UK rapper and cannabis activist Black The Ripper has died aged 32.
The musician, real name was Dean West, shot to fame in the early noughties with his mixtapes including Holla Black and Afro Samurai.
Over recent years the star had campaigned for the legalisation of cannabis in the UK.
Currently, his cause of death is unknown.
He infamously “hotboxed” the London Eye and once shared a video clip on social media showing him smoking a cannabis joint in a supermarket.
2016 saw him post the clip on his Dank of England account, a pro-cannabis group which sold a range of merchandise.
Black The Ripper famously campaigned to have cannabis legalised in the UK (Image: blacktheripper/Instagram)
In 2015, West and his fans hired a pod on the London Eye and smoked cannabis inside – amusing tourists.
He shared a clip of the incident on Instagram which showed the London skyline as he was toking on a joint.
Black’s friend and fellow noughties star, Chip, took to Instagram to confirm the news of his friends passing sharing a snap of the pair together alongside the caption: “Real tears. I never cry. Rest in peace, my bro. Forever here for your son.”
The rapper famously “hotboxed” the London Eye (Image: blacktheripper/Instagram)
Krept of Krept & Konan penned: “No way black the ripper. R.I.P man f***ing hell what a horrible year.”
Taking to Twitter, AJ Tracey tweeted: “rest in power black the ripper”.
West frequently referred to himself as a “motivated stoner” and frequently publicised smoking cannabis in public as he campaigned to have it legalised.
His last social media post in August 2019 saw him share a snap of himself with a friend holding his joint, joking that he was “passing the Olympic torch”.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
