NOTA Explains Big Zulu’s Tears After Riky Rick’s Passing

NOTA Explains Big Zulu’s Tears After Riky Rick’s Passing. The news of Boss Zonke’s tragic passing set a very somber mood within the SA hip hop space. SA hip hop artists took to social media to mourn and share the good moments they had with Riky Rick.

Big Zulu’s Instagram Live caught many people’s attention after the Imali Eningi hitmaker shed tears following Riky’s passing. Big Zulu teared up talking about the life experience he had with Riky. Nkabi boss stated that Riky Rick was a father figure to everyone in the game, not just his own children. He lauded the late singer for opening doors for many in the music industry.

Riky Rick played a significant role in Big Zulu’s hip-hop career and it clearly explained why Nkabi had to cry the way he did. Taking to Twitter, NOTA shed more light on the relationship between Big Zulu and Riky Rick. The music mogul also revealed why Big Zulu was so emotional after the news of Riky’s death broke.

“Riky Rick not only featured on Mali Eningi & delivered a verse that would reintroduce Big Zulu to a market that rejected him for a decade, no matter what he tried. He was the man behind the #MaliEningiChallenge that saved Siyabonga Nene’s career… That’s why he cried like that!” Tweeted NOTA.

The release of Imali Eningi proved to be a season of success and big wins for Big Zulu. The song becomes the first South African song to make 4 Million views on YouTube in less than a month of release. Ever since the success of Imali Eningi, Nkabi Records boss became one of the highly-rated artists in Mzansi rap with a slew of music awards to his name.