In the early hours of August 9, 2018, news of Linda Mkhize's death sent shockwaves across social media, prompting a number of celebrities to live-tweet their thoughts, condolences and final memories of and with the rapper popularly known as Pro Kid.
Although the circumstances surrounding his death were unknown to the public at the time of writing, popular AKA collaborator, Mpilo 'MasterAFlat Shanabngu' seems to have been the first to bring news of Pro Kid's death on to the timeline.
RIP PRO! 💔😭🙏🏾
— Mpilo Shabangu (@MasterAFlat) August 8, 2018
Numerous tweets from fellow rappers, celebs and fans alike have been streaming in ever since. #RIPProKid shot to the top of the trends list on Thursday morning and has been trending ever since.