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Rihanna dubplate11/11/2023 ![]() Tell you what, if you got Busta Rhymes out here, he would know what to do, he’d know how to come and clash. I don’t know-I feel like it’s obvious, but maybe it’s not.Īmerican rap has arguably lost a certain combativeness. no matter what country you’re from you should know what a soundclash is. We know what way that was-but if you’re a musician I’m sure you’re supposed to know what a soundclash is. Only thing you have to know about Soundclash is, Soundclash is originally from a Jamaican thing, isn’t it-if we know how to clash, why don’t they know how to clash? I don’t know, because, everyone of my generation grew up on that sound and it’s soundsystems. What did you think of that A$AP Mob performance? Tell me about the Redbull Soundclash, in which you made a crucial dubplate appearance. I don’t sit down and go through beats, I don’t do that. I don’t usually go through instrumentals, I’ll ask that certain producer to make me a beat, or ask them for one of their beats, and nine times out of ten I’ll walk in and it’s done. What’s your process typically like with producers? At first it didn’t sound like I’d fit on it, but when I spat on it, and listened back to it, I think it’s one of my favorite songs that I’ve done. Riko Dan: It was supposed to be a dubplate special originally but he got such good feedback off of it, I’m assuming that’s why he released it. How’d you link up with Rabit for “Black Dragons?” Noisey: Let’s start with your recent work. Internet streams may have replaced pirate aerials but this set knocks as hard as anything from the old days. Thirty minutes later I crammed into the tiny NTS Radio booth a few blocks away and watched him shell down while Slimzee and J-Cush spun tunes from Mssingno, Jon E Cash, DJ Oddz and the like. ![]() He wore gray G-Star sweatpants and a puffy orange vest, and spoke in a voice resonant with the same authoritative growl he's known for on the mic. Last month I met up with Riko for a conversation in a Dalston pizza joint. He's not slowing down this year, with a forthcoming verse on Future Brown's February debut. In October a Riko dubplate (with Rihanna, no less) helped Rebel Sound win the London Redbull Soundclash, and he performed live at the competition’s Bristol leg as Subloaded's secret guest. He featured on songs from Pinch and Foreign Beggars. He decimated Rabit’s “Black Dragons” and duppied Mumdance’s electrifying “ Take Time” instrumental. ![]() Eager beaver media trend reports aside, Riko's 2014 was bigger than ever.
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