In a recent interview with Metro FM, Bianca Naidoo, wife of the late rapper Rikhado ‘Riky Rick’ Makhado, shared the addiction as well as mental health struggles her husband faced.
Bianca told the radio station that she felt external factors contributed to Riky’s decision to end his life, which ended on 23 February 2022. She added that his family provided him constant support, even when he was battling his drug addiction.
“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, who shares two children with the late rapper, also stated that Riky Rick battled with addiction up until the last few days of his life.
“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.”
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