MaAamkie The Ripper is a 17-year-old grime artist from Pretoria, South Africa who gained recognition through his YouTube channel where he posted grime singles. A music producer from Boy Better Know records discovered MaAamkie's videos and signed him to the label. MaAamkie is working on his debut album called "Faith" set for release in February 2012 and has collaborated with grime artists Skepta and Wiley on a new music video and song called "The Beginning" scheduled to premiere in January 2012.