Troy Smith
28 year old South African rapper ‘Costa Titch’ died on Saturday during a performance at a Johannesburg music festival. Fans recorded video of the star collapsing. His real name was Constantinos Tsobanoglou.
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See that shocking video below…
🇿🇦 Rapper Costa Titch dies suddenly performing on a scene. He was 27. pic.twitter.com/12IkBH28zJ
— Truthseeker (@Xx17965797N) March 12, 2023
Following the collapse, Titch was transported the local hospital and pronounced dead. As you can see in the video above, people rushed to help him as soon as he collapsed.
No cause of death has been released. The following caption was posted to his Instagram by his family…
“It is with deep pain that we find ourselves having to acknowledge his passing at this time,”
“We are thankful for those emergency responders and all those present in his last hours”
Post by Titch’s family
Tsobanoglou was a growing sensation in South Africa and one of the biggest stars of amapiano, a style of music characterized by deep house, log-drum driven basslines and soulful piano melodies. His rap style combines South Africa’s culture, style and indigenous languages with international rap sub-genres like trap music, which originated in Atlanta’s thriving hip hop scene.
Tsobanoglou was born in Nelspruit in northeastern South Africa and had already had a successful career in dance before becoming a rapper.
Tsobanoglou’s song “Big Flexa” made him a star across Africa after it became successful on TikTok. The rapper had recently partnered with a music label started by Senegalese-American musician Akon, who was featured featured on a remix of “Big Flexa.”
Tsobanoglou’s death comes a month after his friend and collaborator, fellow rapper AKA, was killed in a shooting.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/12/africa/costa-titch-death-intl/index.html
This occurred at the ‘Ultra Music Festival’. Festival goers were reportedly devastated by witnessing the shocking event.
May this young man rest in peace.
