Mass Country': AKA on Anele's death, treatment from TembesOn his posthumous album, #MassCountry, slain rapper AKA opened up about Anele Nelli' Tembe's death and how her family treated him.
by Nokuthula Ngcobo
24-02-2023 11:09
in Music
AKA opens up about Anele Tembe's death in his song Diary (Anxiety)' on his posthumous album Mass Country . Images via Twitter and Instagram: @akaworldwide
Slain rapper AKA's posthumous album, Mass Country, was released on Friday, 24 February, just two weeks after he was murdered in cold blood in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
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Mass Country is the 35-year-old musician, producer and songwriter's third album and features 14 songs including his emotionally-charged track titled Diary (Anxiety).
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AKA ON TEMBE FAMILY CUTTING HIM OFF AFTER ANELE'S PASSING In the track, AKA sampled Club Havana's hit song Kudala Ngikulindile - a song about eagerly anticipating your lover's return after they have left you.
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The SupaMega, as he was affectionately called, opens up about his personal struggles with anxiety.
He also opens up about losing his fianc e Anele Nelli' Tembe after she fell to her death from the 10th floor of the Pepperclub Hotel on Loop street in Cape Town in April 2021.
I cannot feel no pain, nothing comes close to the way I feel when I go back in my memory bank and I see that frame. That s**t burned my brain forever, the rapper says in Diary (Anxiety).
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AKA also talks about how he was character assassinated after her passing.
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The rapper then talks about how the Tembes cut him off and did not include him in the funeral arrangements or the programme.
I gave it everything that I had. How you gon' cap and not even make one phone call to my mom or my dad after we part to send down the casket? That s**t is wack. Passive aggressive. Never mind Bheki Cele, he wasn't even on the programme. I wrote the speech and took my seat and nope nothing. My name was nowhere, AKA says in the song.
LISTEN TO THE SONG IN THE YOUTUBE VIDEO BELOW:
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TEMBES BELIEVE THE RAPPER KILLED THEIR DAUGHTER AKA's album comes a week after City Press published an explosive letter from the Tembe lawyers accusing him of pushing or throwing Anele off the balcony the morning of her death.
According to a statement by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in the Western Cape, Nicolette Bell, which was issued on Monday, 13 February, the NPA met with the Tembe family in June 2022.
During the meeting, the DDP explained to the family that they would not pursue prosecution against AKA after making an informed decision based on an extensive investigation which included several expert opinions and forensic reports.
Two weeks after the meeting, the Tembes then served a letter to the NPA stating that they did not agree with the NPA's decision not to prosecute the rapper as they believe there was ample evidence to go ahead with the case.
ALSO READ: Bombshell! Nelli Tembe's family claim AKA THREW her off balcony
In the letter, the Tembes stated that there was evidence that Anele was defending herself.
The scratch marks on Forbes's body, specifically at the back, were defensive marks, in an upward direction, indicating that Forbes was carrying Anele on his shoulders while she attempted to defend herself. The scratch marks are indicative that Forbes threw her over the balcony, read parts of the letter.
Anele's family also claimed that their daughter did not climb over the balcony as initially suggested because there were no fingerprints to prove it. They accused the police of ignoring a statement by hotel room guest, Rob Stefanutto, who claimed he heard AKA and Anele arguing a few minutes before the tragedy.
In addition, the Tembes claimed that AKA allegedly cleaned up the hotel room - which was covered in blood - and only called reception to require assistance during their altercation after Anele had already fallen.
The letter read: He did not attend to his injured fianc , who remained alive for approximately 20 minutes. He did not go to perform CPR on her; instead, Stefanutto, a complete stranger, cared enough to administer CPR and call emergency services in an attempt to save Anele Tembe's life .
AKA and Anele Tembe. Image via Instagram: @akaworldwide
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Mass Country': AKA on Anele's death, treatment from TembesOn his posthumous album, #MassCountry, slain rapper AKA opened up about Anele Nelli' Tembe's death and how her family treated him.
