“I was in primary school with Sim Dope,“ Nota opens up on his relationship with Simphiwe Gumede. Sim Dope, whose real name is Simphiwe Gumede, was made known at the rapper’s memorial service. Nota Baloyi claims to have known Sim Dope before, AKA Kiernan Forbes. After all, we thought Sim Dope was just a hit track from AKA, but we were all wrong.
However, Mzansi glanced at Sim Dope at AKA’s memorial service. In the mix of things, he dived into his relationship with AKA and how a whole song was dedicated to him. Social media users went frenzy with the revelation, as they realized that Sim Dope is an actual person. A few days later, Nota, who had been ranting about the AKA’s death, claimed that he knew Sim before the late rap star.
“Sim Dope got that scar while climbing a tree with me in primary school. I. was climbing a tree with me, and he climbed higher than me, and he fell. At Radford house, a boutique primary school. Before Kiernan ever met Sim Dope, I was in primary school with Sim Dope. He went to get his stitches and after the second break, he was back in school. That’s Sim Dope.”
Nota opens up on his relationship with Simphiwe Gumede
Baloyi revealed more details about the friend of the late rapper.
“Sim dope had a soccer team at 16. Today we talk about Andile Mpisane’s being chairmans in their 20s. Sim Dop was doing that while he was still in high school in Mpumalanga. He was one of those privileged kids whose father had worked so hard at the upper epilogue of business. He is the owner of the Lions. The first black owner of a rugby team. He was still the most humble person, so Kiernan had to honour him.”
Nota’s claims have stirred social media users, with him trending alongside Sim Dope. Here are some comments that made rounds on social media after Sim Dope was revealed.
“So if I die I pray to God he brings me back as Sim Dope” Nigga dies then boom Sim Dope shows up. All these years we never knew Sim Dope is actually a person. What if…..