Raf Riley
| Raf Riley | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Rafael Greifer[1] | 
| Also known as | 
The Grand Spectacular Sabotage Party  | 
| Origin | North London[2] | 
| Genres | |
| Instruments | 
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| Years active | 2011–present | 
| Labels | 
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| Associated acts | |
Rafael Greifer,[1] better known by his stage name Raf Riley, is a record producer and artist from North London.[2] He was formerly a member of ExR alongside Etta Bond,[4] and is signed to OddChild Music[3] and has released on Diplo's Mad Decent label.[5] ExR released two EPs: Emergency Room and Meds. He released his own EP titled Now That's What I Call Gangster Beats!! in January 2013. Riley is also known for his comedy production: alongside Reuben "Dangerman" Dangoor, Riley is one half of The Grand Spectacular. Their 2010 single "Being A Dickhead's Cool" became a viral video, receiving over nine million YouTube views.[6] Riley and Dangerman are also part of the comedy rap trio Sabotage Party alongside Ray Knotts, in which he raps as well as produces.[7] Dangerman also designs and directs all OddChild Music artwork and ExR videos.
Raf Riley has worked with many artists including Professor Green,[8][9] Labrinth, Diplo, Naughty Boy, Dr. Luke[10] and Mike Skinner.[11] Riley has had cuts with Elliphant, Skepta and has remixed for Sigma, Conor Maynard and Plan B.
Discography
EPs
| Year | Album | Label | 
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Dog Unit | Mad Decent | 
| Emergency Room (with Etta Bond) | OddChild Music | |
| 2013 | Now That's What I Call Gangster Beats!! | OddChild Music | 
| Meds (with Etta Bond) | OddChild Music | 
Singles
As lead artist
| Year | Song | 
|---|---|
| 2013 | "Goblinz (The Wake)" | 
| "Buckshot" | |
| 2014 | "The Funeral" (with Etta Bond) | 
| "Yo Rudeboy!!" | |
| "Ammunition" | |
| "King Richard's Revenge" | |
| "COP KILLA 2k15" | |
| 2015 | "Hiding Place" | 
| "Summer" (featuring Etta Bond, Avelino and Dun D) | |
| "Bitches (Want It)" (featuring JenayFaith, Avelino, Ashnikko, Etta Bond and Dun D) | |
| "Never Did" (with Etta Bond featuring A2) | |
| "Bad or Not" | |
| 2016 | "Shake Your Anus" | 
As The Grand Spectacular
| Year | Song | 
|---|---|
| 2010 | "Being A Dickhead's Cool"[12] | 
As Sabotage Party
| Year | Song | 
|---|---|
| 2013 | "Silly Drake Noise" | 
Production credits
| Year | Song | Release | Label | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 |  "Tear it All Down" (Mz. Bratt)  | Non-album single | Warner | 
| 2012 |  "Love Cards" (Devlin featuring Etta Bond)  | A Moving Picture | Island | 
|  "Under the Knife" (Labrinth featuring Etta Bond)  | Atomic | OddChild Music | |
| 2013 |  "Free Weed for Single Mothers" (Lunar C)  | Good Times & Dead Brain Cells | Insanity | 
|  "Yippy Yay Yippy Yo" (Lady Leshurr)[13]  | Mona Leshurr | N/A | |
| 2014 |  "Wetter Than Tsunami" (RiFF RAFF)  | NEON iCON | Mad Decent | 
|  "Everything 4 U" (Elliphant)  | Look Like You Love It | ||
|  "Mark Your Territory" (Etta Bond)  | #CoolUrbanNewTalent | OddChild Music | |
|  "In the Morning" (Etta Bond)  | |||
|  "King to Be" (Etta Bond)  | |||
|  "Bubble" (Etta Bond featuring Delilah)  | |||
|  "High Wire" (Sinead Harnett)  | N.O.W EP | Virgin EMI | |
| 2015 |  "The Fame" (Avelino) (co-produced by AceKeyz)  | #NextGen10 | GRM Daily | 
|  "BodyRock" (Bluey Robinson)  | The Cool EP | N/A | |
|  "In a Rave" (Etta Bond x Raf Riley)  | Ralph Hardy Presents: Growing Pains | NANG | |
| 2016 |  "Rich Soul" (Avelino)  | FYO | OddChild Music | 
|  "Welcome 2 The Future" (Avelino)  | |||
|  "FYO" (Avelino)  | |||
|  "What Do They Know" (Avelino featuring Eclectic and MC Neat)  | |||
|  "Youniverse" (Avelino)  | |||
Remixes
| Year | Song | Artist | 
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Last Time" | Labrinth | 
| "Climax" | Usher | |
| "Treatment" (with Etta Bond) | Labrinth | |
| 2013 | "Playing with Fire" (with Etta Bond)[14] | Plan B featuring Labrinth | 
| "Overload" | Random Impulse | |
| "Are You Getting Enough?" | Professor Green featuring Miles Kane | |
| "Lifted" | Naughty Boy featuring Emeli Sandé | |
| "Year Round Summer" | Lolo | |
| "R U Crazy" | Conor Maynard | |
| "You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You" (featuring Lunar C) | James Arthur | |
| 2014 | "Let It Be" (featuring Avelino) | Labrinth | 
| 2015 | "Higher" | Sigma featuring Labrinth | 
| 2016 | "Bad 4 Me" | Etta Bond | 
Unreleased tracks
| Year | Song | 
|---|---|
| 2011 | "Come Over" (with Etta Bond) | 
| "Every Dream" (with Etta Bond) | |
| 2012 | "Fight Til the Death" (with Etta Bond) | 
| 2013 | "Raid on Heathrow" (with Jason Julian) | 
| "Vomit" (with Etta Bond) | |
| "Mr. Manly" (with Etta Bond) | |
| 2014 | "Chronic 2014" | 
| "Ghost on Toast" | |
| 2015 | "Hiding Place" | 
| "Summer" (featuring Etta Bond, Avelino and Dun D) | 
References
- 1 2 "Raf Riley – Dog Unit preview and artist intro". Inyourspeakers Media. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
 - 1 2 "Raf Riley: Get Familiar". SoulCulture. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
 - 1 2 "Raf Riley". Red Bull GmbH. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
 - ↑ "Raf Riley". This Kid Is A Problem. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
 - ↑ "HI! Magazine >> Supafly duo return with new single Happiness". Hi! Magazine. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
 - ↑ "Being a D**khead's Cool – YouTube". YouTube. 9 September 2010.
 - ↑ "Sabotage Party: Silly Drake Noise". This Kid Is A Problem. 6 January 2013.
 - ↑ "Twitter / professorgreen: i'm ahead of you on that :) ...". Twitter. 12 August 2013.
 - ↑ "Twitter / professorgreen: Raf Riley needs to be listened ...". Twitter. 12 August 2013.
 - ↑ "Twitter / TheDoctorLuke: so much great music out now... ...". Twitter. 12 August 2013.
 - ↑ "Mike Skinner DJ Set @ Nest London 04.01.13 by Mike Skinner". SoundCloud. 6 January 2013.
 - ↑ "iTunes – Music – Being A D******d's Cool by The Grand Spectacular". iTunes. 11 September 2010.
 - ↑ "iTunes – Music – Mona Leshurr by Lady Leshurr". iTunes. 3 September 2013.
 - ↑ "Emergency Room – Playing with Fire, Plan B Remix". YouTube. 3 January 2013.