Bianca Rick and her late husband Riky Rick at their home.

“There are no words to adequately express how we are feeling right now,” said family spokesperson Sheikani Makhado, speaking to the Daily Sun.

Sheikani said that they are trying to come to terms with Riky Rick’s death.

“It was difficult to wake up knowing that we had lost such a valued family member,” he added.

To Sheikani and his family, the Amantombazane hit-maker was the most important person in their lives as a family.

The man said that his mother was “trying to be tough for the sake of the family” and that his brother’s wife, Bianca, was “inconsolable.” “We can’t argue with the fact that we made him available to the rest of the world, and we are grateful for the expressions of support we have received.” The rapper, whose true name was Rikhado Makhado, and who was affectionately known as the “King of Kotini,” died on Wednesday, February 23, after committing himself at his home.

According to his close buddy Thato “L-Tido” Madonsela, who spoke to the Daily Sun, nothing could have prepared them for what had happened.
 

“I’m in a state of shock. Riky and I had a great relationship. He was nice and constantly wanted to see happiness in the lives of others.”

a public figure in the media Riky was characterized as “love embodied” by Boity Thulo.

Ricky made everyone he came into contact with feel seen and heard. “Even those who did not know him personally are affected by his death in a way that is profound,” she said. Mr. Sean Watson, managing director of Sony Music Africa, expressed his admiration for Riky’s dedication to his trade.

“The energy Riky leaves behind will reverberate indefinitely, and his work will stand as a testament to an unforgettable moment of mastery in the history of our country’s hip-hop movement,” says the author.

According to Kgomotso Maskoane, a psychologist, a variety of factors might have contributed to the rapper’s death by suicide.

“Depression may be misleading in its appearance. The things he was expressing in his writings were essentially him saying farewell, but as humans, we are not always aware of the significance of what he is saying. “We were under the impression that he was merely getting better, but he had already made up his mind,” she said.

She speculated that someone on social media, with whom he was already struggling, could have said something that pushed him over the line, causing him to commit himself.