en Yellow (Shane Eagle album)

Yellow
Yellow
Studio album by Shane Eagle
Released	31 August 2017
Recorded	2015–2017
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
Shane Eagle chronology
Alternative cover
Singles from Yellow
	"Let It Flow"; Released: August 31, 2017; "Need Me (feat. KLY)"; Released: August 31, 2017;

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

Year	Award ceremony	Category	Recipient/Nominated work	Results	Ref.
2018	South African Music Awards	Best Hip Hop Album	Yellow	Won	^[3]
		Newcomer of the Year		Nominated
		Album of the Year		Nominated	^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Yellow"	Shane Eagle, Andile "Shooter Khumz" Khumalo	2:39
2.	"Intro"	Hughes, Khumalo	2:50
3.	"Strange"	Hughes, Samson "Taybeats Sibanda	3:24
4.	"Can you see"	Hughes, Sibanda	3:16
5.	"Need Me" (featuring KLY)	Hughes, Siyabonga "KLY" Mkhize, Khumalo	4:16
6.	"Privacy (Interlude)"	Hughes, Khumalo	2:17
7.	"On My Own"	Hughes, Khumalo, Choolwe "Wichi1080" Munyati	3:17
8.	"Let It Flow"	Hughes, Khumalo	3:17
9.	"Aliens x Convos with God"	Hughes, Khumalo	7:08
10.	"MIHI"	Hughes, Khumalo	3:02
11.	"WINTER"	Hughes, Thabang "SP Dubb" Mabasa	3:52
12.	"75"	Hughes, Keith "KK Tha 1st" Wanjiru	3:57
13.	"DNGO"	Hughes, Khumalo	3:20
14.	"Empty Highways"	Hughes, Khumalo	3:19

References

^ Keteyi, Oluthando (9 April 2023). "Shane Eagle enters a season of creating music with the release of his new single 'Hold You'". Independent Online. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
^ ""I'm Not the J.Cole of South Africa, I'm the Shane Eagle of the World" - Okayplayer". www.okayafrica.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
^ Mkhabela, Sabelo (22 June 2018). "The sky's the limit for 'DIY' Eagle". The Mail & Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
^ "SA: Shekhinah leads SAMAs top-five nominations". Music In Africa (in French). 7 May 2018. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.

[1] Keteyi, Oluthando (9 April 2023). "Shane Eagle enters a season of creating music with the release of his new single 'Hold You'". Independent Online. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.

[2] ""I'm Not the J.Cole of South Africa, I'm the Shane Eagle of the World" - Okayplayer". www.okayafrica.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2023.

[3] Mkhabela, Sabelo (22 June 2018). "The sky's the limit for 'DIY' Eagle". The Mail & Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2023.

[4] "SA: Shekhinah leads SAMAs top-five nominations". Music In Africa (in French). 7 May 2018. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.

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