24-year-old Afrikaans rap artist Angelique Eurika Greeff, known by her stage name Angie Oeh, sadly passed away on Saturday after receiving a lung cancer diagnosis.
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According to reports by News24, Greeff was admitted into hospital during the early hours of Sunday 13 August after a pain she had been experiencing in her side grew unbearable. Shortly after, the rapper was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and underwent emergency surgery and chemotherapy.
A statement released to the late artist’s social media accounts reads as follows:
“Angie was admitted to Life Wilgers Hospital in Pretoria on 13 August where she was declared dead at 17:24 on Saturday 19 August.”
“After the second chemo session on Friday, August 18, she began struggling with low oxygen levels in her blood and was admitted to the hospital’s vigilance unit. Everything possible was done to stabilize her, but unfortunately, things just didn’t go better and her organs started going in.”
According to the statement, Greeff’s loved ones were with her at the time of her passing.
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“Her girlfriend @peachvanpletzen mother, @jvanderweezy (friend and music associate) and other family were with her during her final moments.”
When Greeff received her diagnosis for stage 4 cancer on Monday, her management team launched a Back A Buddy page to assist with medical costs. Over R250k was raised in 48 hours.
“Thank you to everyone who supported the @backabuddy There are still a bunch of bills to pay, but the overwhelming support has also helped Angie a lot with her spirits during her cancer battle.”
The statement goes on to pay tribute to Oeh and her journey as a local artist.
“Angie started writing, producing and releasing music independently in 2019. But it was only in December 2021 when she released her first Afrikaans song, Dis jou wyfie, that people became aware of her. In Dis jou wyfie her sound was fresh and unique, and she was crowned the first Afrikaans mumble rhyming [rapper].”
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“Angie’s music wasn’t just beautiful…it was also a vehicle for her to raise awareness of issues and to try to change things. For the first time in a long time, there was something in Afrikaans again that challenged people and culture to grow.”
“As an openly gay woman, she wanted to promote women’s rights and also highlight how society discriminates against women, class and race. She was fearless in this mission and had a lot of opposition to it, but that didn’t stop her.” concluded the statement.
After receiving the diagnosis for stage 4 cancer last week on Monday, Greeff took to social media writing:
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Greeff reportedly had a cancerous tumour measuring 15cm in diameter removed from her back in 2022 and had visited an oncologist in the year following.
Our thoughts are with Greeff’s loved ones in this difficult time.
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