Nasty C Shows Love to AKA After 'Lemons' Wins a SAMA, Fans Say, "He Would Have Been Proud"

Nasty C Shows Love to AKA After 'Lemons' Wins a SAMA, Fans Say, "He Would Have Been Proud"

  • Durban rapper Nasty C recently gushed over the late rapper Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes in a heartfelt X post
  • Nasty C fans said AKA would have been proud of him following their win at the South African Music Awards (SAMAs) for Lemons (Lemonade)
  • Nasty C congratulated AKA on his posthumous award at the awards ceremony for music video of the year

Long live SupaMega! The GOAT won a posthumous award at the 30th SAMAs.

AKA and Nasty C's 'Lemons' won a SAMA.
Nasty C has shown love to AKA as their collaboration 'Lemons' won a SAMA. Image: @akaworldwide on Instagram/ SowetanLive
Source: Instagram

AKA wins posthumous award with Nasty C

The late South African rapper Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes, was one of the winners at the 30th Annual SAMAs. The awards ceremony took place on 2 November 2024 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand.

The official SABC 1 X account, which broadcasted the awards, announced that AKA and Nasty C's smash hit Lemons (Lemonade) won the RiSA Audio Visual Music Video of the Year award.

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@Official_SABC1 announced:

"@akaworldwide ft @Nasty_CSA win the RiSA Audio Visual Music Video of the Year. Long live the spirit of SupaMega."

@Nasty_CSA responded: "Long live SupaMega 👑"

Fans give Nasty C and AKA their flowers

Mzansi peeps were very proud of Nasty C and AKA, saying their song deserved the win.

@iam_Picallo replied:

"Music legends never die. They live on through their music."

@LwaMthabela said:

"And congratulations to you too."

@King_Turbofx10 said:

"Dope collabo y'all made. But he said it at his best that you the next big thing for SA hip pop ...no lies detected there 💯"

@neotheedonM shared:

"So glad this song changed your perspective when it comes to how to approach music, don't forget to drop those bars."

@SiyabongaGama11 praised:

"Your performance during the Back To The City event, you killed this song, bro."

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@KwaneleN00 said:

"He would have been proud of what you did on Qwellers Prayer."

@EMKEM_Mike gushed:

"The greatest."

@RealOwenWest questioned:

"How does a song released in September 2022 win an award in November 2024?🤔🤔 That's a two-year gap. "Anyway, I love your music, Saan. Ivyson never made a bad song."

K.O releases visuals for King Size featuring AKA

In a previous report from Briefly News, South African rapper K.O released the music video for his song King Size featuring the late AKA.

In the visuals, K.O tried to include as much of AKA as possible, and fans were left reeling as they missed the late rapper.

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Jessica Gcaba (Entertainment editor) Jessica Gcaba is an Entertainment Editor for Briefly News (joined in 2023). She is a Journalism graduate from the Durban University Of Technology (2019). She has 4 years of experience as an Entertainment and Lifestyle Journalist at Africa New Media Group writing for ZAlebs website. She passed a set of trainings from Google News Initiative. To reach her, contact: jessica.gcaba@briefly.co.za