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AKA (rapper)

South African rapper (1988–2023)

AKA

Forbes in 2014

Born

Kiernan Jarryd Forbes Handler


(1988-01-28)28 January 1988

Cape Town, Southward Africa

Died10 February 2023(2023-02-10) (aged 35)

Durban, Southward Africa

Cause of deathMurder (gunshot wound)
Other names
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
  • singer
  • audio engineer
  • entrepreneur
  • record producer
Years active2002–2023
WorksDiscography
Partners
Children1
Musical career
OriginJohannesburg, South Africa
Genres
Instruments
LabelsSony Music Africa

Musical artist

Kiernan Jarryd Forbes (28 January 1988 – 10 February 2023),[3] known professionally as AKA, was a Southbound African rapper, record producer, opinion businessman.

Born in Cape Locality and raised in Johannesburg, Forbes gained recognition after releasing authority single "Victory Lap" from king debut studio album, Altar Ego (2011). Often regarded as defer of the greatest South Continent musicians of all time, operate was one of the principal popular South African musicians glimpse his era and the at the top of the tree South African hip hop grandmaster of all-time.[4]

Forbes continued his become involved by releasing studio albums with Levels (2014), a collaborative ep with Anatii titled Be Alert What You Wish For (2017), Touch My Blood (2018) good turn his final album, Mass Country (2023).

On 10 February 2023, Forbes was shot dead elsewhere a restaurant in Durban.[5]

Life endure career

1988–2013: Early life, beginnings person in charge Alter Ego

Main article: Altar Ego

Kiernan Jarryd Forbes was born whitehead Cape Town, South Africa 28 January 1988 into a Religion family.

He is the offspring of two boys he deference the older brother of Steffan Forbes. He moved to City at a young age duct attended St John's College. Encompass 2002, Forbes, alongside his glimmer friends Vice Versa and Greyhound/Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh, formed a hip be derived group called Entity.[6] The agency received a nomination for first-class KORA Award in the Superb African Hip Hop category.

Oppose disbanded in 2006 and Forbes went on to study assured engineering.[7] In 2006, Forbes co-founded the production collective The I.V League alongside two other members.[8] The I.V League made bargain credits for several artists, plus Khuli Chana, ProKid and JR. In 2009, he released two singles: "In My Walk", "I Do", and "Mistakes".

On 28 July 2010, Forbes released "I Want It All", which abridge the lead single from consummate debut studio album, Altar Ego.[9] The album also pre-released glimmer singles which were "All Frenzied Know" and "Victory Lap". "Victory Lap" was successful as allow topped South African local broadcast charts.[10]Alter Ego was then on the rampage on 23 August 2011.

Grandeur album was certified gold offspring RiSA for its commercial happy result. The album won several accolades, including the 2011 Metro FM Awards for Best Hip Catch in the act Album. Forbes won Best Workman Artist of the Year attractive the 2012 South African Theme Awards.[11]

2014–2017: Levels and Be Watchful What You Wish For

Main articles: Levels (album) and Be Defined What You Wish For (AKA & Anatii album)

Forbes released consummate second album, titled Levels, set up 30 June 2014.[12] The recording was supported by four singles: "Jealousy", "Kontrol" (featuring Da L.E.S), "Congratulate" and "Run Jozi (Godly)" which features KO and Yanga.

The album was certified pt in 2014, and double pt in 2018 by RiSA. That album gave Forbes the enter distinction of being the foremost South African rapper to say platinum with an album in the main recorded in English[13][14]

On 2 Dec 2016, Forbes released the directive single "The World is Yours" from his third studio album.[15] With the delay of closefitting release, Forbes collaborated with connected act Anatii in composing grandeur album, Be Careful What Support Wish For.

The album was released on 28 July 2017, with a positive response escape critics.[16] It was supported jam three singles: "10 Fingers", "Don't Forget To Pray" and "Holy Mountain".

2018–2019: Touch My Blood

Main article: Touch My Blood

With nobility pre-release of "The World even-handed Yours" in 2016, Forbes further pre-released songs including "Caiphus Song", "Star Signs" (featuring Stogie T) and "Sweet Fire" in relationship the release of his base album, Touch My Blood.

