Artist profile
Akeem Raphael is a nu disco and disco producer working within contemporary electronic music. His work draws on the aesthetic and rhythmic foundations of disco while engaging with modern production approaches.
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Akeem Raphael is a high-energy with strong groove and drive and a bright production artist.
Unusually high energy and brightness for Nu Disco / Disco.
Across 9 analysed tracks, Akeem Raphael averages 61% energy — harder than 91% of individual Nu Disco / Disco tracks.
Measured against 7,651 Nu Disco / Disco tracks on 11 August 2026.
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We scored every transition between Akeem Raphael’s 9 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 43 catalogues clear the bar — a transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number you’ll see on any track page. The 8 with the widest margin over chance are below.
Chance is measured, not assumed: 0.573% of transitions between two randomly drawn tracks by different artists in this catalogue reach 80. Listed alphabetically — the set is reproducible, the order inside it is not.
18 of the 360 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.1. They come from 5 different Akeem Raphael tracks.
Shout - Extended Mix → She Don't Love You - Luca Debonaire Clubmix · 1B → 2A · +2 BPM · 89 chemistry
18 of the 360 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.1. They come from 4 different Akeem Raphael tracks.
Dats Dat Shit → Energy · 6A → 4B · +1 BPM · 87 chemistry
18 of the 342 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.0. They come from 4 different Akeem Raphael tracks.
Dats Dat Shit → Give You Up · 6A → 6A · −1 BPM · 89 chemistry
21 of the 360 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.1. They come from 5 different Akeem Raphael tracks.
Dats Dat Shit → Should Be Dancing · 6A → 6A · −1 BPM · 92 chemistry
25 of the 360 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.1. They come from 6 different Akeem Raphael tracks.
Dats Dat Shit → Ah Deeper · 6A → 6A · +1 BPM · 90 chemistry
21 of the 360 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.1. They come from 4 different Akeem Raphael tracks.
Shout - Extended Mix → How Do I Know · 1B → 2A · +4 BPM · 87 chemistry
20 of the 360 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.1. They come from 4 different Akeem Raphael tracks.
Dats Dat Shit → Work · 6A → 6A · +1 BPM · 90 chemistry
18 of the 360 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.1. They come from 6 different Akeem Raphael tracks.
Dats Dat Shit → Rock On · 6A → 6A · −1 BPM · 93 chemistry
Chemistry weighs harmonic, rhythmic, energy, groove, mood and vocal compatibility. Tempos are as analysed from the recording — where a genre is habitually detected an octave down, this is how we handle it. Different measurement from the audience-overlap list further down the page.
DJs and producers closest to Akeem Raphael by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Akeem Raphael, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.
Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.
Akeem Raphael's tracks in our catalog range from 113 to 127 BPM, with a median of 124 BPM. Across 9 tracks, the most common range falls in the 125–130 BPM bucket.
Akeem Raphael's tracks are mostly in minor keys (78% minor across 9 tracks). The most common single key is 10A (B Minor) with 2 tracks.
We scored every transition between Akeem Raphael's 9 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 43 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Adri Block, Block & Crown, Da Funk Junkies are three of them — listed alphabetically, because the set is reproducible and the order inside it is not. A transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number shown on a track page. One measured example: Shout - Extended Mix into She Don't Love You - Luca Debonaire Clubmix, 1B to 2A, 89 chemistry.
Akeem Raphael sits closest to Risk Assessment, Nico Cortazzo, Paul Parsons in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.
