Pictures: Forbes Family Visits AKA’s Grave to Honor His Metro FM Awards Victory
Close friends and family members of the late rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes visited his grave at Westpark Cemetery in Johannesburg to celebrate his wins at the Metro FM Music Awards held at the Mbombela Stadium in Mpumalanga. AKA, who was shot and killed outside a restaurant in Durban on February 10th, won Artist of the Year, Best Collaboration, Best Hip Hop Artist, and Best Male Artist.
Among those in attendance were AKA’s father, Tony Forbes, mother Lynn, daughter Kairo, business partner Raphael Benza, friend Simphiwe ‘Sim Dope’ Gumede, and other close friends. Images shared from the visit show AKA’s grave covered with the South African flag and adorned with his four awards.
“Congratulations my boy. You lived your dream. I am so proud of you. Thank you, everyone who voted, thank you so much. Thank you for all the love. I love you,” Tony captioned his post on Instagram.
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The family and friends later visited AKA’s girlfriend, rapper Nadia Nakai, to share memories about AKA and celebrate his win.
Nadia, who chose not to attend the awards to allow the family and Megacy to share the spotlight, spoke of how she had the support of the Forbes family and his friends.
“I appreciate you guys so much because you made me feel not alone during this process. He’s left me but I have gained a family,” Nadia said.
No wonder AKA had a song about him , name dropped him so many times coz he shows up when it's important … Sim Dope came through to celebrate the major sweep 🙏 pic.twitter.com/Vo04T5sW2h
— The Instigator (@Am_Blujay) May 7, 2023