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Will Twigger

Black The Ripper's death shrouded in mystery as pal shares last video of him

Black The Ripper has died aged 32, with celebrities pouring in tributes to the talented British rapper.

While his cause of death is currently unknown, a series of videos of the rapper before his death has surfaced, one of which sees the camera follow him as he stands outside a house in Montserrat in the Caribbean.

The man behind the camera asks: "You jumping in your Benz?"

He was referring to the Mercedes Benz parked in the driveway.

Black The Ripper - real name Dean West - then looks out from his driveway across the forest.

The videos, posted to Instagram by account @1link.ent, is captioned: "My bro had a plan and he was seeing it through my [heart emoji] goes out to his family @blacktheripper."

The cameraman asked Dean if he was getting into his Mercedes Benz (Instagram)

A second shows Dean wearing a Montserrat rucksack as he looks out over the landscape to the sea.

"He does this thing correct," says the man behind the camera, "Watch his hair blowing in the wind.

"That's his daily walk!"

It's not known when the footage was filmed but the reference to a daily walk could suggest it was recent, after Montserrat saw six cases of coronavirus pop up.

Dean took in the Montserrat scenery (Instagram)
He wore a rucksack from the island (Instagram)

Dean can be heard saying: "Just having a stroll."

There were also photos of Dean, and others, outside the house.

Mirror Online has been to representatives of Dean for comment.

Tributes flooded in after Dean's death was reported.

Fellow rapper Chip shared a photo of them both, writing: "RIP my brother."

The cause of Dean's death is currently unknown (Instagram)
The group looked to be working on the house (Instagram)

Dean is survived by his five-year-old son.

Sharing the same image on Instagram, Chip wrote: "Real tears. I never cry. Rest in peace my bro. Forever here for your son."

Meanwhile, Skepta tweeted: "Bless your soul my brudda."

Krept, one half of rap duo Krept & Konan, penned: "No way black the ripper. R.I.P. man f*****g hell what a horrible year."

Maya Jama shared a series of throwback photos, writing: "So, so sad. He was such a lovely soul, paying for his family...

"This year has been scary, stay safe."

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