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South African Artiste Slumps, dies On Stage

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3 years ago

March 12, 2023

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Popular South African artiste, Costa Tsobanoglou, professionally known as Costa Titch, has passed on.

The ‘Big Flexa’ rapper reportedly died while thrilling fans at the Ultra Music Festival held in Johannesburg on Saturday.

In videos making rounds on the internet, the singer fell down during the performance, but continued singing after he was picked up by his bodyguard. He however slumped a second time and had to be carried off stage.

South African media personality, Phil Mphela, confirmed the news via Twitter late night on Saturday.

Mphela wrote in his tweet, “RIP: Costa Titch. Nelspruit-born artist and dancer, real name Costa Tsobanoglou, has passed away. He was 27.”

Titch was popular for his contribution to Amapiano genre with hits such as ‘Big Flexa’, ‘Nkalakatha’ and ‘Activate’.

The rising star most recently signed a deal with Akon’s record label, Konvict Kulture.

Costa’s death is another huge loss for the South African music industry after his colleague, Kiernan Forbes alias AKA, was shot dead in February.

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Why I Can’t Quit Music – Erigga

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23 hours ago

October 10, 2025

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Nigerian rapper Erhiga Agarivbie, popularly known as Erigga, has revealed that he can’t quit music, stressing that he is doing it for passion and not for financial gains.

In an interview with Hip TV, Erigga noted that every year, some of his colleagues leave the music industry due to various circumstances.

However, he said he can’t quit because music is his life.

The rapper emphasised that his passion for music supersedes the financial and social benefits.

“Every year, people leave music for real-life issues. But I can’t stop. Music is life. It’s what keeps me going. Take the business and everything out of it, it’s more of a passion. I can’t disappoint my fans,” Erigga said.

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Tiwa Savage Reacts To Allegation Of Sabotaging Female Colleagues

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23 hours ago

October 10, 2025

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Afrobeats singer, Tiwa Savage has denied allegations of sabotaging other female artists in the music industry.

She challenged those accusing her of sabotaging her colleagues to mention their sources and come forward with evidence.

Recall that a few years ago Kenyan singer, Victoria Kimani, accused Tiwa Savage of indirectly blocking her from performing at several shows.

Reacting in a recent episode of the Offair Show, Tiwa Savage explained that she was being wrongly accused of sabotaging the chances of other female artistes to get bookings, claiming that show promoters could be lying to other artists using her name.

“If you’ve heard from anybody that I tried to block your bag, mention names. Maybe the promoters are lying and using me, maybe they don’t want to book three, four girls. So, they claim I am the one blocking others,” Savage said.

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Nigerians Don’t Give Me Enough Accolades – Tiwa Savage

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23 hours ago

October 10, 2025

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Afrobeats singer, Tiwa Savage has said that Nigerians and the country’s music industry don’t give her enough accolades for her significant contributions.

Savage is one of the most-awarded female artists in Africa and regarded by many as the “Queen of Afrobeats”, but the ‘Malo’ crooner said she deserves more accolades than she is currently getting.

The singer featured in a recent episode of the Offair Show co-hosted by Gbemi and Toolz.