Rapper Costa Titch dies after collapsing on stage in South Africa
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The South African rapper Costa Titch died on stage while performing, police said Sunday, as they opened an investigation into the circumstances of the 28-year-old's sudden death.
The artist "collapsed while he was performing" on Saturday evening at the Ultra South Africa concert in the Johannesburg suburb of Nasrec, police told AFP.
They said a post-mortem would establish the cause of death.
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