Tributes pour in after the family of rapper Tumi Tladi confirms his passing

He seemed okay and just recently was active on social media.

“Love like they are leaving tomorrow,” reads one of his recent Twitter posts.

“You only truly appreciate your loved ones when there’s a countdown, the small things don’t matter anymore.”

These tweets just seemed like another one of his pearls of wisdom.

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"Known by his stage name Tumi Tladi, he was deeply loved by his family, friends, and the entertainment industry as a whole,” the statement reads.  

“Son, brother, and uncle, Tumi Tladi (30) sadly passed away in the early hours of this morning (10th July 2022) in Johannesburg. He leaves behind his parents, five siblings, his niece, and nephews.”

The Tladi family asked for privacy during the period of grieving and requested that fans keep them in their prayers.

The family is yet to announce the cause of his death and details of the funeral will be confirmed at a later stage.

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Tumi’s music career started in 2015 after he had become famous as a choreographer. In 2015 he released his debut single, Punchline 2015.

His recent songs include Dumelang, Strong Enough featuring Tyler ICU, Basadi featuring Rouge and Moozlie as well as Presidential with Nadia Nakai and Mustbedubz.

The son of legendary South African promoter and concert impresario Peter Tladi, Tumi has choreographed for Cassper Nyovest and danced his way to the top from the age of 11 years old.

He trained as a dancer at Danceweb.

In 2012, he travelled to Los Angeles, USA, and stole the show doing a music video for Hollywood actor and singer Will Smith and actress Jada Pinkett Smith’s children Willow and Jaden.