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    Home » 5 Things You Might Know About Late Rapper, AKA
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    5 Things You Might Know About Late Rapper, AKA

    Tolu OkeBy Tolu OkeFebruary 10, 2023No Comments3 Mins Read
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    The music industry has just witnessed the passing of one of Africa’s hottest rappers’, ‘AKA’.

    5 Things You Might Know About Late Rapper, AKA
    5 Things You Might Know About Late Rapper, AKA

    South African rapper, AKA died in Florida in the wee hours of Friday after suffering five gunshot wounds.

    Many people must have only known him as a rapper until his untimely death, however, Mp3bullet has compiled some interesting facts about the great artist.

    Real Name

    Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, better known by his stage name “AKA”.

    Early Career, Birth

    Born in 1988,  In 2002, Forbes founded the hip-hop ensemble Entity with his two buddies Vice Versa and Greyhound.  The group was nominated for a KORA Award in the category of Best African Hip Hop.

    The group was nominated for a KORA Award in the category of Best African Hip Hop. Entity split in 2006, prompting Forbes to enroll in a sound engineering program. In the same year, Forbes and two other members co-founded the production collective The I.V League. The I.V League produced music for artists like Khuli Chana, ProKid, and JR. He put out three songs in 2009: “In My Walk,” “I Do,” and “Mistakes.”

    Personal Life (Things To Know About AKA)

    Taking a swipe at his personal and love life, Forbes began dating producer DJ Zinhle at the end of 2014. After receiving several South African Hip Hop Awards accolades, Zinhle hinted at their relationship by tweeting “Congratulations to my winner”. The couple have a daughter named Kairo Olwethu Forbes, born on 8 July 2015. In August 2015, Forbes and Zinhle split after it was revealed that Forbes allegedly cheated on Zinhle with television presenter Bonang Matheba.


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    Studio Projects

    So far, AKA has released five solid studio body of works which include three albums, namely;
    Altar Ego (2011), Levels (2014), Touch My Blood (2018), one collaborative project, Be Careful What You Wish For (with Anatii) (2017) and one  Extended Play Bhovamania (2020).

    As a matter of fact, his fourth studio album was around the corner titled, Mass Country which is supposed to be released on the 24th of February, 2023.

    Awards & Recognitions (Things To Know About AKA)

    In his career, AKA has bagged over 30 award nominations and won over 20 of them, which includes the prestigious MTV Awards, BET, MOBO and others.

     

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