{"id":16181,"date":"2016-04-11T07:01:08","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T07:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/za\/2016\/04\/11\/aka-influenced-and-inspired-by-bonang\/"},"modified":"2016-04-11T07:01:08","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T07:01:08","slug":"aka-influenced-and-inspired-by-bonang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/za\/2016\/04\/11\/aka-influenced-and-inspired-by-bonang\/","title":{"rendered":"AKA Influenced And Inspired By Bonang"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"the-post\">\n<p><!-- .entry-header-outer \/--><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<!-- .share-buttons \/--><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured-area\">\n<div class=\"featured-area-inner\">\n<figure class=\"single-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"472\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/akabonangphoto.png\" class=\"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" is_main_img=\"1\"  \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content entry clearfix\">\n<p><!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ --><\/p>\n<p>AKA admits to being influenced and inspired by his bae Bonang Matheba. AKA says he has had to rethink what it means <span title=\"Edited\" data-reactid=\".0.1.0.0.0.2.1.0.0.1\"><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0\">to be a \u201cbrand\u201d, we have to say Bonang\u2019s influence doesn\u2019t go unnoticed, who better knows about \u201cbranding\u201d than Queen B?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17974\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/akabonangphoto.png\" alt=\"akabonangphoto\" width=\"599\" height=\"597\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>AKA says he\u2019s made some changes since he got with the queen, from fashion to social media. Nothing proves that more than the rapper being spotted front row at the GQ South Africa fashion show his past weekend with his bro Da Les.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span title=\"Edited\" data-reactid=\".0.1.0.0.0.2.1.0.0.1\"><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0\">I always had style, I guess now I have the money and made the connections to dress nice. I\u2019m in close proximity to someone who has made me rethink what it means to be a \u201cbrand\u201d\u201d, he shared on Instagram.<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ --><\/p>\n<p>The inspiration doesn\u2019t stop there, the rapper also revealed he got rid of his social media management (so Bonang), \u201c<span title=\"Edited\" data-reactid=\".0.1.0.0.0.2.1.0.0.1\"><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0\">I used to have shitty social media management for instance \u2026. I\u2019ve just picked up a few things from her, observed, and made them my own\u201d, he said.<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17975\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/akastyle.png\" alt=\"akastyle\" width=\"672\" height=\"288\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Remember when Bonang made headlines last year after she pulled up a Beyonce and fired most of her team including her hair and make-up friend Ntato Mashishi and Somizi also got caught up in the clean up? Sounds familiar now? Okay.<\/p>\n<p>According to AKA, that\u2019s what happens <span title=\"Edited\" data-reactid=\".0.1.0.0.0.2.1.0.0.1\"><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0\">when \u201cgreat people come together. Inspiration. ?\u201d. These two might be our own Jay and Bey in the making, yes we know Bonang doesn\u2019t sing like that but she\u2019s still queen B. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content \/--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\">(function(d, s, id){\n\t\t\t\t\t  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\t\t\t\t  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n\t\t\t\t\t  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n\t\t\t\t\t  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2\";\n\t\t\t\t\t  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t\t\t\t\t}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AKA admits to being influenced and inspired by his bae Bonang Matheba. 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