DJ Zinhle remembers AKA in sweet video where he was dancing with Kairo

The world is still mourning the death of one of the greatest hip hop stars, AKA. 

Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, known professionally as AKA, died on Friday night in Durban. He had just finished eating dinner at Wish restaurant in Florida Road, Durban when he was gunned down. 

The rapper was scheduled to perform at YūGō Tapas Bar & Restaurant on Florida Road as a continuation of his birthday celebration, which started on 28 January. 

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Following his death, scores of people took to social media to remember him. 

One of the people who shared a tribute to him was the mother of his daughter, DJ Zinhle. 

On Sunday, Zinhle posted a video of AKA dancing with their daughter, Kairo (7) to Temple Boys CPT's 'Saggies' song featuring Young King The Vocalist. 

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Zinhle and AKA dated in 2014 and Kairo was born in 2015. They broke up in 2020 and both moved on. Zinhle is now married to musician Murdah Bongz and AKA was in a relationship with rapper Nadia Nakai. 

AKA loved spending time with his daughter and often posted her on social media. 

Zinhle not only shared images of AKA and Kairo, but she also added an image of AKA with his girlfriend, Nadia, on her Instagram stories. Nadia and AKA made their relationship official last year February. 

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Zinhle and other musicians also visited AKA's house over the weekend to pay their respects. 

News Live SA shared a video of DJ Zinhle, DJ Oskido, Da L.E.S, and Kabelo Mabalane entering AKA's residence. 

Watch the video below. 

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