African artist are already big but pair them the American artist and boom! It shoots their music through the roof.
Today we present top 10 African and American colabs of all time and as always,if you disagree with what's here on the list, just leave your comments below
At number 10 is DBANJ FT SNOOP DOGG
The remix of "Mr. Endowed" featuring American rapper Snoop Dogg. The video was released in 2010 by Motown records and produced by Don Jazzy.
This massive colabo was a big hit in 2010. The original song which won many local and international awards gained so many popularity that Snoop Dogg just had to feature in the remix.
Actually this feature was just the beginning of Dbanj's journey to feature one of America's most talented and biggest rapper "Kanye West" with Oliver twist.
At number 9 is FUSE ODG FT ED SHEERAN
For some reason, American artist are a big fan of african music and one of such a taste is Ed Sheeran.
You won't believe that Ed Sheeran actually flew all the way from the states to ghana just to feature on Fuse Odg's "Boa me". The song sees Ed Sheeran singing in a Ghanaian language "Twi".
In an interview,the star Fuse Odg said Ed Sheeran never sung a single line in English. It was all in twi and he had to repeat it several times to get it right. The offical video was released in 2017.
At number 8 is DIAMOND PLATNUMZ FT OMARION
If you love R&B then probably you know Omarion. Diamond Platnumz made a smart move for getting Omarion on this award winning single;"African Beauty".
The song has since received over 40 million views on YouTube and received over a million plays on international streaming platforms.
At number 7 is DAVIDO FT CHRIS BROWN
After just two weeks of release, Davido proved to the whole of africa why he is the most sort after afrobeat star today
"Blow my mind" featuring Chis Brown created a youtube record for having over 2 million views in just 24 hours.
Davido have over the years produced records that have become smash beats in Africa and in western country.
At number 6 is SARKODIE FT ACE HOOD
One of the biggest songs in Africa in 2015 is Sarkodie's "New Guy" featuring American rapper Ace Hood. It came at a time when the American rapper was a roller coaster ride in the Us.
The controversy surrounding the song even made it bigger. After reports that ghanaian rapper Sarkodie paid $25,000 to have Ace Hood on the song.
Regardless, New guy still remains one of africa's biggest colabs of all time.
At number 5 is NASTY C FT ASAP FERG
Released in 2018,"King" is a typical song for hard-core rappers. If you like the feel of hip-hop then this is your jam.
"King" after it's released was a national hit in South Africa and of course it penetrated in the US market. Nasty C who started rapping at age 9 has grown to become one of the most influential rappers in South Africa.
At number 4 is WIZKID FT DRAKE
"Come closer" was one of the biggest songs from the nigerian artist Wizkid. The song featuring vocals of American singer and rapper Drake made it even better as the both global artists continued to form a productive partnership project.
The song was released as a lead single of Wizkid's third studio album "sounds from the other side".
At number 3 is SHATTA WALE FT BEYONCE
The biggest and baddest colabo to have hit africa in 2019 was Beyonce. The "lion king" featuring many african artist like Mr. Eaze; Tiwa Savage and more.
Out of 27 songs in the album, "Already" featuring Shata Wale was ranked one of the best african features. The song grown more popularity because of its danceable tune.
And for the fact that Shatta Wale is known worldwide for his dance hall music.
At number 2 is BURNA BOT FT JORJA SMITHJorja Smith is one of Britain's fast raising artist with over a million streams on sound cloud.
In 2019 she featured on Burna Boy's "Gum body", a song from his "African Gaint" album. The nigerian vocalist repaid the favour by landing his vocals to the afrobeat banger "Be honest".
At number 1 is STONEBOWY FT KERI HULSON
The biggest colabo of 2020 is Stonbowy and Keri Hulson's "Nominate". Keri is an American artist for hit colabs like "Knock you down" which featured rapper Kanye West and "Super Human" which also features our very own Chris Brown.
This makes the female artist a heavyweight deal to get a colab with. Nominate was a top most hit on Stonebowy's album "Aloga Junction". The song was well received Internationally and of cause locally.
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