The news of Biggie’s passing has been trending on social media since Tuesday night.

Real name Njabulo Zondi, Biggie worked with a lot of musicians from his hometown of Durban.

Biggie’s friend and industry peer Dladla Mshunqisi took to Instagram to pay tribute to the late star.

Gqom artist Biggie succumbs to heart failure, Dladla Mshunqisi sad

Gqom artist Biggie has succumbed to heart failure.Source: Instagram

He said Biggie was in ICU and he suffered from heart failure, the publication reports.

Celebs such as Nandi Madida, Boity Thulo and Simphiwe Dana expressed their sadness at Pheko’s death.

Pheko reportedly did a lot in Mzansi celebrities' lives.

He was a creative industries consultancy specialising in music PR and various record label services.

Boity commented:

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