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AKA

South African rapper (1988–2023)

  • Audience454K
  • Fame71.9
  • Momentum2.8
Source-basedStable
454K youtube followers
  • Audience454K
  • Fame71.9
  • Momentum2.8
  • South Africa rank#17
  • Wikipedia5K
Lived 1988–2023, aged 35South Africa
South AfricaSouth AfricaMusiciansSinger / Musician
  • Biggest on YouTube
    454K
    @@akaworldwide_za
  • Wikipedia
    17 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Rank in South Africa
    #17
    Musicians
  • Era
    1988–2023
    Aged 35
  • Biggest hit
    All Eyes on Me (feat. …
Summary
Updated 2026-09-07

Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, known professionally as AKA and also Supamega, was a South African rapper, record producer, and businessman. Born in Cape Town and raised in Johannesburg, Forbes gained recognition after releasing his single "Victory Lap" from his debut studio album, Altar Ego (2011). Often regarded as one of the greatest South African musicians of all time, he was one of the most popular South African musicians of his era and the best-selling South African hip-hop artist of all-time.

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The six component signals behind the Fame score, and their ranks across the leaderboards.

Fame
Stable
71.9
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Momentum2.8
Historical15.6
Now attention12.9
Source confidence85.0
Completeness90.0
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Country rank
#17
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  • Discogs
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  • AKA
    wikipedia · af.wikipedia.org
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  • AKA (rapper)
    wikipedia · dag.wikipedia.org
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