Sim Dope whose real name is Simphiwe Gumede, was a friend of the late rapper, AKA
Kiernan “AKA” Forbes dropped a song titled after his friend, Sim Dope, but lots of people didn’t know it was a name of a person.
The song is a hit and many grooved to it without being savvied about the origin of the name of the song
On the 17th of February, during the memorial service of the Touch My Blood hitmaker, Sim Dope mounted the stage to talk about Kiernan.
“I wrote a song dawg… about you, and me, life and everything,” Gumede quoted AKA at the memorial service.
The news went viral on different social media platforms with people expressing their shock.
This triggered curiosity about the identity of Sim Dope and we will share a few with you below:
- Sim Dope’s real name is Simphiwe Gumede
- He is the son of one of SA’s richest men, Robert Gumede
- He is a lover of luxury who doesn’t show off; he loves cars and watches.
5. Dope attended St John’s College in Johannesburg.
6. Sim Dope has been AKA best friend since they were 11 years old.
7. Simphiwe lives a private life but he is known to be married.
