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AKA (rapper)

AKA, South African rapper (born 1988)

Life at a glance

Died: 2023 · February 10

Their story

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.

Why this date

AKA (rapper) appears on our February 10 calendar for 2023 as a death entry.

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February 10 2023.

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