{"id":49532,"date":"2026-02-09T18:46:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T18:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=49532"},"modified":"2026-02-09T18:46:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T18:46:42","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignakas-lookalike-performs-late-rappers-songs-at-club-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/02\/09\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignakas-lookalike-performs-late-rappers-songs-at-club-video\/","title":{"rendered":"AKA&#8217;s lookalike performs late rapper&#8217;s songs at club (Video)"},"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_189132\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-189132\" class=\"wp-image-189132 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AKAs-lookalike-performs-late-rappers-songs-at-club-Video.jpg?resize=600%2C394&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AKAs-lookalike-performs-late-rappers-songs-at-club-Video.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AKA-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-189132\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">AKA\u2019s doppelganger spotted at a club<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kiernan \u201cAKA\u201d Forbes has once again found himself trending on social media, even in death, after a lookalike of the late rapper was spotted performing his songs at a nightclub.<\/p>\n<p>A video of the doppelganger singing AKA\u2019s music on stage has gone viral, drawing widespread attention and sparking debate online.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time celebrity lookalikes have made headlines for recreating or paying tribute to well-known stars.<\/p>\n<p>The clip prompted mixed reactions from public figures and fans alike.<\/p>\n<p>DJ Speedsta criticised the performance, commenting: \u201cWhen you don\u2019t get attention in high school you start to do weird things in your old age!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Business executive Nota Baloyi, however, came to the man\u2019s defence, insisting the moment was being misunderstood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe went to high school with my little brother &amp; got lots of attention, he\u2019s a big fan doing karaoke. Nothing weird!\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Social media users were equally divided, with some questioning the intent behind the performance and others brushing it off as harmless fan behaviour.<\/p>\n<p>One user said, \u201cIs he aware that he\u2019ll never be him no matter how look alike he can be,\u201d while another added, \u201cNot that deep man. Just a fan doing karaoke.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>AKA was fatally shot on 10 February 2023 outside a restaurant in Durban, a tragic loss that continues to resonate deeply within the South African music industry and among his fans.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">When you don\u2019t get attention in high school you start to do weird things in your old age! \ud83d\ude05 <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DJ Speedsta (@speedstabro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/speedstabro\/status\/2020789110361735389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\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 src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/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#AKAs #lookalike #performs #late #rappers #songs #club #Video<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; AKA\u2019s doppelganger spotted at a club Kiernan \u201cAKA\u201d Forbes has once again found himself trending on social media, even&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49533,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49532","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\/49532","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=49532"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49534,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49532\/revisions\/49534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}