South African rapper and songwriter Costa Titch collapsed and died while performing at a music festival in Johannesburg on Saturday night, his family has confirmed. He was 27 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Costa Titch was performing at the Ultra South Africa music festival in Johannesburg when he suddenly collapsed on-stage. He initially regained his footing but collapsed again just a few seconds later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It is with deep pain that we find ourselves having to acknowledge his passing at this time,” his family said in a statement. “We are thankful for the emergency responders and all those present in his last hours on this earth.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The statement added: “As a family we are faced with a difficult time as we try to make sense of what has befallen us and ask that we be afforded the time and space to gather ourselves.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The cause of his death was not immediately known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Costa Tsobanoglou, better known as Costa Titch, was a rising artist from Mbombela, near the border with Swatini and Mozambique. His most successful single, Big Flexa, has received over 45 million views on YouTube. A remix featuring American artist Akon was recently released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is the latest tragedy to hit the South African music industry recently. In mid-February, popular rapper Kiernan Forbes, also known as AKA, was fatally shot in a Durban restaurant. Musician Rikhado Makhado, known as Riky Rick, was discovered dead from an apparent suicide in February 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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