Major League DJz Pen Heartfelt Message To The Late Riky Rick. Major League DJz is a South African hip-hop/kwaito music band consisting of the twin brothers Bandile and Banele Mbere.The duo has completely revolutionised kwaito music into the modern urban culture of music. The band’s popularity clearly shows that they are worth following and listening to, and they are also the Mzansi entertainment bosses.
In the immediate aftermath of the tragic death of Rikhado Makhado, the fashion-forward musician known as Riky Rick, his family, friends, acquaintances and fellow travellers in the music and entertainment industry reflected on his life well lived, his maverick charm and his deep engagement with his society and community. Major League DJz took to social media to pen a heartfelt message to the late Riky Rick saying they can’t believe that they will be flying back to South Africa to attend the funeral of the late star.
Seeking to make sense of his death, people spoke about the unexamined and unspoken toll of the pandemic on mental health, the pressures on high-profile individuals experiencing unchecked trolling, an overwhelming social media, and the stigma of talking about depression in a context where one has to present constant success and surface happiness. But one particular statement by Kiernan Jarryd Forbes — the rapper known as AKA — has struck a chord.“The last 5 people I know who took their own lives, 4 of them are men. I’ve seen so much suicide over the last year I can’t even feel anything any more. I’ve spoken to a lot of people, some of them said ‘he just got a bag from African Bank, blah, blah blah etc’ … that tells you everything about this F*cked up fake ass algorithm world we have created for ourselves to live in. Ricky went to Hilton, he grew up around money. I hope that very soon we can address the issue of how damaged and broken the men in this country are. We have no-one to talk to, we just pat each other on the back and say ‘get on with it, be strong my boi’ … but in reality, we are traumatised. Generational trauma passed down to us.”
