Nadia Nakai announced on Instagram that she is set to release a new single dedicated to the late rapper AKA, whose real name is Kiernan Jarryd Forbes. The single is scheduled to drop on Friday, 26 January, just two days before what would have been the rapper's first birthday since his untimely death.

The celebrated South African singer AKA was shot dead outside of Wish Restaurant on February 10, 2023 on Florida Road in Durban. In March last year, just a month after the rapper was killed, his girlfriend, Nadia Nakia shared the last conversation she had with him, IOL reported. Unfortunately, her text messages were never delivered to him as he was ultimately killed before he had a chance to read them.



Though Nadia Nakai has openly shared her grief over the loss of her late boyfriend, she has also been dedicating time to the studio.

“Listening to the album on the way home… it’s sooo amazing!!! Nothing you’ve heard from me before! This is spiritual! 💜,” she wrote on X (the social media platform previously known as Twitter) on 6 December 2023.

The artist behind the hit "Imma Boss" recently revealed plans to release a fresh single on Friday, 26 January. In a birthday tribute dedicated to AKA, she teased social media users with a brief snippet of her upcoming song.

 “I Miss You. Happy Heavenly Birthday (28 January 2024)🐺💜🇿🇦,” she penned on her feed.