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The megacy zoom in on Sim Dope’s life: “AKA is alive as Sim dope”

by Ashia Nkontsa
Image: Twitter

Late slain rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes childhood friend Simphiwe Gumede, known as Sim Dope has been on the top trending lists on social media since the late AKA’s memorial service.

Dancing to the tunes of AKA, the fans known as the megacy didn’t know that the song is named after a real person.

According to Gumede, he met his friend AKA and he told him that he wrote a song that will immortalize him. One famous line from the song says “If i die bring me back as Sim Dope.”

“If I die I pray to God he bring me back as Sim Dope” ?? Legends Never Die. RIP King Forbes? #RIPAKA pic.twitter.com/GaJDaojAzd

— Nqobani?? (@Nes365) February 11, 2023

One fan found out that Sim Dope is a son of the billionaire Robert Gumede:

I didn’t know that the SA Billionaire Mr Robert Gumede is Sim-Dope’s father??
.
In 2019 he surprised his son with a Porsche car worth R3.5million just because he passed matric. That’s when i started to notice him
.#AKAFuneral sim dope bonang zinhle nadia pic.twitter.com/vs0OSES9Fq

— Thabelo_Iven (@Thabeloiven02) February 18, 2023

They have searched and found out about his wife:

Sim Dope and His beautiful, smart, intelligent, hardworking wife ( NOT SBWL i KFC babe) ??

Good Morning Ladies!! Yha I am told that He is happily married and off the market ?

Nina focus ukuba stuck no Ta Mthura benu ? pic.twitter.com/jkMdczc83b

— The Lord Of The Wings( Lisa) Arsenal Biggest Fan? (@WhyUfikelate) February 20, 2023

Saw a watch he was wearing on social media, and checked the value of it and found that it is worth R7 million.

In the video, Sim dope is seen wearing a watch worth 7 million dollars? pic.twitter.com/twod4UO5T0

— Lebo (@lebohangbokako) February 20, 2023

Fans, also know that his house is the size of The Pavillion:

So Simdope, AKAs best friend since they were 11years old is actually SIMphiwe Gumede, Robert Gumede’s son (one of the richest men in SA)

Their home is like the size of The Pavilion, they drive some of the most expensive cars in the World from Rolls Royces to Ferraris etc. pic.twitter.com/BlpecPN2Mf

— GAOLATLHE ? (@Fortune__R) February 18, 2023

It came as a shock to the megacy that Sim Dope is a real person, since the news broke they have been having a keen interest on his life.

AKA IS ALIVE! If prayers are to be answered, then this is him standing beside his own grave.

He was so genius about this. He named himself “AKA” so that when God finally brings him back as Sim Dope, he’d already be “Also Known As” him ?#SimDope pic.twitter.com/LECTmZ3Rev

— Mpasha Brave (@mpasha_brave) February 20, 2023

Also see: Nadia Nakai pays emotional tribute to AKA

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