisdom.

Akala and Nines both rhyme on the slow-tempo tune "I Wonder" about their individual experiences growing up in London. The lyrics, which highlight the challenges that many individuals from underprivileged origins encounter in the city, are frank and honest. The two musicians' collaboration underlines their common experiences and their capacity to engage listeners through music.

On the other hand, "BLOW YA TRUMPET" is a fast-paced, high-energy single that also includes Akala and other top UK Hip Hop artists. Each artist showcases their distinctive styles and flows in this song that celebrates the UK hip-hop scene. Akala, Knucks, Ghetts, and Swindle work seamlessly together, each artist enhancing the other's talents and bringing their own distinctive style to the tune.

Overall, Akala's partnerships with other musicians have made a big impact on the UK hip-hop scene, and his openness to collaborating with other musicians has resulted in some of the genre's most intriguing and avant-garde songs.