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Black The Ripper

Dean West (b. 1987 – d. April, 2020), otherwise known as Black The Ripper or Samson was a Grime Mc and rapper from Edmonton, North London.

Black The Ripper used to perform regularly on old pirate radio station Axe FM where he clashed several opponents and emcee’s, this is where he first made his name. Eventually he would become a regular face on Grime DVD’s and on mixtapes with fellow North London Grime artists.

Besides releasing a barrage of mixtapes on his own, he also created a music series with fellow North Londoners Chip & Cookie to create three different volumes of the ‘Motivational Music’ series.