Photos: Nadia Nakai gets immortalized in new music video, Amai

SA rapper, Nadia Nakai gives her best to her album project and it’s glaring on the latest music video she dropped few days ago titled, Amai.

The rap star gets a sculpture of herself while still alive in the music video.

Speaking with OkayAfrica, Nadia said: “The song is literally about how your family molds you into becoming a grown person. So, when they’re putting the mold on me, that is forming me, and that’s what my family has done for me.”

Revered director TAKEZITO who’s behind the visuals, tells OkayAfrica:

“The statue was an idea by my muse and art director on the project Sandile Mhlongo where he wanted to immortalize Nadia in this moment of her debut album. I loved the idea of immortalizing her and capturing her essence. It really was a very poetic and magnetic idea. Sanza enlisted Lazi Mathebula to create the artwork and Lazi was assisted by Mashilo Setlamorago.”

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The greatest moment in my 25 years of life is working with @bombisa x @setlamorago_mashilo to immortalize @nadianakai ! This monumental Sculpture of the rap goddess will live forever and I can only imagine what the stories will be told when its found 1000 years from Now. On her 1st album she is the 1st African musician to get a sculpture of herself made while she is still alive. Thank U to at @takezito , @nadianakai , @matroshy x @miltonthin for entertaining this crazy “you know what would be cool” Idea And @bombisa x @setlamorago_mashilo for the hard work x effort that they put into realizing that “you know what would be cool” idea. 2019

A post shared by Sandile [NOTHING] Mhlongo (@whereareyoutalent) on Sep 23, 2019 at 7:58pm PDT

Watch Amai music video below: