Radio DJ legend Chilli M passes away

GAUTENG.- Radio personality, once one of the most popular DJs on-air, has died aged 42.
Radio DJ veteran Vukani Masinga, better known as Chilli M, has passed away at the age of 42.

The Citizen newspaper reported that Masinga was rushed to hospital on Thursday morning and passed away in the afternoon. It is said that he died of “natural causes”.

Chilli M was a hugely popular radio DJ, as well as a music producer who collaborated with artists including DJ Tira. After stints on Metro FM and East Coast Radio, he moved to YFM, where his drive-time show with Dineo Ranaka, called The Essential Rush, became a hit. In 2012, he joined Ukhozi FM.