Da Les has been put on blast for selling a T-shirt with AKA’s face through his brand Amakipkip clothing.
Images via Instagram: @2freshles/ @amakipkipstore
‘Vultures’: Da Les put on blast for ‘profiting’ off AKA T-shirts
AKA’s friends and family have accused rapper Da LES and his clothing label Amakipkip of trying to exploit his late friend’s death.
Da Les has been put on blast for selling a T-shirt with AKA’s face through his brand Amakipkip clothing.
Images via Instagram: @2freshles/ @amakipkipstore
Leslie Mampe – known as Da LES – has been put on blast for attempting to profit off the death of his friend Kiernan Forbes or AKA. This, after the Amakipkip founder advertised an unauthorised T-shirt featuring the late rapper’s face
According to Forbes’s brother and girlfriend Nadia Nakai, the family of the slain star was unaware of the design.
In February, AKA was shot and killed by unknown attackers outside a Durban eatery. No arrests have been made.
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DA LES SELLS T-SHIRTS FOR R600
This week, the official Instagram account of Amakipkip store advertised a T-shirt featuring the images of AKA. The item was priced at R600.
Brand founder Da Les was also seen wearing the tee at his birthday celebrations at Montana nightclub in Rosebank.
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The T-shirt rivals another recent one featuring AKA’s face from local label Cultish. Unlike Amakipkip, the merchandise was approved by Forbes’s family, with proceeds going directly to them.
Last year, the friends ended their beef at the CottonFest music festival after old allegations Forbes had romantically pursued Da L.E.S’s baby mama Aurea Alexander.
AKA’S BROTHER AND NADIA NAKAI SPEAK OUT
Meanwhile, AKA’s brother Steffan Forbes and girlfriend Nadia Nakai have slammed both Da Les and Amakipkip over the sales.
Steffan reposted a pic of the T-shirt with the caption: “No shame.”
Meanwhile, Nadia slammed the brand on her Twitter account in a series of tweets.
She posted: “WTF!!! I thought Les just made one for himself”. She added: “Then to repost Steff’s post like it’s nothing.. Wow!”.
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THE MEGACY SLAMS ‘VULTURES’
AKA’s legion of fans – named the Megacy – have also slammed e brand for exploitation
In an open letter, the group of fans accused their idol’s friend of being a “vulture.”
It read: “We as the Megacy do not approve Amakipkip’s recent behaviour of thieving from AKA’s death”.
The fans called on Da Les to remove the item from their clothing line.
