It was late rapper Hip-Hop Pantsula, real name Jabulani Tsambo’s birthday yesterday (September 14th) and his wife Lerato Sengadi Tsambo opened up about her love and the pain of losing him.
The influential marketer and PR specialist lost her Mahikeng-born rapper husband from a suspected suicide in 2018. HHP had prior to his death admitted to suffering from depression and attempting suicide a few times before.
Remembering her husband who would have been 43 years this year, Lerato took to her social media to share photos of the two of them cuddling, she captioned her post:
“Happy Birthday Motho wa Motho (Person of a Person). ❤️ Go bohloko… But go tla loka (It’s so painful.. But it will be alright)! Ke go rata (I love you) until until! ❤️?️?️.”
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A few days back on her late mother’s birthday Lerato had shared a photo of herself with the late Jabba and her mother. In the picture, Jabba is seen kissing her mother on the cheek.
She captioned her post:
“These Besties were born 12 days apart. The were (and still are) inseparable. Mawe Waka le Motho wa Motho (My Mawe and Person of a Person) … Happy Birthday Mawe Waka. I love you for many lifetimes. We miss you more than it’s humanly possible. ?. My heart is too sore to say anything else. ?. A valuable reminder that life comes at u fast and will humble you in the blink of an eye. ??: 02/09 – ♾️,??♂️: 14/09 – ♾️.”
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Social media users commented wishing the Harambe hitmaker a happy heavenly birthday:
“Happiest birthday Jabba…one random Saturday driving on Mandela drive in Mahikeng, we saw him, my sister screamed Jabba, He greeted and directed us to stop at a nearby filling station…a memory we hold dear. Hugs to u Motho wa Motho”
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