Black The Ripper

Dean West, known professionally as Black the Ripper, was a British rapper born on December 28, 1986, in Edmonton, London. He started his music career at age 15 through grime battles at pirate radio station Axe FM. His early mixtapes, including Afro Samurai (2006) and Holla Black (2007), gained him recognition. West was featured on SB.TV and released his debut compilation album, The Edmonton Dream, in December 28, 2009. He gained mainstream attention with his EP Excuse Me Whilst I Kiss Sky in 2015. His debut studio album, Money Grows on Trees, was released in August 2018 via his label, Dank of England. On April 6, 2020, West's body was found in a holiday home on the Caribbean island of Montserrat; an autopsy confirmed his death was due to a heart attack.