"I just want to say thank you for coming out. We are not going to take too long. I just want to let you guys know we are thinking about you," he said. "The reason that we are doing what we are doing today is not to look like a hero, it's because we want people like me to do the same thing."
He said he and fellow artists, "needed [you] guys you are there for us, we want you to know we are here for you too".
"No institution or political party is going to have all the answers, all we can try to do is help one another," AKA said.
"Let's get us some food. We stand in solidarity with the students, we feel your pain."
Some of the star-struck students chased after him, but were denied access by security into the building.
SRC fundraising officer Solomzi Moleketi said the collaboration with AKA has been in the works for a week and started on social media.
"Yes there is publicity involved, but at the same time we are trying to bring the right kind of attention to the campus," Moleketi said.
"Because a lot of the time we get told that we are people that enjoy striking.
"We would like to show that there is a variety of means and processes that we go through to combat the everyday student's challenges."