RIP Grant Shakoane: Former Metro FM legend has died Tributes pour in for Former Metro FM veteran DJ, Grant Shakoane who lost his life after being in a 'serious condition' last week. SHAKOANE WAS A ‘GENTLE GIANT’ Fellow radio veteran and close friend of Grant Shakoane, Wilson B Nkosi confirmed the news of the veteran DJ’s death to TimesLive. He was affectionately nicknamed “Shebabadoo Shebaba” as he was on the airwaves since the 1980s on Metro FM where he hosted his popular Rnb and Soul weekly show that aired on Sundays. The details around his death are still unknown at this time however, radio personality Tim Modise revealed that Shakoane was in a ‘serious condition’ as he described him as a ‘gentle giant’ last week on Twitter.