{"id":40536,"date":"2025-11-03T13:56:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T13:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=40536"},"modified":"2025-11-03T13:56:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T13:56:07","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignjsomething-pays-emotional-tribute-to-late-aka-with-heartfelt-cover-of-congratulate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/11\/03\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignjsomething-pays-emotional-tribute-to-late-aka-with-heartfelt-cover-of-congratulate\/","title":{"rendered":"J\u2019Something pays emotional tribute to late AKA with heartfelt cover of \u2018Congratulate\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_116382\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-116382\" class=\"wp-image-116382 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JSomething-pays-emotional-tribute-to-late-AKA-with-heartfelt-cover.jpg?resize=600%2C414&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JSomething-pays-emotional-tribute-to-late-AKA-with-heartfelt-cover.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/JSomething-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-116382\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">J\u2019Something<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mi Casa frontman J\u2019Something has moved fans with a touching tribute to the late rapper AKA, performing a soulful cover of one of his biggest hits, \u201cCongratulate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sharing the performance on social media, J\u2019Something expressed deep emotion in his caption, remembering the late hip-hop star not just as a musical icon but as a close friend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongratulate by @akaworldwide. I miss you dude. The lack of your physical presence is so felt \u2026 to many and to so many others. Thank you for the music and above all the friendship. You\u2019re still so alive in so many ways. Long live SUPA MEGA long live.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The emotional post quickly resonated with fans, many of whom flooded the comments section with love and nostalgia for the late rapper.<\/p>\n<p>The cover, stripped down and heartfelt, showcased J\u2019Something\u2019s signature soulful sound while paying homage to AKA\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n<p>AKA, whose real name was Kiernan Forbes, was tragically killed in Durban in February 2023.<\/p>\n<p>His passing left a lasting void in the South African music scene, with tributes continuing to pour in from fellow artists and fans who refuse to let his memory fade.<\/p>\n<p>J\u2019Something\u2019s rendition of \u201cCongratulate\u201d serves as a reminder of the bond between two artists from different genres who shared a mutual respect for music and creativity.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DQjK6ECjfbu\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#JSomething #pays #emotional #tribute #late #AKA #heartfelt #cover #Congratulate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; J\u2019Something Mi Casa frontman J\u2019Something has moved fans with a touching tribute to the late rapper AKA, performing a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40537,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40536"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40538,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40536\/revisions\/40538"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}