Yellow (Shane Eagle album) explained

Yellow
Type:studio
Artist:Shane Eagle
Cover:Shane Eagle - Yellow.png
Border:yes
Recorded:20152017
Genre:Hip hop
Label:Eagle Entertainment
Producer:Shane Hughes (Executive producer) Vaughan Thiel (also exec.) Andile Khumalo (Co-Executive producer) Choolwe Munyati Samson Sibanda Thabang Mabasa Keith Wanjiru
Next Title:Never Grow Up. - EP
Next Year:2018

Yellow is the debut studio album by South African rapper Shane Eagle,[1] released on 31 August 2017 by Eagle Entertainment.[2]

Background and promotion

Eagle took to Twitter and Instagram that he wanted the album to achieve gold status. He released hard copies of the album with a bonus track titled "75". He started promoting the hashtag #20KOutTheTrunk to inform fans of the various locations he will be across the country. On October 5, 2017, he began the #20KOutTheTrunk campaign in Pretoria, South Africa. Production was mainly handled by Hughes and longtime friend Andile Khumalo, aka Shooter Khumz, with the assistance of in-house producers, Taybeats and SP Dubb.

Awards and nominations

YearAward ceremonyCategoryRecipient/Nominated workResults
2018South African Music AwardsBest Hip Hop Album[3]
Newcomer of the Year
Album of the Year[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Keteyi . Oluthando . 2023-04-09 . Shane Eagle enters a season of creating music with the release of his new single ‘Hold You’ . 2023-10-30 . . 3 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230803122621/https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/music/local/shane-eagle-enters-a-season-of-creating-music-with-the-release-of-his-new-single-hold-you-7ba8184c-913a-4d52-b73a-26dc0b33892c . live .
  2. Web site: “I’m Not the J.Cole of South Africa, I’m the Shane Eagle of the World” - Okayplayer . 2023-10-30 . www.okayafrica.com . en . 2 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221202162604/https://www.okayafrica.com/shane-eagle-yellow-album-interview/ . live .
  3. Web site: Mkhabela . Sabelo . 2018-06-22 . The sky’s the limit for ‘DIY’ Eagle . 2023-10-30 . The Mail & Guardian . en-ZA . 18 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220518204818/https://mg.co.za/article/2018-06-22-00-the-skys-the-limit-for-diy-eagle/ . live .
  4. Web site: 2018-05-07 . SA: Shekhinah leads SAMAs top-five nominations . 2023-10-30 . Music In Africa . fr . 30 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231030030029/https://www.musicinafrica.net/fr/node/32578 . live .