WATCH | Riky Rick on being labelled a ‘fake’ in America for sounding like Nas

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Rapper Riky Rick has reflected on one of the most hurtful comments he's ever received after he tried to tap into the American scene.

He spoke candidly about how he was an American hip-hop enthusiast and how he mainly wanted to emulate the Nas and Tupac"twang" in his music, until one life-changing incident in LA.

"They said to me: 'Yo! I thought you are from South Africa. Why does it sound like you are trying to sound like Nas?' "That was the most disappointing, heartbreaking feedback I had ever received. Basically they told me in the nicest way possible that I'm fake," he said.came to life after he went back and listened to kwaito veterans like the late Brown Dash and Trompies.went on to become one of SA hip-hop's biggest hits, and the songs that followed that single also gave off that authentic Mzansi vibe.

 

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