Raf Riley

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Raf Riley
Birth nameRafael Nathan Greifer [1]
Also known asThe Grand Spectacular
Sabotage Party
Born (1992-02-08) February 8, 1992 (age 33)
Origin North London [2]
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • keyboard
  • drums
  • bass guitar
  • synthesizer
[3]
Years active2011 (2011)–present
Labels

Rafael Nathan Greifer, [1] [4] 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, [5] and is signed to OddChild Music [3] and has released on Diplo's Mad Decent label. [6] 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 thirteen million YouTube views. [7] Riley and Dangerman are also part of the comedy rap trio Sabotage Party alongside Ray Knotts, in which he raps as well as produces. [8] Dangerman also designs and directs all OddChild Music artwork and ExR videos.

Contents

Raf Riley has worked with many artists including Professor Green, [9] [10] Labrinth, Diplo, Naughty Boy, Dr. Luke [11] and Mike Skinner. [12] Riley has had cuts with Elliphant, Skepta and has remixed for Sigma, Conor Maynard and Plan B.

Discography

EPs

YearAlbumLabel
2012Dog Unit Mad Decent
Emergency Room(with Etta Bond) OddChild Music
2013Now That's What I Call Gangster Beats!! OddChild Music
Meds(with Etta Bond) OddChild Music
2017Sass Pancakes(with Ashnikko) Parlophone

Singles

As lead artist

YearSong
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

YearSong
2010"Being A Dickhead's Cool" [13]

As Sabotage Party

YearSong
2013"Silly Drake Noise"

Production credits

YearSongReleaseLabel
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 CellsInsanity
"Yippy Yay Yippy Yo"
(Lady Leshurr) [14] 		Mona LeshurrN/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 EPVirgin EMI
2015"The Fame"
(Avelino) (co-produced by AceKeyz)		#NextGen10 GRM Daily
"BodyRock"
(Bluey Robinson)		The Cool EPN/A
"In a Rave"
(Etta Bond x Raf Riley)		Ralph Hardy Presents: Growing PainsNANG
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

YearSongArtist
2012"Last Time" Labrinth
"Climax" Usher
"Treatment" (with Etta Bond)Labrinth
2013"Playing with Fire" (with Etta Bond) [15] 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

YearSong
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. 1 2 Ross Condit (4 September 2012). "Mad Decent Dogs and Englishmen". Inyourspeakers Media. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Raf Riley: Get Familiar". SoulCulture. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Raf Riley". Red Bull GmbH . Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "AT NIGHT". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Raf Riley". This Kid Is A Problem. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "HI! Magazine >> Supafly duo return with new single Happiness". Hi! Magazine . Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "Being a D**khead's Cool – YouTube". YouTube. 9 September 2010.
  8. ↑ "Sabotage Party: Silly Drake Noise". This Kid Is A Problem. 6 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "Twitter / professorgreen: i'm ahead of you on that :) ..." Twitter. 12 August 2013.
  10. ↑ "Twitter / professorgreen: Raf Riley needs to be listened ..." Twitter. 12 August 2013.
  11. ↑ "Twitter / TheDoctorLuke: so much great music out now... ..." Twitter. 12 August 2013.
  12. ↑ "Mike Skinner DJ Set @ Nest London 04.01.13 by Mike Skinner". SoundCloud. 6 January 2013.
  13. ↑ "iTunes – Music – Being A D******d's Cool by The Grand Spectacular". iTunes. 11 September 2010. Archived from the original on 16 September 2010.
  14. ↑ "iTunes – Music – Mona Leshurr by Lady Leshurr". iTunes. 3 September 2013.
  15. ↑ "Emergency Room – Playing with Fire, Plan B Remix". YouTube. 3 January 2013.
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