South African rapper and dancer Costa Titch's cause of death has been revealed. Costa — whose real name was Costantinos Tsobanoglou — died in March 2023 at the age of 28 after collapsing on stage ...

Nigerian rapper, Olamide, has surpassed 1 billion career streams on Spotify. He is the first African rapper to achieve the feat, thanks to his incorporation of Afrobeats in his music and ...

Two brothers have been charged with the murder of South African rapper Kiernan Forbes, popularly known as "AKA", following their extradition from neighbouring Eswatini. Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande ...

Is the rapper planning to take his music career abroad? AKA is one of the biggest rappers in the continent presently. Over the last four years, AKA has risen to become one of the high profile rappers ...

Can the differences between these opposing citadels of European rap be bridged? The answer lies not just in Britain and France, but also in Europe’s former colonies in Africa. The lack of interest is ...

South Africa's hip-hop industry has been on the rise since the days of mid-'90s crew Prophets of Da City, the country's first major hip-hop group. Today, SA is enjoying a golden era of hip-hop, ...

The hip hop music scene is thriving in South Africa these days and one of the biggest names on the scene right now is a vibrant young artist by the name of AKA. ESSENCE caught up with the man behind ...

The late South African rapper AKA. Six suspects are in police custody awaiting trial following the murder of South African rapper Kiernan Forbes, alias AKA, and his ally, celebrity chef turned ...

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Despite what many may think, Black queer artistry has always been intertwined with the DNA of Hip Hop and R&B. The more modern landscape reflects that truth more openly, but it didn’t get there ...

Costa Titch died at the age of 28 in March 2023 after collapsing on stage at a music festival Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has ...