, Feb. 22 -- On 23 Feb 2022, Riky Rick sadly lost his battle with mental illness. On 14 June 2023, during Youth Month, in honour of his legacy, his family launched The Riky Rick Foundation for the Promotion of Artivism.

The launch was marked by the family's very first project, 'Stronger'. A rap song that brought Riky's voice to life through AI and using the words from his social media posts as rap lyrics. The track was created in collaboration with TBWA Hunt Lascaris, Audio Militia, Ganja Beatz, Respeecher and Riky's family and close friends.

'Stronger' was well received by the public and loved by fans of Riky. To date the song has reached over 59 million people, R90m in free radio airplay and over R12m in earned PR. The track cleaned u...