Kiernan Forbes

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'I want my flowers while I'm still alive' – AKA, Kiernan Forbes (Mail and Guardian)

Touch My Blood cover, is the third and final studio album by South African rapper AKA before his death, released on 15 June 2018 through Beam Group in ...

Kiernan was in the throes of his redemption story. “That was the happiest I’ve ever seen Kiernan in the whole time that I’ve known him. We got to celebrate his return to the top. “Kiernan was very careful and conscientious to guide the process as best as he could and then I’d obviously fill in the creative and technical balancing act. He was very particular, sometimes borderline neurotic in how he approached his music. Politely, he turned and asked me to give him a moment. By the time I headed to The Venue, Melrose Arch, for the launch party, I knew the lyrics word for word. “He was so instrumental in getting me to this point of just being able to get out in public again, start making music again. No matter what, Kiernan was never one to let an adversary enjoy his moment in the sun. But as we spoke, I got to understand that he was evolving, in many ways. Instead, he gave props and spoke on how he was impressed by the team’s rapid development. Thanks to United’s success and Arsenal’s demise, we were often the brunt of his jokes on social media.

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