AKA and Sim Dope, real names Kiernan Forbes and Simphiwe Gumede, shared more than just a close friendship and even shared a birthday.
Both “birthday twins” were born on the same day of the same year, i.e. January 28, 1988.
Aka and childhood best friend celebrate birthday
AKA's friend Don Design remembered him with a touching tribute on his 36th birthday on Instagram.
The DJ and influencer also revealed that Keenan's childhood friend Sim Dope was also celebrating his birthday.
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Forbes and Gumede developed a friendship while attending the same high school, St. John's, in Johannesburg in the early 2000s. AKA even named a song on her 2014 album after a friend. level.
Simpiwe, the son of billionaire businessman Robar Gumede, revealed that AKA gave him the nickname when he formed the school's first rugby team.
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At the rapper's funeral last year, he said: “I was sitting there and he said to me, 'Sim, you're just like you were at school now, you're a shaved head.'
“So we laughed and he said, 'But you can't go on Saturday and just be Simphiwe.' I mean, it's not dangerous. So I said to him, 'You're a love letter. I'm a lover's boy who writes [so you give me a name]. ''And he said, “From now on, you're Sim Dope.'' ”
Tony Forbes performs “SIM DOPE” track
Meanwhile, AKA's father Tony Forbes posted a performance of himself playing Sim Dope.
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