Since launching her musical career, Nadia Nakai has been in high-profile relationships with mostly her colleagues in the music sphere. She is presently dating a South African rapper, AKA, who is famous for releasing several successful studio albums such as ‘Touch My Blood,’ ‘Be Careful What You Wish For,’ and ‘Levels.’ The love birds began their romantic affair in late 2021.

They, however, made it public in February 2022 after keeping it secret for many months. Since Nadia Nakai’s relationship with AKA became official, there have been mixed reactions from fans. This has made the cute couple to be making the news headlines constantly. Besides AKA, Nadia Nakia has dated several A-list music artists, including Vic Mensa.

The Truth About AKA and Nadia Nakai’s Relationship

Kiernan Forbes, known professionally as AKA, is known to have dated many top South African entertainers in the past years. In late 2021, the rumor mill had it that AKA and Nadia Nakai had caught the love bug and were secretly dating. The two ignored the rumor and never commented on it.

Later in early 2022, the couple went on a romantic vacation together. Though they never made the affair public knowledge at the time, their social media fans were able to deduce that they were posting individual pictures of a romantic getaway from the same location. Despite efforts by the couple to keep the relationship secret, they eventually let the cat out of the bag in March 2022.

They confirmed the much-speculated affair via Instagram post, which cleared every doubt and instantly made the relationship official. Subsequently, Supa Mega and Bragga started flooding their social media handles with pictures of them showing a public display of affection. As a result, they have emerged as the most talked about celebrity couple in Mzansi.

How AKA and Nadia Nakia’s Relationship Took Off

While still signed to Family Tree Records, owned by Cassper Nyovest, who is considered to be AKA’s toughest rival, Nadia Nakai was featured on Kiernan’s Braai Show. The two have worked together on many occasions, including the 2016 single ‘Baddest’ (remix). Hence, they have a special respect for one another.

They started as friends and never imagined ending up together. On March 4th, 2022, they announced their relationship by posting a video of them sharing a smooch at Orthodox VIP Lounge in Johannesburg. AKA and Nadia shared the video with the same caption, “Mega 2 Mega.” Since the relationship materialized, the two seemed to be meant for each other.

They share loved-up posts on Instagram accompanied by an admirable lovey-dovey exchange of comments between them. In May 2022, the love birds were sighted at Konka, a well-known hip and happening spot in Soweto. It was a cozy outing, and the couple couldn’t wait to let the fans into their PDAs. Nadia shared a picture of herself having the best moment of her life, cozying up to her guy, AKA. She captioned the picture, “The One.”

She also shared a post where she was singing and dancing to Forbes’ songs as he performed on stage with D.A.L.E.S. Supa Mega, on the other hand, shared on Instagram a picture of Nadia leaning in for a kiss with a caption, “Ragga ragga ragga.” Apparently, their sizzling romance has become a trending topic in Mzansi as it has been met with many controversies.

Did AKA Assault Nadia While in Ghana?

On April 15th, 2022, a month after making their relationship official, Nadia and AKA went to Accra, Ghana, for different work engagements. Soon after, it was reported that there was trouble in the couple’s paradise. Daily Sun reported that the rappers were involved in a heated physical and verbal altercation.

The incident reportedly occurred in a club, and AKA was allegedly escorted out of the club. This led to Forbes and Nadia breaking up after a few months of dating. Shortly after the incident, Nadia Nakai and her boyfriend unfollowed each other on Instagram. When the news started circulating, AKA followed Nadia back, but it took the ‘Naked Nakai’ singer a little while to follow her boyfriend back on Instagram.

In the heat of the matter, the couple released two joint statements to clear the air about the rumored assault. Firstly, they cited their disappointment over how their exciting working trip to Ghana suddenly turned into a public smear campaign. They stated in the post that no verbal or physical abuse happened between them in Ghana.

The second statement was directed at Daily Sun. The couple asked the media channel to apologize for running a false story regarding their trip to Ghana, or they will face a lawsuit of R800,000 for defamation of character. Despite their efforts to convince the public that there was no drama between them, some Twitter users still assumed that there was indeed a physical altercation from the weekend trip.

This resulted from musician Moonchild Sanelly choosing not to comment on the issue even though she spent the weekend with Supa Mega and Bragga and had the same working commitments as Nakai.

Why AKA and Nadia Nakai’s Relationship Often Stirs the Social Media

Even though AKA and Nadia Nakai seem head over heels in love, their relationship has garnered heavy criticism from naysayers. In recent months, some of Nakai’s fans have judged her for choosing Supa Mega, known to have a temperament issue, after the video where he was seen forcefully trying to open the door where Anele Tembe―his late finaceé was, went viral. He was also seen engaging in a heated verbal altercation with her.

AKA, on the other hand, is being slammed for rushing into a new relationship barely a year after he lost his former partner. Among the celebrities who have publicly aired their opinion about Nadia Nakai’s relationship with AKA is Ntsiki Mazwai. Reacting to the couple’s announcement of their newly found love, Ntsiki expressed her concern in a now-deleted tweet.

She stated that she found it deeply disturbing that Kiernan Forbes moved on with his love life just months after the demise of his fiancée, Nelli, who took her own life by falling from the 10th floor of the Pepperclub Hotel in Cape Town. She also highlighted her discomfort about some things that occurred during Nelli’s funeral. She cited that she still remembers Nelli Tembe and will not erase her.

Podcast and Chill host Mac G also weighed in on AKA and Nadia Nakai’s new relationship alert. He said on an episode of Podcast and Chill that he doesn’t believe that the love affair is real, that it seems more like a publicity stunt. And he is yet to see convincing chemistry between the two famed rappers.

Since Nadia Nakai’s new relationship came to light, there has been a growing number of divided opinions about the couple’s romantic escapade. While some are celebrating the blossoming new love, some others are expressing serious concern about the relationship.

Meet Nadia Nakai’s Boyfriend, AKA

Nicknamed Supa Mega, Nadia Nakai’s heartthrob was born Kiernan Forbes on January 28th, 1988. He was born and raised in Cape Town by his parents, Tony and Lynn Forbes. AKA’s mother is a renowned businesswoman, blogger, and brand influencer. The 35 years old rapper is a graduate of St. John’s College in Johannesburg.

He began his career in 2002 and released his debut studio album, ‘Altar Ego,’ in 2011. He gained international recognition following the release of his hit single ‘Victory Lap’ on his first album. ‘Altar Ego’ was a huge hit as it attained gold certification from RISA.

It also won AKA many awards, including the Metro FM Award for Best Hip Hop Album and the South African Music Award for Best Male Artist of the Year. His second album ‘Levels’ was even more successful as it was certified double platinum by RISA in 2018. Nadia Nakai’s boyfriend further released another album, ‘Touch My Blood’ which gained double platinum certification from RISA.

In April 2020, the Cape Town-born musician launched a business career. Alongside Vodka brand Cruz, he launched a watermelon-flavored drink with his initials on the bottles. Thus far in his blossoming career, Forbes has bagged numerous accolades. They include:

• African Muzik Magazine Award for Best Male Southern Africa (2015)
• MTV Africa Music Award for Best Collaboration (2015)
• South African Music Award for Best Male Artist (2015)
• African Muzik Magazine Award for Best Collaboration (2015)
• South African Hip Hop Award for Most Valuable Artist (2015)
• Kids’ Choice Award for Favourite South African Star (2019)
• Namibia Annual Music Award for Pan African Artist of the Year (2019)
• South African Music Award for Music Video of the Year (2020)