Before his untimely death, AKA had produced and completed Mass Country.
The album features some of Mzansi's hottest hip-hop talent — Khuli Chana, Blxckie, Emtee, Yanga Chief, Sjava and Nadia Nakai.
At the launch of his album in late February, AKA's girlfriend Nadia Nakai recalled how she and AKA would imagine themselves as Beyoncé́ and Jay-Z performing on stage and recording music together.
The Naaa Meaan hit maker said the song Dangerous, on which she features alongside Blxckie, was one of the last they worked on before AKA's death.
“I think it was part of our love language. It was something we used to do, just the two of us in the living room. It was part of your date night, just like showing love to each other. We've worked on multiple songs. This is probably the second-last song that we worked on together. We worked on the song the last week before he passed away.
“It was something that we always did because we're both musicians. We're both rappers, and I looked up to him for so long. For obvious reasons we couldn't make music so it's crazy that the moment that we were able to get together and make music was from a lovers' perspective and not artists collaborating together. I think that's why it's so special to me.”
Since his death, streams of AKA’s music have reportedly increased by 743% on Spotify.
AKA's mother Lynn Forbes said she was excited to finally release the album after having had her son play it for the family before his death.
“Kiernan was so proud of Mass Country. As a family it was a pleasure to see his music's evolution over the years. He played us this album over and over again. We’re happy the world finally gets to hear it,” she said in a statement shared with TshisaLIVE.
Mass Country topped the SA Twitter trends chart last week, with many saying they loved the album.
Megacy do the 'Company' Challenge — here's how you can join in
Image: Instagram/AKA via Thotloetso Kutlwano Mogotsi
AKA's fans, dubbed the Megacy, have created a dance challenge for the late slain star's latest song Company from his fourth and final album Mass Country.
Kiernan “AKA” Forbes was gunned down outside a popular restaurant in Durban last month alongside his lifelong friend, celebrity chef Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane.
The fans have been taking to TikTok imitating some of the dance moves he did while recording Company, creating a challenge.
Before his untimely death, AKA had produced and completed Mass Country.
The album features some of Mzansi's hottest hip-hop talent — Khuli Chana, Blxckie, Emtee, Yanga Chief, Sjava and Nadia Nakai.
At the launch of his album in late February, AKA's girlfriend Nadia Nakai recalled how she and AKA would imagine themselves as Beyoncé́ and Jay-Z performing on stage and recording music together.
The Naaa Meaan hit maker said the song Dangerous, on which she features alongside Blxckie, was one of the last they worked on before AKA's death.
“I think it was part of our love language. It was something we used to do, just the two of us in the living room. It was part of your date night, just like showing love to each other. We've worked on multiple songs. This is probably the second-last song that we worked on together. We worked on the song the last week before he passed away.
“It was something that we always did because we're both musicians. We're both rappers, and I looked up to him for so long. For obvious reasons we couldn't make music so it's crazy that the moment that we were able to get together and make music was from a lovers' perspective and not artists collaborating together. I think that's why it's so special to me.”
Since his death, streams of AKA’s music have reportedly increased by 743% on Spotify.
AKA's mother Lynn Forbes said she was excited to finally release the album after having had her son play it for the family before his death.
“Kiernan was so proud of Mass Country. As a family it was a pleasure to see his music's evolution over the years. He played us this album over and over again. We’re happy the world finally gets to hear it,” she said in a statement shared with TshisaLIVE.
Mass Country topped the SA Twitter trends chart last week, with many saying they loved the album.
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