“AKA knew Mass Country would be his final album,” Supa Mega manager Nhlanhla Ndimande opens up on AKA’s death. He has been trending of late. AKA, the stage name of Kiernan Forbes, was aware that he wouldn’t be present to commemorate the release of his latest album, Mass Country. According to AKA’s manager Nhlanhla “Nivo” Ndimande, he stated that “It may sound unbelievable, but I believe Kiernan had a spiritual intuition that Mass Country would be his final album.
“He has never submitted an album so early in his life. Spiritually, he knew, even if he didn’t know consciously.”
AKA was buried at Westpark Cemetery in Johannesburg the previous Saturday following an ambush outside Wish restaurant on Florida Road in Durban over a week ago.
He had travelled to Durban to perform at the relaunch of YUGO nightclub and was attacked after having dinner with friends. The police are investigating his suspected assassination, and no arrests have been made yet.
AKA knew Mass Country would be his final album
Ndimande shared his thoughts on the rapper’s passing and music only hours after the album’s midnight release, shedding light on the creation of Mass Country.
“The album is undeniably one of the best of AKA’s sprawling career and sets a new benchmark for South African music,” Ndimande said.
“Him adding Last Time and making it the first song on the album speaks volumes.”
Ndimande recollected moments he shared with the deceased artist and discussed going on retreats while working on the production of Mass Country.
“It’s been a two-year process working on this album, from him giving us the vision and telling us what exactly he wanted to do. The first big camp we did for it, we went and recorded at a house in Mooi River.
“There’s something he said in these sessions; he kept on saying he was trying to do something he’d never done before. So, he needed everybody on the team to do something they’d never done before.
“What AKA wanted to do was create an album that the people of South Africa could embrace and cherish,” Ndimande said.