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Cotton Club Records

Johannesburg label founded by the late rapper Riky Rick in 2017, with a recording tie-up through Sony Music Africa.

Based in
Johannesburg, South Africa
Founded
2017
Founder
Rikhado 'Riky Rick' Makhado

Cotton Club Records was a South African recorded-music label founded in Johannesburg in 2017 by rapper Rikhado Makhado, known as Riky Rick. It launched alongside a recording and licensing partnership with Sony Music Africa and Sound African Recordings, and released Riky Rick’s own catalogue as well as other signings.

Riky Rick died in February 2022, and no current leadership or ongoing independent activity for the label has been confirmed since. A posthumous release credited to the label appeared in 2025, so it has not been formally wound up, but its status is otherwise unclear. The label never had a branded website or social account separate from Riky Rick’s own personal channels.

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