{"id":4931,"date":"2025-07-24T14:08:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T12:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/?p=4931"},"modified":"2025-07-24T14:09:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T12:09:00","slug":"akas-mom-shares-heartfelt-moment-with-riky-ricks-mom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/akas-mom-shares-heartfelt-moment-with-riky-ricks-mom\/","title":{"rendered":"AKA\u2019s Mom Shares Heartfelt Moment with Riky Rick\u2019s Mom"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a poignant and heartfelt put up,\u00a0Lynn Forbes, the mom of the late Kiernan \u201cAKA\u201d Forbes, opened up about reconnecting with\u00a0Louisa Zondo, mom of the late Ricardo \u201cRiky Rick\u201d Makhado \u2014 a second layered with love, loss, and shared resilience. The put up got here simply days after what would have been\u00a0Riky Rick\u2019s birthday on July twentieth, a date that stirred deep feelings amongst followers, household, and the broader South African hip hop neighborhood.<\/p>\n

Reflecting on their journey, Lynn shared:<\/p>\n

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\u201cConnected with my dear friend @louisazondo this morning. We summited Kilimanjaro together in 2018, oblivious to the mountains we would have to climb as mothers. We each lost our son, a year apart\u2026 first Ricardo (Riky Rick) and then Kiernan\u2026 young kings and friends with powerful voices. We\u2019re still climbing, together. Not always strong, but always resilient. Focused, steady, and committed to preserving their legacies.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

What started as a bodily climb up Mount Kilimanjaro in 2018 has since turn into a metaphorical ascent via unimaginable grief. Lynn and Louisa\u2019s sons \u2014 each iconic voices in South African hip hop \u2014 handed away inside a yr of one another, abandoning not solely unforgettable musical legacies, but in addition devastated households and a nation nonetheless attempting to make sense of the loss.<\/p>\n

Their renewed connection this week is a reminder of the\u00a0quiet battles fought by these left behind\u00a0\u2014 moms carrying the load of legacy, love, and heartbreak.<\/p>\n

The timing of the put up is very important.\u00a0July twentieth marked Riky Rick\u2019s birthday, and whereas followers celebrated the day by sharing his music and tributes on-line, for his household \u2014 particularly his mom \u2014 it was a deeply private reminder of a life gone too quickly.<\/p>\n

Riky Rick\u2019s impression on the tradition stretched far past music. He championed authenticity, psychological well being consciousness, and artistic freedom. That spirit lives on via his mom\u2019s continued advocacy and public vulnerability, together with the discharge of her memoir\u00a0\u201cDearest MaRiky.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since their sons\u2019 passings, each Lynn and Louisa have dedicated themselves to\u00a0honouring their legacies, Lynn via the Kiernan Forbes Basis and Louisa via the Riky Rick Basis<\/em>. From music releases and memorial foundations to public talking and emotional therapeutic work, their energy has impressed 1000’s navigating grief, melancholy, and private loss.<\/p>\n

Their shared put up wasn\u2019t only a reunion \u2014 it was a\u00a0quiet vow to maintain climbing, regardless of how steep the mountain.<\/p>\n

Relaxation in energy, Ricardo. Relaxation in energy, Kiernan. Your moms are nonetheless climbing. So are we.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n