Cape Town – The sudden tragic death of hip-hop artist AKA rocked the lives of many South Africans who adored him and one mother who was on the receiving end of the late rapper’s generosity was very distraught after hearing the news.
Police confirmed that the rapper was shot dead outside a restaurant on Florida Road in Durban on Friday night.
“What we can confirm for now is that a well-known musician, 35-year-old, and his bodyguard who is said to be 34 years old were shot and killed on Florida road on Friday night.
“The musician and his security detail were leaving after supper… so as they were leaving for their vehicles, two unknown gunmen came from across the street and opened fire on them,” police said.
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The mother expressed her immense sadness as she cried while pouring her heart out to her daughter in a voice note on WhatsApp.
The daughter uploaded a screen recording of the WhatsApp voice note to TikTok and it has since gone viral.
“Woke up to this VN , my mom is sooo hurt ? she was a big fan ? AKA sponsored an organization for heart transplants and my lil sis was helped as well, ?” the daughter wrote in the caption of the TikTok video.
“Neo, they have killed AKA. My heart is so sore. Who is going to pay for our children’s surgeries now?,” the mom said as she cried
@leeray59Woke up to this VN , my mom is sooo hurt ? she was a big fan ? AKA sponsored an organization for heart transplants and my lil sis was helped as well ?♬ original sound – Lee’ray
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Compiled by Junaid Benjamin
