Tony Forbes Sings His Son AKA’s Songs and Moves Fans to Tears: “He Sounds Exactly Like Him”

Tony Forbes Sings His Son AKA’s Songs and Moves Fans to Tears: “He Sounds Exactly Like Him”

  • AKA's father showed off his singing skills during a recent interview
  • Tony Forbes showed Mzansi where the Supa Mega gets his musical talent; he even sounds like him too
  • Uncle Tony spoke to Briefly News about influencing AKA's love for music
Tony Forbes showed off his voice by singing AKA's songs
Tony Forbes stunned fans when he sang AKA's tracks and sounded just like him. Images: tonydforbes, akaworldwide
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AKA's dad, Tony Forbes, casually flaunted his singing talent in a recent interview. The doting father stunned netizens after hearing his crisp voice, saying he sounded just like his late son.

Tony Forbes sings AKA's songs

Uncle Tony Forbes recently sat down on Within With Hazel to discuss his son, AKA's life and music. Tony opened up about his son's songs that he liked, even singing some of his favourites.

In a clip shared by Twitter (X) ThisIsColbert, Hazel and Tony discuss the tracks from Mass Country, where Tony revealed that Crown featuring Emtee and Last Time stood out for him in the album.

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Uncle Tony flexed his singing voice that could easily pass for AKA's, like father like son? Speaking to Briefly News, he refused to take credit for his son's talent:

"He was the 'molti talented rap star'; his own man. All I did was expose him to music and artists; he did the rest. We shared a love for music; it was our bond. I am proud of the influence."

Mzansi reacts to Uncle Tony's video

Netizens can't believe how much Tony Forbes sounds like AKA, with some asking that he organise a tour singing his son's songs:

LFCOratile was stunned:

"Wow, genetics are a crazy thing because you’d swear it’s the same person."

KK_beatz1 said:

"The Megacy can take him on the road."

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Sazo____ joked:

"Haibo! AKA lives in his dad's body, y'all!"

Anunakin was convinced:

"They could literally use his dad as a voiceover for him. It’s crazy!"

paleramzz wrote:

"Close enough, put that man in the studio!"

LandzelaSinalo was shocked:

"For a moment, I thought I was hearing AKA."

DavidAcekeyz posted:

"Bro, they sound so alike!"

Musa Keys remembers AKA

In an earlier report, Briefly News shared online reactions to Musa Keys showing love to AKA after bagging his Grammy Awards nomination.

The Unavailable hitmaker revealed how he thought AKA would have reacted to the nomination, as well as something Supa Mega once said to him that he would never forget.

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Moroba Moroeng (Entertainment editor) Moroba Moroeng is an entertainment writer at Briefly News and a University of Johannesburg alumni (Public Relations and Communications, 2018). She was the content manager and, later, editor for HipHop Africa, where she honed her proofreading, leadership, and content management skills. Having begun her career as a content writer for Slikour OnLife, Moroba has over four years of experience as a writer specialising in music journalism and entertainment. She joined Briefly News in 2023 and passed a set of training courses by the Google News Initiative. Email: moroba.moroeng@briefly.co.za