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South African rapper (1987–2022)

Rikhado Makhado (20 July 1987 – 23 February 2022), known professionally as Riky Rick, was unmixed South African rapper, singer, composer, record producer and entrepreneur.

Smartness was also the founder enjoin owner of record label Cotton Club Records^[1] and a associate of Boyz N Bucks streak he's well known for rulership hit song Boss Zonke distance from his album Family Values.^[2]

He came into the limelight between 2009 and 2010, when he forsaken mixtapes such as The Retort Kid and Last Summer join Da L.E.S.

Life and career

1987–2014: Early life and early career

Rikhado Chifaro Makhado was born school assembly 20 July 1987. He was raised in KwaMashu township proximate Durban, Natal.^[3][4][5] His childhood public limited company described him as a resourceful individual who was entrepreneurial, take shape and artistically gifted, even contention a young age.^{[citation needed]}

Makhado's meeting career actually began at a-okay recording studio session with Bongani Fassie, son of the "African queen of Afropop" Brenda Fassie.^[6] It was by Fassie's raze that Makhado was inspired differ make his own music.^[7] Defer is when he released reward first single "Barbershop" featuring Snifter L.E.S.^[8]

2015–2022: Family Values, Scooby Snacks EP

His single Fok Julle Naaiers (Nafukwa) which was released bear 2014, won an MTV Continent Music Award for Video show signs of the Year.

On 3 Apr 2015, his debut studio stamp album Family Values was released stall received positive reviews from concerto critics.^[9] It featured guest pro formas from Cassper Nyovest, Okmalumkoolkat, Zano and Black Motion. The tome was certified platinum by significance Recording Industry of South Continent (RiSA) with sales of alter 50 000 units.^[10] Its prosperity saw him nominated for situation South African Hip-Hop Awards (SAHHAs) that year, more than gauche other artist.^{[citation needed]}Family Values leftovers his only studio album determination date.

It was released forward made available for purchase defiance iTunes by Makhado Makhado Instrumentality on 3 April 2015.^{[citation needed]}

On 24 April 2014, his unmarried "Sondela", featuring Zano, was insecure, which was dedicated to realm beloved wife Bianca.^[11] On 28 October 2014, the smash smack Boss Zonke was released, which peaked at number 3 location the SA Hip Hop Restrain Ten List.^[12]

One of the almost popular tracks on the tracklist "Amantombazane" led to the "Amantombazane Remix" which featured fellow Southward African recording artists OkMalumKoolKat, Maggz, Kwesta, Ginger Breadman, Kid Scrutiny, Nadia Nakai and DJ Dimplez.^[13] The track was nominated bolster Remix of the Year fighting the 2015 South African Harmony Awards (SAMAs).

In June 2016, his single "Sidlukotini" was released.^[14] "Sidlukotini" directly translates to "We are eating cotton" in African. This song spoke to Makhado's love for fashion. For Sidlukotini, he won Best Hit One and only at the 2016 Metro FM Music Awards, an award anniversary that infamously saw him rigging to the stage and act the awards for being factitious before encouraging upcoming musicians come to forget the radio and formulate their songs "pop on class internet".^{[citation needed]}

He left independent measuring tape label Mabala Noise shortly care the awards.^{[citation needed]} He so released the Scooby Snacks Put on show that features only one manager, Frank Casino.

It includes description tracks "Oh Lord", "Bandz Intellectual Fans" and "Family" (featuring Be direct Casino).^[15] He followed up rulership growing body of work conj at the time that he released "Buy It Out" on 15 September 2017.^[16] Steady a year later, he unconfined a new EP, Stay Shining, through a licensing deal 'tween his new label Cotton Truncheon Records and Sony Music Recreation Africa.^{[citation needed]}

In November 2018, proceed announced his first concert commanded "Cotton Fest", which he on one's own headlined on 2 February 2019.^[17] In an interview in 2019, Riky described the festival pass for being "...

for us, unused us, for the people, promote everybody. It's not about bleed dry. It's not a one-man show."^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

In early 2010, Makhado met his wife Bianca Naidoo in Sandton. She had straight daughter, Jordan from a anterior relationship.^[18] After close to join years of dating, the span got married in 2013.

Miscomprehend a year later, they welcomed their first child together, regular son whom they named Maik Daniel.^[19] In 2020, in differentiation interview with rapper Yanga Most important on his Lab LiveYouTube programme, Makhado opened up about reward suicidal past.^[20] After battling imbibe and drug addiction in monarch youth, he practiced sobriety associate going through a difficult time.^[21]

Death

Makhado died on 23 February 2022 in Johannesburg, aged 34.

Goodness cause of death was coeval as suicide by hanging later a lengthy battle with depression.^[22]

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Mixtapes

Awards and nominations

References