What is Black the Ripper?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Black the Ripper | birth_name = Dean West | background = solo_singer | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1987|12|28}} | birth_place = [[Edmonton, London|Edmonton]], [[London]], England | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2020|04|06|1987|12|28}} | death_place = [[Brades]], [[Montserrat]] | alias = Ital Samson | genre = {{flatlist| * [[British hip hop]] * [[Grime (music genre)|grime]] }} | occupation = {{flatlist| * Rapper * singer * songwriter }} | instrument = Vocals | years_active = 2003–2020 | label = {{hlist|D.O.E}} | associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Chip (rapper)|Chip]]|[[Akala (rapper)|Akala]]|[[Sway (Rapper)|Sway]]|[[Lowkey]]|[[Big Narstie]]|[[Popcaan]]|[[Ghetts]]}} | website = {{URL|dankofengland.net/}} }} '''Dean West''' ({{birth date|df=yes|1987|12|28}} &ndash; {{Death date|df=yes|2020|04|06}}), better known by his stage name '''Black the Ripper''', was a British [[grime (music genre)|grime]] MC, rapper, businessman and a [[cannabis]] activist. He ran his own record label, Dank of England (formerly known as Black Magic Entertainment). It was soon made into a clothing line and marijuana accessory company. He was also known for his viral stunts of smoking cannabis in public places in which he hoped would help legalised cannabis in the U.K.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kulturehub.com/black-the-ripper-weed-england/|title=Meet Black the Ripper, the English weed advocate lighting up everywhere|date=August 14, 2018|access-date=April 6, 2020|archive-date=February 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217212159/https://kulturehub.com/black-the-ripper-weed-england/|url-status=deviated|archivedate=February 17, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217212159/https://kulturehub.com/black-the-ripper-weed-england/}}</ref> ==Death== Black the Ripper died on 6 April 2020 while staying at his 2nd home in [[Montserrat]] at age 32. His