Pro Kid‘s memorial service took place yesterday at Bassline in Johannesburg. His family, friends and fans gathered to pay a final tribute to the Hip-hop star ahead of his burial on Sunday.
The service was hosted by Penny Lebyane and Tbo Touch, and guest speakers included Slikour, DJ Citi Lyts and a performance from Khuli Chana and AKA.
Here are a few moving moments from the service.
Rest in Peace Pro Kid.
1. Slikour announced a special tribute concert to be held in Pro Kid’s honour with all proceeds going to his three-year-old daughter.
WATCH | Slikour announces a special hip-hop concert in honour of ProKid #ProkidMemorial #RipProKid #ProMemorial #RipPro pic.twitter.com/IUMXnkpVe2
— TshisaLIVE (@TshisaLIVE) August 16, 2018
2. Pro Kid’s brother, Sandile Citi Lyts Mkhize paying tribute to him and also performing one of Pro’s popular songs, Wozobona.
WATCH| ProKid’s brother pays tribute to his idol #ProkidMemorial #RipProKid #ProMemorial #RipPro pic.twitter.com/J8AIGK7nbJ
— TshisaLIVE (@TshisaLIVE) August 16, 2018
#ProKidMemorial Red Button and ProKid’s younger brother DJ Citi Lyts perform ‘Wozuzobabona’ pic.twitter.com/ifZGZ8qxVQ
— #CountryDuty? (@the_pixelat0r) August 16, 2018
SEE ALSO: Pro Kid’s memorial and funeral details
3. AKA and Khuli Chana performing their 2010 hit song, I Want It All, which featured Pro.
#ProkidMemorial AKA and Khulu Chana perform ‘I want it all’ pic.twitter.com/dZuXVKY124
— silindelo masikane (@Slindelo_M) August 16, 2018
#ProKidMemorial Crowd goes wild as AKA and Khuli Chana perform ‘I Want It All’, a hit collab with ProKid from 2010 pic.twitter.com/Qg9Z7oUyMs
— #CountryDuty? (@the_pixelat0r) August 16, 2018
4. AKA also shared how Pro opened doors for him in the music industry.
@akaworldwide pays tribute to Pro-Kid at the #ProkidMemorial #RIPPro pic.twitter.com/q6Snq9qaah
— SABC News Online (@SABCNewsOnline) August 16, 2018
5. A Hip-hop cypher from Slaghuis Studio’s Enzo. Slaghuis nurtured many of the Hip-hop stars in the industry including Pro.
Enzo of Slaghuis leads a cypher in honor of how he met Linda “Pro” Mkhize at his memorial service #RIPPro pic.twitter.com/8pEEM0woWZ
— TRACE Urban (@TRACE_Inter) August 16, 2018
This #prokidmemorial is too much and I have the most difficult job right now. It’s to be professional and just let the ceremony go flawlessly with my co-host @PennyLebyane come join us at Baseline pic.twitter.com/knLyLiMMYL
— Tbo Touch (@iamtbotouch) August 16, 2018
SEE ALSO: Cause of ProKid’s death revealed by family
6. The Hip-hop fraternity closing off the service.
SA Hip hop royalty on stage to send their last tribute and to close the #ProKidMemorial #RipPro @TheStar_news @ReporterStar pic.twitter.com/JBDEtnvddX
— Mpiletso Motumi (@mane_mpi) August 16, 2018
Watch the full memorial service here.
