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Riky Rick died after suffering from depression.
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AKA shares thought On Men’s Mental Health after Riky Rick’s Tragic Death
South African rapper, singer, and songwriter Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, known professionally as AKA, has talked about men’s mental health awareness following the tragic death of colleague Riky Rick.
Following the terrible death of a colleague, the South African rapper is advocating for men’s mental health.
Riky’s news death was confirmed on February 23, 2022, with several reports claiming that the popular rapper committed suicide after a long battle with depression.
Following the tragic incident, AKA took to Instagram to call for men to be more aware of their mental health.
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According to the rapper, men’s mental health is not taken seriously. The rapper went on to state that all men are crying for help from society.
Speaking about the issue, he posted a photo of himself, Riky Rick, and another person, which he captioned:
He said:
Let’s keep it 100. The last 5 people I know who took their own lives, 4 of them are men. I’ve seen so much suicide over the last year I can’t even feel anything anymore. I’ve spoken to a lot of people, some of them said “He just got a bag from African Bank blah blah etc … “ … that tells you everything you need to know about this fucked up, fake ass algorithm world we have created for ourselves to live in. Riky went to Hilton, he grew up around money. I hope that very soon we can address the issue of how damaged and broken the men in this country are. We have no one to talk to, we just pat each other on the back and say, “get on with it, be strong my boi” … but in reality, we are traumatised. Generational trauma passed down to us. Ladies, we are not perfect by any means … but damn, we are crying out for your approval, your love and affection. Please, can we RESET and go back to FAMILY VALUES?!. Can we (myself included) start going to Church Again. Please, can we start some sort of dialogue about MEN in this country because it’s our duty to protect you, to provide and care for you. We cannot make this thing work without each other. We are crying out for your help. This is so traumatic. Please, let’s not forget about us. We not perfect by any means but damn …. Look at the stats, we are taking our own lives at record highs. Something has to change. 
