In the late 1990s, after South Africa qualified for the FIFA World Cup, Tkzee released “Shibobo” featuring McCarthy.
In a recent interview, Benny McCarthy reflected on his bond with Keenan “AKA”, aka Forbes, and said the late rap artist was the only person who convinced him to get back into music.
“The closest person to remotely getting me back into music or anything was the late AKA,” South Africa's all-time leading scorer said in an interview on 5FM's Breakfast Show this week.
“He was a really special person. He and I had a bond and we always kept in touch,” McCarthy said.
'AKA' and his friend, celebrity chef Thebelo 'Tiz' Motsoane, were shot and killed outside a Durban nightclub in KwaZulu-Natal in early 2023.
McCarthy said she was shocked by the news of the rapper's death. “When I found out what happened, I was completely devastated.” [sic] It happened,” he said.
At the time of AKA's death, the former Porto striker was based in England and working as an assistant coach at Premier League club Manchester United.
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aka McCarthy's Bond
Following AKA's death, the club he supported, Manchester United, paid tribute to him in their matchday program.
“We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of South African rapper and United supporter Keenan Forbes (aka AKA). He was a huge red player who was greatly admired by many. ” declared a memo in the game day booklet.
McCarthy also captioned a photo with AKA with a message of condolence to the Forbes family.
on his last album mass countryabout the song Mbuzi Alias featuring Zato Soul played a clip of McCarthy concluding the interview on Robert Marawa's radio show. The word “Mbuzi” translates to mean goat.
The latter is used as an acronym for “Greatest Of All Time.” By placing this clip at the beginning of the song, it was as if AKA was paying homage to McCarthy and Marawa as goats and as they were seen on his field as well.
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McCarthy's first and probably last musical career…
In the late 90s, when South Africa qualified for the FIFA World Cup, Tkzee Shibobo So we featured McCarthy.
“Honestly, that was the weirdest moment,” McCarthy said. dan nicole show years ago.
“We all think we can sing when we're in the shower or the bathroom, and that's fine. But if you ask me…at first I thought it would be… [sic] It's just a funny story, but yeah, I was surprised when that came out,'' the coach said.
“People used to call me 'Benny McCarthy Sibobo, the great singer,' but I think, 'I'm a football player, not a singer.' [the song] I gained a different set of fans and it was fun, but I don't want to do it again.”
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