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Kiernan Jordan Forbes, better known by his stage name AKA is an South African rapper originally from Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, and later moved to Johannesburg, Gauteng in 1995.

Early Career
AKA started rapping in high school when he and his friends created the group "Entity". “We were just high school kids who wanted to rap,” he says about the group that went their separate ways in 2006 and he found himself the only who wanted to continue with music as a career.

He went on to study sound engineering before choosing to perform. “I decided that’s what I needed to do,” says the man dubbed the Prince of Rap.

In 2009 AKA and two friends created "Ivy League" which would produce for well known artists such as JR, Teargas, and Pro.

Career
AKA released his debut album, "Altar Ego," in 2011 to critical acclaim. "Altar Ego" won AKA Four Metro FM Music Awards in the categories of Best Produced Album, Best Hip Hop, and Best Newcomer.

In 2011 AKA's song "Victory Lap" won Channel O's Most Gifted Hip-Hop Video and at the 18th South African Music Awards AKA was awarded Male Artist of the Year and Best Street Urban Music Album. The rapper went say “Winning the awards has been a big honour and it is very humbling. The Male Artist of the Year award has made me see myself as a musician across all genres and not just a hip-hop artist,”.

In 2013 AKA began working on his second studio album announcing it on his twitter account.