Rands and Nairas

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"Rands and Nairas"
Single by Emmy Gee featuring AB Crazy and DJ Dimplez
ReleasedOctober 28, 2013 (2013-10-28) [1]
Recorded2013
Genre Hip hop
Length4:21
Label TeamTalkLess
Songwriter(s)
  • Emmanuel Nwankwo
  • Tumelo Dibakwane
  • Tumi Mooi
Emmy Gee singles chronology
"Rands and Nairas"
(2013)
"Rands and Nairas (Remix)'"
(2014)

"Rands and Nairas" is a song by Nigerian recording artist Emmy Gee featuring AB Crazy and DJ Dimplez. [2] The song was produced by American producer Christian "Vybe Beatz" Arceo. It peaked at number 7 on South Africa's official music chart. [3]

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Accolades

"Rands and Nairas" won the Best Music Video of the Year award at the 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards. [4] The music video for "Rands and Nairas" was nominated for Most Gifted Newcomer and Most Gifted Video of the Year at the 2014 Channel O Music Video Awards. [5]

YearAwards ceremonyAward description(s)Results
2014 Channel O Music Video Awards Most Gifted NewcomerNominated
Most Gifted Video of the YearNominated
Nigeria Entertainment Awards Best Music Video of the Year (Artist & Director)Won

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
South Africa (EMA)7

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
NigeriaOctober 30, 2013 Digital download TeamTalkLess

Rands and Nairas (Remix)

"Rands and Nairas (Remix)"
Single by Emmy Gee featuring Ice Prince, Phyno, AB Crazy, Anatii, Cassper Nyovest and DJ Dimplez
ReleasedJuly 14, 2014 (2014-07-14) [6]
Recorded2013
Genre Hip hop
Length4:55
Label TeamTalkLess
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Emmy Gee singles chronology
"Rands and Nairas"
(2013)
"Rands and Nairas (Remix)"
(2014)

"Rands and Nairas (Remix)" is a song by Nigerian recording artist Emmy Gee, featuring Ice Prince, Phyno, AB Crazy, Anatii, Cassper Nyovest and DJ Dimplez. It is a follow-up to his first single "Rands and Nairas". [7] The song was produced by Christian "Vybe Beatz" Arceo with co production from Shizzi, and released under TeamTalkLess. [8]

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
NigeriaJuly 14, 2014 Digital download TeamTalkLess

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