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AKA net worth 2023: AKA, was a South African rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and entrepreneur. He is one of the prominent rappers on the African continent.
AKA Net Worth 2023
| AKA Net Worth 2023 | $12 million |
| Date of birth | January 28, 1988 |
| Occupation | Professional musician |
| Nationality | South African |
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AKA Net Worth 2023
As of 2023, AKA Net Worth is valued at $12 million. AKA, is a South African rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and entrepreneur. He is one of the prominent rappers on the African continent.
AKA Profile
AKA was known in real life as Kiernan Jarryd Forbes. He began his music career with hip hop group called Entity.
The group received a nomination on the KORA Awards for the Best African Hip Hop category. Entity disbanded in 2006, leading Forbes to go study sound engineering.
AKA co-founded the production collective The I.V League alongside two other members. he released his debut songs including; “In My Walk”, “I Do” and “Mistakes” in 2009.
Forbes(AKA) released his debut album in 2011. The album was certified gold by RiSA for its commercial success.
The album won several accolades notably being for the 2011 Metro FM Awards winning for Best Hip Hop Album, and the 2012 South African Music Awards for Best Male Artist of the Year
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AKA Net Worth
As of 2023, AKA Net Worth is valued at $12 million
AKA bought a mansion for R3 million when he and Zinhle where expecting a child. After they broke up he bought another one in Joburg for R7 million.
AKA is a wealthy rapper and businessman. He was a rapper in his teenage years but started making his music professionally in 2011.
Since then, he has released four studio albums; Alta Ego in 2011, Levels in 2014, Be Careful What You Wish for in 2017, and Touch My Blood in 2018.
In August 2019, he announced that he was working on his fifth album which he promised would be the epitome of his career.
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Forbes began dating producer DJ Zinhle at the end of 2014. After receiving several South African Hip Hop Awards accolades, Zinhle hinted at their relationship by tweeting “Congratulations to my winner”. The couple have a daughter named Kairo Olwethu Forbes, born on 8 July 2015.
In August 2015, Forbes and Zinhle split after it was revealed that Forbes allegedly cheated on Zinhle with television presenter Bonang Matheba.
As Forbes and Matheba denied the allegations, they declared as they revealed their relationship in 2016. Forbes and Matheba broke up in December 2017. However, Forbes and Zinhle got back together in late 2018, although later in 2019 they broke up again
AKA Death
On Friday 10th, February, 2023, It was reported that rapper AKA was shot dead at the age of 35. TshisaLIVE confirmed that the 35-year-old rapper was shot dead outside a popular restaurant on Florida Rd in Durban.
Speaking to TimesLIVE, ALS paramedic Garrith Jamieson explained that just after 10.15pm this evening they responded to a shooting incident where two men sustained multiple gunshot wounds.
“On arrival, paramedics met total chaos and a scene where two men, believed to be in their late 30s, sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Paramedics assisted the men and unfortunately the first male had sustained multiple gun shot wounds and showed no signs of life and was declared deceased at the scene.”
AKA Awards
- Best Male Artist in the 2012 South African Music Awards
- Best Male Southern Africa and Best Collaboration in the 2014
- African Muzik Magazine Awards Best Collaboration in the 2014
- MTV Africa Music Awards Best Male Artist in the 2014
- South African Music Awards Best Collaboration in the 2016
- Metro FM Music Awards Favourite South African Star in the 2019 Kids’ Choice Awards, among others
- Pan African Artist of the Year during Namibia Annual Music Awards 2019
- Triple No Show Award during the 2020 No Show Award
AKA Net Worth
As of 2023, AKA Net Worth is valued at $12 million
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