M.anifest Eulogizes South Africa Rapper HHP

Ghanaian rapper, M.anifest, has dropped an emotional message for his South African collaborator, Hip Hop Pantsula (HHP), who passed away Wednesday, 24 October.

The cause of his death is unknown but reports say he confessed to attempting suicide on five occasions in 2015 due to depression.

Upon hearing the news, M.anifest took to Instagram to describe the rapper as ‘a merchant of joy, kind-hearted soul, open-minded spirit’.

According to him, even though HHP’s death broke him, he was grateful that the multiple award-winning legend shared his friendship with him.

M.anifest shared a photo with the late rapper with the caption: “My brother Jabba. A merchant of joy, kind-hearted soul, open-minded spirit. Your charisma…enough to fill a room but you were generous enough to make space for everyone in it.

I’m broken that you left. Grateful that you shared your friendship with me. A great artist when I met you but an even greater reminder of positivity and our humanity when I got to know you. Rest in Paradise. Live forever. #RIPHHP”

HHP collaborated with M.anifest on a 2014 hip-hop jam, titled “Jigah”. The song, produced by Wes Mapes, comes with a music video shot in Johannesburg by Jobie Bakama of Callback Dreams Studios.

HHP is one of the pioneering artists of the successful South Africa hip-hop subgenre motswako (Khuli Chana, Cassper Nyovest, Fifi Cooper etc.). He is also one of the first rappers to successfully mix hip-hop and kwaito, and was one of the first SA rappers to achieve mainstream success.

News of the sudden death was confirmed by HHP’s publicist wife, Lerato Sengadi.

 By: Justice Dzido