Africa has produced a lot of Hip Hop talent over the years and continues to flood the world market with new emcees and producers.
Recently sitting down with HipHopDX’s Senior Features Writer Ural Garrett, Dean Risko talked about his influences and says he wants to be a male version of Fugees member Lauryn Hill.
“I want to be the white male version of Lauryn Hill because she’s equally respected as an emcee as she is as a vocalist,” he said via a segment of today’s (August 19) DX Daily. “She’s equally respected in both worlds and that’s something I can actually pull off.”
The Salt Lake City transplant via South Africa also says he’s able to walk the difficult line of being both an emcee and vocalist.
“A lot of rappers try to sing but they can’t and a lot of singers try to rap and they can’t so I like riding that line at least with this project that I’m about to release now.” The emcee/vocalist also named Eminem, Wu-Tang Clan and Asher Roth as influences.
Dean Risko is currently working on his forthcoming project, West Temple Street and released the first single for the album called “All I Need” a couple of weeks ago.
Watch the full DX Daily segment below:
if i saw somebody say this i would slap the shit out of them.
Goodbye career. Idiot
How much did he pay DX for this? Did they find this guy walking down the street? He has no song or album links hes just some dude who says hes a rapper and is putting out an album like the million other fucks thay idolize Eminem
This is a good pal of mine. I met him in LA he worked at a liquor store and I would come in there every Friday and I never told him I did music but he always had good vibes and I could tell he was a star already by the way he carried himself. One day we got on the subject of music and he shot me some media links and this dude blew me away with how super talented he was . Much respect to DR…. Oh and this dude grinds like no other!!!! SALUTE
I’ll give him a chance cause he’s my fellow Country Man. South African baby! Shiiine Dean Risko! Shine!!!
Thats funny cause the article says dude is from Salt Lake City. He must have lived there and commuted to his liquor store job in L.A lol fuckin clown
Whites been stealing black music, songs, genres and ideas. I give him respect for his acknowledgement and letting people know who influences his music.
This white kaffir must suffer in the name of the Afrikaans people
Influenced by Asher Roth… Never thought I’d see that shît… wow
More like the white b1tch version of Lauryn Hill
Dudes a fucking BEAST! Ain’t nobody else out there like him!
Also, he’s got a great beard.