DeathFebruary 102023

AKA (rapper)

AKA, South African rapper (born 1988)

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When
Friday, February 10 20233 years ago
Category
DeathA notable person who died on this day.
Era
21st century · 2020s
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Person
AKA (rapper)

Who they were

Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, known professionally as AKA and also Supamega, was a South African rapper, record producer, and businessman. Born in Cape Town and raised in Johannesburg, Forbes gained recognition after releasing his single "Victory Lap" from his debut studio album, Altar Ego (2011). Often regarded as one of the greatest South African musicians of all time, he was one of the most popular South African musicians of his era and the best-selling South African hip-hop artist of all-time.

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