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16 Feb

AKA’s Family To Release Album As A Way To Honour His Legacy

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The Forbes family has announced that to honour AKA and keep his legacy alive, they will continue with the release of his highly anticipated album, Mass Country, on February 24, as scheduled. Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, fondly known as AKA, had been counting down the days to the release of his album before he was shot dead in Durban last Friday. This album follows the successful release of his smash hit single Lemons (Lemonade), which currently has 1.2 million views on YouTube. It is also revealed that AKA’s team, VTH Season, The T Effect, and Sony Music Entertainment Africa will oversee…

15 Feb

South African Rapper AKA Was Assassinated – Police

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South African police say evidence gathered so far leads them to believe the killing of popular rapper AKA was an assassination. KwaZulu-Natal police chief Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said the gunman had approached AKA from behind and shot him at close range in the side of the head. A second gunman then started firing to deter onlookers from responding to the “hit”, he added. One of these rounds killed AKA’s friend, celebrity chef Tibz Motsoane. The shooting occurred outside a restaurant in the coastal city of Durban on Friday night. While police work to establish a full picture of what happened to…