Cape Town – He might be nominated for best newcomer at the Samas but the man behind Boss Zonke - Riky Rick- has been making beats for years and years.
Riky shared some of these tunes – dating back to 2006- on his Snapchat (a social network where seconds long clips are uploaded and can only be viewed once by followers) listing his thinking behind making different styles or penning different verses, like when he wanted to be underground.
Here's a screencap of one of those snaps:
Then the rapper turned his thoughts to this weekend where he is nominated to win numerous awards. Saying that “we’ve been doing this since 2006 and now we’re at the Samas, it’s a dream bro… some people think it’s a game but it’s not…”
Here are a few screencaps of those pensive moments:
Then the local music star snapped pictures of himself and Da L.E.S (also known as the North God) hanging out on what looked like the Samas stage.
Also with Riky were the Major League DJ twins.
Here are some of the snaps from the musicians hanging out.