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Rasta The Artist pays tribute to Riky Rick
Rasta The Artist paid tribute to the late rapper Riky Rick again by painting portraits of the musician and sharing the pictures on Twitter on 5 January; the paintings had netizens scratching their heads as they did not resemble the UNGAZINCISHI hitmaker.
#COTTON FEST: RASTA THE ARTIST’S LATEST PORTRAIT OF RIKY RICKY
Lebani Sirenje, popularly known as Rasta The Artist, is a Zimbabwean-born painter who is mainly known in South Africa for paying tribute to celebrities who have passed on by paying tribute to them with a personal painting.
Rasta The Artist’s Instagram bio reads:
“Rated best paint artist in S.A. Art is my passion, I tell stories as they are, and let my creativity do the magic.”
Yesterday, the painter shared his latest work online and had netizens rolling on the floor laughing. Rasta shared portraits of Riky Rick online and captioned them,
“Cottonfest 2023 RIP Ricky Rick, Sidlukotini. #CottonFest #cottonfest2023 #RIPRickyRick #sidlukotini”
Cotton Festival had returned to Johannesburg for its fourth edition. The festival was on 4 February. According to In Your Pocket, Cotton Festival was founded by Riky Rick, and it aims to “celebrate South African talent by bringing together a high-octane lineup of local artists, musicians, rappers, and DJs.”
According to Sunday World, Riky Rick hung himself with a rope after suffering from depression. He was found still alive and rushed to a hospital. Unfortunately, he died en route to the hospital on 23 February 2022.
CHECK OUT RASTA’S 2023 PORTRAITS OF RIKY RICK
According to TimesLIVE, it would not be the first time Rasta’s paintings of the rapper have missed the bar.
Last year, Rasta showed off his paintings of the late rapper, which netizens were not happy about. Rasta was reportedly “unbothered” by the backlash that he received from fans and online users who saw the first portraits.
Rasta was quoted saying that he had actually painted the portraits five years before the rapper died. In fact, Rasta claims he actually met Riky Rick who had seen the portraits of himself and thanked Rasta for painting him while he was still alive.
CHECK OUT THE PAINTER’S PORTRAITS OF THE ‘SONDELA’ HITMAKER
TAKE A LOOK AT SOME COMMENTS FROM NETIZENS WHO SAW THE PORTRAITS ABOVE
“😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂,” societyjigga reacted.
“LOL, how man…Rasta 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣🤦♂️,” @VanGanxta wrote.
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