The verdict is in and we have two official covers, the back and front, for AKA's highly anticipated album, Touch My Blood.
After a slew of online submissions doing the rounds on Twitter in the past week, the Supa Mega has come to a closing decision picking the submission by his Beam Group team of designers as his front cover. However, he has an ultimate favourite from the streets, a piece by @LonerTK - a visual artist from Rustenburg named Taonga - which will serve as the back cover. Taonga just scored himself an internship at Beam Group! Congratulations are in order. Shout out to AKA for making everyone a part of this album in one way or the other. Now we countdown to the special day it arrives, 25th May 2018. Have a look at Supa Mega's tweets leading up to the announcement:
THE BEAM TEAM SUBMISSION FOR #TouchMyBloodChallange ???? @BeamGroup_ pic.twitter.com/AdGnPPyuuq
— AKA (@akaworldwide) May 8, 2018
???????????????????????????????????????????????? #TouchMyBloodChallange @BeamGroup_ KILLED!!! ????
— AKA (@akaworldwide) May 8, 2018
This is gonna be tough ... #TouchMyBloodChallange ????
— AKA (@akaworldwide) May 8, 2018
FAVS 1 #TouchMyBloodChallange ???? pic.twitter.com/EJCArjW5Cv
— AKA (@akaworldwide) May 8, 2018
FAVS 2 #TouchMyBloodChallange ???? pic.twitter.com/ukFGQBvYOJ
— AKA (@akaworldwide) May 8, 2018
Last 4 favs #TouchMyBloodChallange ???? pic.twitter.com/xBA6BSmtko
— AKA (@akaworldwide) May 8, 2018
If I decide to draw a stick man right now and select it as my cover ... that’s what it will be. Don’t get it twisted.
— AKA (@akaworldwide) May 8, 2018
In fact ... I’m announcing the winner at 17:00. That’s it. #TouchMyBloodChallange ????
— AKA (@akaworldwide) May 8, 2018
That’s the spirit. ???????? https://t.co/MJaL6d5sAe
— AKA (@akaworldwide) May 8, 2018
THE WINNERS OF THE #TouchMyBloodChallange are ... @BeamGroup_ ???????????????? Now THIS is an album cover. ???????? pic.twitter.com/QBTOACRLPD
— AKA (@akaworldwide) May 8, 2018
However, I believe the best artwork that came from the public participants was this one from @LonerTK ... THIS will be the back of album. ???????? #TouchMyBloodChallange ???? pic.twitter.com/PssXLo5sew
— AKA (@akaworldwide) May 8, 2018
WE HAVE A WINNER ???????? #TouchMyBloodChallenge ???? https://t.co/UIG5sQfrPW
— AKA (@akaworldwide) May 8, 2018
Thank You for all your submissions ???????? @LonerTK, the team will be making contact with you ... Congratulations and THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING THIS SUCH A SPECIAL EXPERIENCE
— AKA (@akaworldwide) May 8, 2018
Personally, there were so many covers that while they were super dope, didn’t manage to capture the feeling I was looking for. Doesn’t mean the people who made them aren’t skilled or super talented.
— AKA (@akaworldwide) May 8, 2018
I think we need to do more than one internship actually. #TouchMyBloodChallange ????
— AKA (@akaworldwide) May 8, 2018
Bro!! Fuck that. I want it hanging in my home bro!!!! That’s phenomenal. I’ll hit you on DM king. https://t.co/r7ykMKQPfa
— AKA (@akaworldwide) May 8, 2018
Ok so let’s make a deal ... let’s do a top 4 ... we have soooo many projects coming up at @BeamGroup_ and we need talented people to help us. So ... #TouchMyBloodChallenge ????
— AKA (@akaworldwide) May 8, 2018
We gonna do FOUR internships instead of one ... how does that sound? #TouchMyBloodChallange ????
— AKA (@akaworldwide) May 8, 2018
We’ll pick this up again tomorrow when we select a TOP 4, but today all the shine and all the props and congratulations goes to @LonerTK ???????????????????????????????????? WELL DONE FAM!!!! THE WINNER OF THE TOUCH MY BLOOD CHALLENGE ????????????????
— AKA (@akaworldwide) May 8, 2018
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