“Thug” has many faces and comes in different forms. It may not necessarily always be Rap/Hip Hop and RnB. It will be old and also new. Hell, I may even throw some country into the pot, or whatever I deem to be “thug”. Depending on my mood, every week I’ll be bringing you my selection of the worst, best, funniest, weirdest videos whether you may have seen them or not.
In the US a private school musician/rapper would probably be frowned upon from all sides of the industry, unless they were plying their trade in the more conventional and classical genres. But in South Africa, you’ll be surprised how big the contingent is, moreso in the Hip Hop and EDM scenes.
Kiernan Forbes aka AKA (ok I find that a little funny) is one example, but don’t for one second get it twisted and let his background blind you from his talent and punchline wizardry. This kid got a record deal at the age 16 while most of us had stonies and were giving each other cripple nipples in the schoolyard.
He’s been #1 on all notable local radio stations, 2011 GQ Best Dressed Finalist and 2012 SAMA award winner. He’s come up quick, arrogant as hell and he knows it, but then again show me a rapper that isn’t. ‘Jealousy‘ is the latest video effort that came out last week. The line of the song has to be “ I’m riding around with your bitch, my dick is top of her mind, therefore I fuck what she think.
AKA is only going to get better and bigger. Haters are gonna hate, and he’s not many people’s cup of tea, but at the moment I don’t see anyone else doing what he’s doing in South Africa.
Enjoy your long weekends and have a good Heritage (Braai) Day. It’s Loeries in Cape Town this weekend, so look out for the cocaine cloud and Molly Malones everywhere. Oh and the one night stands.
I’m off to go hang out on the set of the Mad Max movie while I put my eyes on Charlize Theron’s face.