{"id":12770,"date":"2018-10-24T22:18:27","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T22:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=12770"},"modified":"2018-10-24T22:18:27","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T22:18:27","slug":"south-african-rapper-hhp-reported-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=12770","title":{"rendered":"South African rapper HHP reported dead"},"content":{"rendered":"

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South African pioneering rapper HHP (Hip Hop Pantsula) aka Jabba has been reported dead at the age of 38.<\/p>\n

Lerato Sengadi, the rapper\u2019s wife and well known publicist confirmed the death to TimesLive.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, yes it\u2019s true. I am with the family at the moment,\u201d the paper quoted Lerato as saying.<\/p>\n

The cause of death hasn\u2019t been confirmed yet.<\/p>\n

HHP is one of the pioneering artists of the successful SA hip-hop subgenre motswako (Khuli Chana, Cassper Nyovest, Fifi Cooper etc.).<\/p>\n

He is also one of the first rappers to successfully mix hip-hop and kwaito, and was one of the first SA rappers to achieve mainstream success.<\/p>\n

He has gifted us with hits such as \u201cTswaka,\u201d \u201cBosso,\u201d \u201cMusic and Lights,\u201d \u201cLekoko La Lekoko,\u201d and countless others, and released several gold-selling albums.<\/p>\n

Jabba had just released a new EP aptly titled Feels Good To Be Back after a short hiatus from releasing solo music.<\/p>\n

Listen to \u2018Tswaka\u2019 by HHP below:<\/p>\n