Along with another man, South Africa rapper AKA, whose real name is Kiernan Forbes, was shot dead by two armed assailants Friday night outside a restaurant in Durban, South Africa. New York Times report.
Forbes, born in Cape Town, debut in 2010 with the singles “I Want It All” and “Victory Lap” and went on to release several popular albums, including Level, Touch my blood And Bhovamania, The Popular Nation.
His output is partly influenced by American rap music that he was first exposed to in private school in Johannesburgas well as by Nigerian collaborators Afrobeats and unique South African genres like kwaito and amapiano.
South African officials consider it unlikely that the murder of Forbes and his friend, Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane, was the product of a fight. to exclude, to expel.
“AKA is considered one of the best rappers on the continent,” South African Ministry of Sports, Arts and Culture said in a statement. “AKA is one of the most patriotic artists who literally raised the South African flag everywhere he went across the globe.”
