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: SOUTH AFRICAN ARTIST COSTA TITCH REPORTEDLY DEAD AFTER COLLAPSING ON STAGE

South Africa mourns yet another death of a famous musician. According to social media reports, rapper Costa Tsobanoglou popularly known by his stage name Costa Titch, has reportedly passed awa

 

 


According to unverified reports, the rapper collapsed on stage at the Ultra South Africa festival, at Expo Centre in Nasrec, Johannesburg. In his last Instagram story, he shared that he would be performing at the festival.

Several Twitter users have paid tribute to the star, whose shock death has left his country reeling, and EFF president Julius Malema, has also reacted to the news of his passing.
Entertainment commentator Phil Mphela took to his Twitter account to confirm the passing of the rapper

In yet another tragedy for the South African music scene, rapper Costa Titch has died. The musician, whose full name is Costa Tsobanoglou, had reportedly collapsed while performing at the Ultra music festival on Saturday, 12 March 2023.

Costa, who is also a dancer, was born in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga in 1995 and is known for several hits, including Nkalakatha and Activate.

The news of Costa Titch’s death was confirmed by entertainment commentator Phil Mphela on Twitter just before midnight and was followed by a string of sombre reactions from industry colleagues.

Fellow musician Junior Da Rocka and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema are among those to seemingly reference the rapper’s passing.

The passing of Costa Titch comes as music fans are still mourning the loss of fellow rapper AKA, whose real name was Kiernan Forbes. He was shot outside of a restaurant in Durban by unknown hitmen and the South African Police Service (SAPS) are still investigating the case. Interestingly, both Costa Titch and AKA have collaborated on a song called Super Soft.

His amapiano single, Big Flexa, which was released in December 2021, became the most viewed Amapiano video in late 2022. The track features Alfa Kat, Banaba Des, Sdida, Man T and C’buda M. In the song’s music video, the rapper shows off his impeccable dancing skills with Soweto’s Finest, a local dance group.

The video has officially reached 30.7 million views on YouTube, beating out MFR Souls, Major League DJz, Bontle Smith and Kamo Mphela’s Amanikiniki, which stands at 30 million.

Big Flexa has also wowed fans on other Spotify and TikTok. On Spotify, the track has accumulated more than six million listens while on TikTok, the sound has been used more than 105 000 times.

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