Did Riky Rick buy a polar bear?
JOBURG – Riky Rick makes Twitter play the guessing game.
Rappers are known to go above and beyond with their expenses in the ‘Balling Olympics’ and Riky Rick has just set the bar high for everyone participating in the game.
Fresh off an announcement detailing a new record label, Cotton Club Records, and a deal with Sony Music, Riky Rick also hosted a one-day-only pop-up store at RHTC Playground Store in Braamfontein on Saturday, 24 February.
The one-day pop-up saw Riky Rick fans come out in their numbers to get a chance to meet the rapper and get a range of T-shirts and caps. Not only were the queues really long but there was a buzz that made people stop and look.
Riky Rick has surely mastered ways to get fans talking. Throughout the week, the rapper had people on Twitter guessing which animal was in a box with the words ‘live animal specimen’. Not only were the guesses hilarious but they added a whole lot of eagerness.
Check out some of the guesses below:
Got something special coming in… 😬 pic.twitter.com/bAROuQ3DO2
— MR MAKHADO (@rikyrickworld) February 25, 2018
This must be a lion as a gift to @CassperNyovest
— slept through the flight🇿🇦 (@Kai_InTheKut) February 25, 2018
https://twitter.com/Slick_hit18/status/968124399302926337
https://twitter.com/thozizozi/status/967855317567631365
Probably a black panther #WhatsInTheBox
— Teejay Mogorosi (@TeejayMogorosi) February 25, 2018
I think Ricky got a WOLF inside there!!!!
— IVAN DIOR🌠 (@Ivan_modiegi) February 25, 2018
https://twitter.com/bonolokalio/status/967744274535153664
did you buy a monkey
— Lesedi Phaahla (@lesediwrites) February 25, 2018
After a lot of funny and incorrect guesses, Riky Rick finally revealed that it was a polar bear in the box and even asked for some help naming her. However, before people could come up with suggestions, #TwitterCSI and #BlackTwitter were already investigating the authenticity of the picture.
We need proof that it's not photoshop before naming it.. #PhotoshopLikeRiky pic.twitter.com/GQkdWw20iM
— Koketso Leshika 🇿🇦 (@Cookie_Omalicha) February 26, 2018
https://twitter.com/MashabaMathers/status/968883308779266048
No Guys…. This is a real bear!! But Photoshoped! 😄😄😄😄😄 Nice Try Riky!! 😄 1st it was Nasty C with his Shark Now it you with a Bear! Syanibona!! 😂😂
— Ceeya Mchunu (@RealCeeya) February 26, 2018
https://twitter.com/jay_houghan/status/968519904336011264
Post a picture of it,on your head so we can believe its not Photoshop pic.twitter.com/SjyWjiOoBK
— Siya (@Patrice_ZA) February 27, 2018
#TwitterCSI and #BlackTwitter need to investigate this 🤔 pic.twitter.com/Pb50VLpmxy
— FRESHMAN. (@KodeyBanks) February 26, 2018
Someone’s already on it 😏 pic.twitter.com/jBz3JfG4pP
— MbulaziOmuhle🌻 (@PhindoKumalo) February 27, 2018
Riky Rick later posted a video that revealed that the picture was, in fact, a part of Castle Lite’s bid in creating awareness on the effects of global warming on the polar caps on #PolarBearDay, an annual event celebrated every February 27 to raise awareness about the conservation status of the polar bear.
We like our planet the same way we like @CastleLiteSA – #ExtraCold. Happy #polarbearDay . What changes can you make so our friends can stay where they belong, in the cold! pic.twitter.com/OSpRXoo5I2
— MR MAKHADO (@rikyrickworld) February 27, 2018
