AKA

Kiernan Jarryd Forbes (28 January 1988 – 10 February 2023),[3] known professionally as AKA, was a singer, songwriter, and producer from South Africa. Many of AKA songs become very popular and trendy online with a great number of streaming and downloads on Boomplay.
He achieved fame after releasing his acclaimed single, Victory Lap. The song, one of the tracks of his debut album, Altar Ego, catapulted AKA into the national limelight and gave him international recognition. Over the years, he has released top-charting albums like Levels, Touch My Blood and Be Careful What You Wish For.
AKA spent the formative years of his life in his parents' house before moving with his grandmother when his parents separated. His grandmother resided in a bungalow in Mitchell's Plain, Cape Town. When he grew older, he moved out of his grandmother's place and moved in with his mother, who lived in Johannesburg.

While he was at his grandmother's, AKA attended Holy Cross Convent, Cape Town, for his elementary education. However, he didn't complete his education there before proceeding to Greenside Primary School.
He studied at St. John College for his high school education, where he graduated with flying colors. However, he didn't pursue a university education right after leaving high school. He focused on music for a while before studying Sound Engineering at the university.
Career
AKA discovered his love for music as a teenager while listening to rap songs from American artists. This prompted him to start writing down rap songs whenever he returned back home from school.
During this period, he created the hip-hop group, Entity with his close friends, Vice Versa and Greyhound. The group was together for a couple of years before splitting in 2006.
While at the university, AKA co-founded a second music group, The IV Collective, alongside two other members. The group focused on producing songs for other artists.