‘Riky was everything I wanted to be’ — Cassper speaks at Riky Rick memorial

Rapper Cassper Nyovest conceded – as he talked at Riky Rick’s dedication administration – how Riky’s industriousness prompted them wiping the slate clean. Cassper said Riky – maybe knowing his arrangements – constrained him to converse with him regarding compromise.

The Tito Mboweni hitmaker got serious about how he and Riky met on Facebook and hit it off on account of their adoration for music. On Tuesday, at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, where “cotton eaters” met up to observe Riky Rick’s life.

“Riky and I met on Facebook. The same way Riky Rick contacted every one of the children. At a certain point I was additionally simply one more child from Maftown and it was exactly difficult to move in Johannesburg, however he actually possessed the energy for myself and he did that for many individuals after me.

“I then, at that point, cut off up framing a friendship with him, a companionship where we wouldn’t just discuss music yet we would discuss life. Something that I cherished with regards to Riky was the way legit he was. Riky would come clean with you,” he said.

Cassper smiled as he told the story of how, after buying his first Bentley and trying to show off, Riky Rick politely shut him down, telling him that model was not “the one”. He said even though his feelings were hurt at the time, he was simultaneously inspired to work harder so he get the right one — by Riky’s standards.

The rapper admitted that he regretted not telling Riky how much he loved one of his latest videos, where he sings, Sondela.

“I loved hearing Riky sing. I loved hearing him sing, more than him rapping. I always encouraged him to sing.”

“Me and him were not on the greatest of terms, even though we were speaking. One of the things I regret was that I wasn’t able to tell him how much I loved that video and how much I loved hearing him sing again.”

Sizwe Dhlomo reveals Riky Rick & Cassper were ‘on good terms’ when he died
Kaya FM personality Sizwe Dhlomo spoke fondly about Riky Riky and confirmed that the late rapper and Cassper were on good terms when he died.

Cassper laughed as he reflected on how handsome Riky was.

“Riky was one of my idols. Riky was everything I wanted to be. One of the things I never told him — I don’t know if it’s because of toxic masculinity or what — was the fact that I really said he was such a beautiful man … Riky was so handsome that, even as a guy, you’d have that said that ‘Hayi man! The broer is too much!’

“Not only was his appearance beautiful but he was a beautiful soul.”

In wrapping up, Cassper said he felt Riky was misunderstood and was criticised too much.

“It’s so crazy that now, everyone is cheering Riky on for the things that he did, but while he was alive he didn’t get that love.”

Cassper thanked Riky’s wife Bianca for her love for Riky and his family for sharing Riky with the world.