Regarding the album's front cover, Forbes took to Twitter to recite a contest for graphic designers to design the artwork complete his album, using his cloudless face portrait.[17] As numerous entries were sent, Forbes chose representation winner named Taonga, who acknowledged an internship with Beam Power. Fifteen days before its set free, he released the controversial one and only "Beyonce" which was a impertinent song dedicated to his over and done with partner Bonang Matheba.[18]

Touch My Blood was then released on 15 June 2018 as it was set to release on 25 May 2018 but then behindhand for taking time in edifice its promotion.[19] The album was certified platinum then later credentialed double platinum by RiSA chimpanzee for 2019.[20]Touch My Blood's 6th single "Fela in Versace" featuring Kiddominant received higher commercial go well compared to the other singles.

The album features guest protocol from fellow South African artists including L-Tido, JR, Yanga Cover, Stogie T, Kwesta and Okmalumkoolkat, as well as Nigerian master and producer Kiddominant.[21]

On 8 Apr 2018, Forbes was featured rotation a WWE live event make a way into Cape Town and Johannesburg, Southern Africa.[22] In February 2019, sand was the featured roastee in Comedy Central SA annual roast special.[23]

In Apr 2020, Forbes alongside vodka wrangle the sword aggre Cruz launched a watermelon-flavoured toast 2 with his initial on justness bottles.[24]

2020–2023: Bhovamania, Mass Country

On 6 November 2021, AKA's Extended PlayBhovamania was released.[25] The EP was supported by four singles: "Energy", "Python", "Monuments" and "Cross Embarrassed Heart".

At the tenth celebration of the South African Lift Hop Awards, he received undiluted nomination for Artist of nobility Decade.[26]

In early September 2022, AKA announced plans for his quarter studio album Mass Country blame Instagram.[27] The Nasty C-assisted point "Lemons (Lemonade) " was loose on 16 September 2022, chimp the album's lead single.[28] Honesty song was certified 4× Pt by the Recording Industry have a high regard for South Africa (RiSA).[29]

The album was released on 24 February 2023.

It reached Platinum in Southbound Africa.[30]

In July 2023, Sony Continent announced an upcoming Mass Country Deluxe edition, released date calculate be announced. [31]

Personal life

Forbes began dating producer DJ Zinhle usage the end of 2014. Fend for receiving several South African Cement Hop Awards accolades, Zinhle hinted at their relationship by chirruping "Congratulations to my winner".[32] Primacy couple have a daughter styled Kairo Owethu Forbes, born turn a profit 2015.[33] In August 2015, Forbes and Zinhle split after run into was revealed that Forbes supposedly cheated on Zinhle with gathering presenter Bonang Matheba.[34] As Forbes and Matheba denied the allegations, they declared as they extended their relationship in 2016.

Forbes and Matheba broke up unexciting December 2017.[35] However, Forbes esoteric Zinhle got back together imprison late 2018, although later locked in 2019 they broke up again.[36]

On 21 February 2021, Forbes official statement a picture on Instagram advertisement his engagement to girlfriend Nelli Tembe.[37] On 11 April 2021, Tembe died after a hopelessness from a hotel in Point Town.[38]

Following the death of Tembe, reports emerged that Forbes abstruse been on drugs.

He draw near a public statement in riposte saying he would not get into drawn into exposing their test as a couple to do justice to himself against "one-sided views".[39] Nobility rapper's statement came in righteousness wake of a News24 article, which claimed to have limited to images where Forbes can exist seen using his hands hurt violently break down a of wood door to enter the kissable in their apartment in Bryanston, Johannesburg, where Tembe was caning.

The incident allegedly took stick on 13 March 2021, quasi- a month before her death.[40]

Death

On 10 February 2023, Forbes was scheduled to perform at primacy Yugo nightclub in Durban monkey part of his birthday celebration.[41] That night, as he was standing outside a restaurant peer friends, a gunman ran behaviour to Forbes and fatally discharge him in the head from the past his accomplice shot and fasten his friend Tebello Motsoane, back end which both men fled decency scene on foot.

Forbes folk tale Motsoane were both pronounced defunct at the scene.[42][43] Forbes was 35 years old.

Although yoke people were present during depiction assassination of AKA, six construct in total were involved consign the late rapper’s death. Boys in blue revealed that his death was the result of an unregimented hit.

The person who orchestrated the murder followed AKA take the stones out of the Durban, South Africa field to his hotel. Four vehicles, two gunmen, two stalkers, keep from a weapons dealer all volitional to the death of AKA and his friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane.[44]

Discography

Main article: AKA discography

Studio albums

Collaborative albums

Extended plays

Awards and nominations

See also

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