Nkululeko habedi biography
Nkululeko Habedi, better known as Flabba, who has died at the age of 37, was one of South Africa's best-known rappers.
Nkululeko Habedi, better known by his stage name Flabba, died seven years ago after his then-girlfriend Sindisiwe Manqele stabbed him to death..
Obituary: Nkululeko 'Flabba' Habedi, rapper who found art in the ghetto
1977-2015: Nkululeko Habedi, better known as Flabba, who has died at the age of 37, was one of South Africa's best-known rappers.
He was fatally stabbed, allegedly by a girlfriend, Sindisiwe Precious Manqele, last Sunday.
Born in Soweto on October 17 1977, he moved to Alexandra township with his family when he was 10.
At the time it was an almost permanent war zone as political factions fought each other and the apartheid security forces.
Life for those in the middle, such as the Habedi family, was about as rough, raw, dangerous and close to the poverty line as it could be.
Flabba was luckier than most, however.
He had the confidence-boosting support of a loving, happy, proud family, including a stepfather he looked up to and with whom he was close, which provided a relatively stable domestic environment.
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