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Tony Forbes on family: ‘Losing Kiernan brought us closer’

Tony Forbes, the father of slain rapper Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, revealed that losing his son brought his family closer together.


 

 
TONY FORBES: ‘LOSING KIERNAN BROUGHT US CLOSER’
This year AKA bagged nine nominations at the SAMA 29 and won three awards. These awards were for Best Male Artist, Best Engineered Album, and Best Collaboration for his hit song Lemons (Lemonade) featuring Nasty C. The slain rapper’s parents collected the awards at the ceremony.

AKA was shot dead outside of Wish Restaurant on Florida Road, Durban on 10 February. He left behind parents Lynn and Tony Forbes, brother Steffan, daughter Kairo, “baby mama” DJ Zinhle and girlfriend Nadia Nakai.

Tony revealed that it has not been easy dealing with the death of a child but losing him has brought his family closer together.

“It’s still very difficult, emotionally. It’s still very much a rollercoaster. In some ways, it’s probably harder because time has moved on and things are supposed to become easier but it’s not. I still prefer to mix with people. I feel closer to Kiernan whenever someone stops and tells me a story about him,” he said to Tshisa Live.

“Losing Kiernan has brought us closer as a family. The thing about family is it’s not just about blood family, it’s also about his friends. I have gained sons and daughters,” he continued.

LYNN FORBES SHARES TOUCHING TEXT TO AKA
This comes after Lynn Forbes took to her Instagram Story to share a touching throwback text message she sent to her son in 2018 when she hiked Mount Kilimanjaro. In the text, Lynn let her son know she is safe after hiking to Africa’s highest peak.Back in 2018, Lynn was apart of the annual #Trek4Mandela team that climbed up the mountain to raise funds for sanitary pads for underprivileged girls.

“I had just turned 50 and this was such a spiritual climb for me. 3 days later, on Mandela Day I reached Uhuru Peal, the summit and hugest point on the African continent. Kilimanjaro taught me humility, patience and gratitude … she showed me how truly small I really am,” she wrote in July this year.