South African rapper, AKA's family releases statement confirming his tragic death

A statement from the rapper AKA's family in South Africa has confirmed the tragic news of his passing.

AKA Kiernan Forbes, who was killed by a gunshot on February 10 in Durban, South Africa. 

For his birthday party, which was to take place at Yugo Nightclub and was advertised on his social media pages, the award-winning rapper, who was based in Johannesburg, flew into Durban on February 10. Sadly, he and his former manager were both killed by gunfire that 8.