Rapper Nadia Nakai is still in mourning after the tragic death of her boyfriend Kiernan “AKA” Forbes, who was killed outside a restaurant in Durban in early February.
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Nadia posted a video of AKA rapping a verse from his hit song Paradise. In the clip, AKA can be seen holding his phone in one hand as he reads the lyrics to the song when a call suddenly comes through and can be heard saying: “Baby, I am busy rapping about you here. Hello?”
Nadia captioned the video using one line from the song’s lyrics and wrote: “I wish I discovered you early”.
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Since his death, AKA’s mother Lynn Forbes and Nadia have found solace in each other. They have been there to comfort and lean on one another.
Lynn posted a video of the couple together to her Instagram, praising Nadia for loving and respecting her son the way she did.
“Love is not a reason to tolerate disrespect. @nadianakai I am forever indebted to you for the way you love and respect my son to this day. You showed him what real love and respect is and you brought out the absolute best in him.”
AKA still lives in the memory of so many, with his mom asking fans to preserve his legacy as long as they can. He also received tributes from rapper Nasty C at the Galaxy K-Day event, referring to the late muscian as “a big brother”.
Dope tribute by young Nasty to Mega 👌🏾 pic.twitter.com/QVkYkDRZmN
— 32. (@Mpumi_Dope) March 4, 2023
He performed Lemons (Lemonade), which he performed with AKA on the recently released Mass Country album, which had over 8,000 fans feeling emotional in an instant.
After the song, Nasty C said: “That song right there, for me is tribute to someone I admire as a big brother; I’m sure we can all agree an I speak on behalf of everyone” to which the masses began chanting “AKA” as the set ended.
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Another tribute came from AKA’s favourite football team, Manchester United who honoured him during its recent FA Cup clash against West Ham United at Old Trafford.
The club’s attacking coach, Cape Town-born Benni McCarthy, took to his Instagram stories to share the club’s tribute in the In Memoriam section of the club’s publication.
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