The sad news came when rapper, Jay Bhad of Asaka Boys fame shared a video of himself jamming to one of his songs on Twitter. Captioning the post, the rapper said “Life is too short, rest well“.
Ahuf who is based in Oforikrome, Kumasi rose to fame as a TikToker few months ago and has amassed millions of fans. The TikToker’s account has amassed an impressive 3.9 million followers and 39.8 million views across its 217 Tik Tok videos.
Ahouf’s appearance and style imitating the persona of the late American rapper Tupac Amaru Shakur led to his fame.
As such, his death went global as it was reported by international news outlets as the news of his death buzzed on social media, especially Twitter. “TuPac is dead again. RIP Ahoof,” he tweeted in a tweet.
A Ugandan news channel wrote “Breaking News: Ghanaian TikToker and Video Creator AHOUFEThere is dead. May his soul rest in peace“.
African ViewFacts reported the news “Popular Ghanaian Tupac lookalike, Ahouf has reportedly died just hours after making a TikTok live video. According to reports, he died after battling an unknown illness. Ahouf has gone viral on social media for his comic nature and Tupac’s idol looks.“.
Tributes have been pouring in for Ahouf as social media users and other news portals have been sharing his videos. Check out some heartbreaking videos below.