20Fifi

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20FIFI
20FIFI album cover.jpeg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 13, 2015 (2015-11-13)
Recorded20132015
Genre
Label Ambitiouz Entertainment
Producer Various
Fifi Cooper chronology
20FIFI
(2015)
Take Me Back
(2018)

20FIFI is the debut studio album of South African recording artist Fifi Cooper. It was released on 13 November 2015 under Ambitiouz Entertainment.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."20Fifi"4:07
2."Bafitlhile"3:23
3."Truth or Dare"4:17
4."Kisses" (featuring AB Crazy)3:24
5."Good Girl Down"3:15
6."Ko Ke Blomang Teng"3:03
7."Puntsununu" (featuring JR & Kwesta)5:19
8."Kuze Kuse" (featuring Emtee)4:05
9."Monate C"3:59
10."Thupa"2:47
11."Sad Song"4:59
12."Love Letter"3:14
13."Sebokoladi"4:20
14."Tsela"3:33
15."Ngeke" (featuring Emtee)4:28

Accolades

One single from 20Fifi has been certified gold. Kuze Kuse, which featured former label mate Emtee. The video of Kuze kuse reached 1 million views on YouTube making Fifi Cooper the first South African female rapper to achieve this. 20Fifi is currently the best selling female rap album in South Africa, the only female rap album to appear on iTunes top 200 hip hop albums of all time.

Awards and nominations

20FIFI won two category awards at the 15th Metro FM Music Awards.

YearAward ceremonyPrizeResultRef
2015 15th Metro FM Music Awards Best Female AlbumWon [1]
Best Produced AlbumWon [2]

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef
South AfricaNovember 13, 2015 CD, digital download Ambitiouz Entertainment [3]

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References

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