Talented Grade 11 Pupil Pays Tribute to Late Riky Rick With Amazing Portrait, Leaves Mzansi Amazed

• A number of portraits of musician Ricky Rick surfaced online following his shocking and untimely passing
• South Africa floored was left floored when by a young man's life-like pencil drawing of the fallen hip-hop artist that was posted on Twitter
• The flawless art received attention from many Tweeps who congratulated him for his talents

Tweeps were pleasantly amazed by the incredible talent that a Grade 11 student showed through his portrait of the late hip-hop star, Ricky Rick.

The realistically looking drawing on the celebrity was posted with a simple caption:

"Tribute by a Grade 11 learner at East Rand School of Art."

It was an amazing, yet unintentional endorsement of the art school mentioned as peeps all agreed on how beautiful the artwork was.

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After seeing the post, peeps on Twitter also started comparing the beautiful artwork with other portraits that were drawn of Boss Zonke.

Looking to use the student in future, @smileysikhubu said:

"Can I get details of the guy need to book him for something ."

@KabeloMalema5 made a comparison:

Hilariously bestowing him as the national artist, @SelbyNhleko said:

"We have officially replaced useless Rasta with you. You are certified artist we recognised. ✊✊✊"

Big Zulu tributes Riky Rick in video, shows genuine emotion and sheds tears about Riky's compassion

Ricky Rick's unexpected passing touched a lot of people across Mzansi and celebrities were not spared as Briefly News reported that Big Zulu shed tears when he spoke about his late collaborator, Riky Rick. The rapper and the Boss Zonke hitmaker gave Mzansi a massive song in 2020, Imali Eningi.

Following the heartbreaking news of Riky's death, Inkabi took to social media to open up about his music peers' death. Riky took his own life when he lost his fight to depression on Wednesday morning, 23 February.

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In a video posted on Twitter, the sad Big Zulu said he still doesn't understand how Riky decided to end his own life because he's the one who used to comfort everyone going through tough times in the music industry.

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Source: Briefly News