On Tuesday, AKA released 'Caiphus Song' officially on Deezer.
“Caiphus Song” is a love song where AKA pours out his love and feelings for girlfriend Bonang Matheba.
"This is a song very close to my heart. It's about fighting for a future with the one you love. I decided to call it "Caiphus Song" to honour him and the song 'Matswale' which inspired me to write this at this particular point in my life and relationship," said AKA.
In an interview with The Plug, AKA shared the reason behind the PR stunt (break-up with Bonang) that had everyone talking on social media:
"Originally I had wanted to drop the song on Valentine’s Day. I thought that this would be way too obvious. So I was watching the Grammy’s I think, around Wednesday/Thursday last week and obviously saw the whole Adele acceptance speech where she mentioned that Lemonade was a huge moment for the culture or whatever. I got the idea that instead of Valentine’s Day, I should do something kind of anti-Valentine’s Day due to the content of the song. I then came up with the idea and developed it from there."
The artwork for the song was designed by Okmalumkoolkat.
