Bianca Naidoo Spills the Beans: Here Is Why Riky Rick Took His Own Life
Late rapper Riky Rick’s wife Bianca Naidoo has spilt the beans, revealing why the hitmaker took his own life.
Riky Rick, real name Rikhado Makhado, died from suicide by hanging.
How Riky Rick Took His Own Life
He reportedly hanged himself in his recording studio in his Johannesburg home and died on his way to the hospital on 23 February 2022.
Riky Rick had been suffering from chronic depression for years and had a history of alcohol and drug addiction. He also revealed that he had a hard time coping with the death of his father and finding his identity as an artist.
The rapper posted a cryptic tweet hours before his death: “I’ll return a stronger man. This land is still my home.”
Bianca Naidoo Reveals The Truth Behind Why Riky Rick Committed Suicide
His wife, Bianca Naidoo, spoke to Metro FM and shed light on why the rapper decided to commit suicide despite having suffered from it for years.
“He wanted to do more than he was actually doing; he wanted to make a difference. When I look at it now, I feel like he probably didn’t feel like he was doing enough, and that was definitely something that hurt … just with a lot of the things that have been happening in the country and in the industry. Those are the things that didn’t sit well with him. It’s just a whole lot of worldly things that he struggled with.”
Bianca also told the radio station that Riky Rick struggled with addiction until he decided to end his own life. She, however, did not reveal what the Stay Shining hitmaker was hooked to.
“Riky did struggle with addiction and had a very good run and then, unfortunately, struggled again towards the end. That was hard for him to feel like he’s kind of failed, but I have to say we held him close through all those moments. We gave him so much love, even though he felt that he wasn’t worthy of it probably.”
