AKA prince of the South African Rap

In 2002, he was part of the rap group Entity that had
a hit with "Touch N Go". Entity were nominated in
2005 for "Best African Hip Hop" in the KORA Awards
and performed during the event. He went on to
study sound engineering before choosing to perform.
“I decided that’s what I needed to do,” says the man
dubbed the Prince of South African Rap.
As Entity disbanded in 2006, AKA went on to study
sound engineering and later joined Buks and Kamza
to form the production collective The I.V. League in
2007 known. His production credits include tracks by
PRO, Tuks Senganga , Andile, Shugasmakx, Khuli
Chana , Teargas, Psyfo, Jub Jub, Loyiso Bala, Bala
Brothers, Jae, JR and Proverb.
AKA ventured for a solo career with hits like
"Mistakes", "In My Walk" and "Do It" with the latter
making it to number 1 on the South African 5FM Top
40. He won Metro FM Music Awards for "Best
Newcomer", "Best Hip Hop" as a solo act and "Best
Produced Album" for his debut Altar Ego.  It is then
that he was dubbed "Prince of South African Rap"
by one of the national newspapers.