- King Rokan, an Atlanta based artist, has unfortunately passed on at 58 as his friend and fans mourned him online
- In a post by a friend of the late singer, he said that King Rokan was the one who welcomed him to Atlanta when he got there
- He shared a video of their interview which he granted many years ago and also his music clip as well in his post
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The music industry has been thrown into mourning again after the death of an Atlanta based Fuji, Juji artist, Richard Olorunrokan Adekola, aka King Rokan, was announced.
His friend, Ayo Shonaiya, announced the sad news in a post on Instagram as fans also joined him in mourning the departed soul.
Reaction trail news about King Rokan. Photo credit@officialkingrokanSource: Instagram
According to Shonaiya, King Rokan was the person, who welcomed him to Atlanta many years ago when he set foot in the city.
He noted that the departed singer will not be forgotten in the city with the kind of impact he made over there.
Sharing a clip of one of their interviews, Shonaiya said the late artist was a father, friend, and brother.
Shonaiya shares King Rokan’s video
In the post, the friend of the deceased shared the music video of his song. He mentioned that King Rokan brought his music to Nigeria in 2004. He was the one who took him to Eko FM and had him interviewed.
Gushing over his friend, Shonaiya said that King Rokan knew that Fuji would take over the world.
He also added that he was working on a documentary and used a clip of King Rokan in it, but unfortunately, he didn’t wait to see the work.
Recall that the entertainment industry didn’t have it good last year as a few actors, singers unfortunately passed on. A movie producer has also died this year.
See the post here:
What fans said about King Rokan’s death
TheTalk.NG compiled the reactions of fans to the news about King Rokan. Here are some of the comments below:
@djabass:
“Rokan a.k.a Rock On!!! I’m still in shock. Wow. Rest in power King Rokan.”
@bouquiunstoppable:
“Awwwwwww so sad. May his soul rest in peace, what was I doing roaming around in the background?”
@mcbiod:
“May his Soul rest in peace.”
@pato1dc:
“Rest in peace, King Rokan.”
@efeomorogbe:
“Oh dear! Rest in power King Rokan.”
@djabass:
“Rokan a.k.a Rock On!!! I’m still in shock. Wow. Rest in power King Rokan.”
@bouquiunstoppable:
“Aww so sad. May his soul rest in peace, what was I doing roaming around in the background?”
@mcbiod:
“May his Soul rest in peace.”
Islamic singer, Rukayat Gawat dies
TheTalk.NG had reported that the foremost Islamic singer had unfortunately passed on, and her death was announced.
Many of her fans couldn’t believe the sad news because she made a video a few days before the unfortunate event took place.
Many fans took to the internet to mourn Rukayat as they wondered about what led to her untimely demise.
Source: TheTalk.NG
