Grime History Lesson

The London City Warlord Riko Dan takes us through his whole career so far, from starting out as a Jungle MC to performing on Top Of The Pops.
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[@Bhx.1]

U have to get Trim on here👊

[@loonzuk]

Dj argue is perfect for these interviews, can tell man’s being following the game from the start, appreciate knowledge like this.

[@GetDarker]

Fully agree

[@YungR]

Facts 💯

[@mrlemon8179]

Yeah you’re right but he misses things out, like discussing Dizzee & Tinchy in Roll Deep. & not asking Riko about the cemetery warriors etc

[@cfcwhit3247]

@@mrlemon8179 you are so right bro that would of been decent, maybe he should say who hes got coming up and get people to shout him with questions

[@humblesmith1215]

@@mrlemon8179 it’s very hard to fit everything in!

[@darylhunter3468]

I really miss the Rinse days uno.. Missed calls, Text's, Shout outs...it was a real vibe back then. we didnt even know what the MC's looked like...

[@GetDarker]

Large up Argue. Not many people could hold this Dan down for an interview. Smashed it

[@northmob9206]

another class podcast, rikodan once spilt a drink over me at a rave in leeds and didnt say sorry because i was wearing a Germany football T

[@jshaw4757]

"Lovely motor that..Big bittaa whip that see me in that" 🏎🚘

[@Digzeee]

Best Bit on the DVD 😀

[@Jozezezeze]

Riko has one of the biggest voices since Flowdan, cool as fuck to see him in an interview for once.

[@TakeMeBackPirateRadio]

From time Riko was sparring with Eksman & Herbzie and holding it up on Pressure FM you knew he was a don. I would still like to see him on the DNB circuit such a talent!! His journey has been immense. Still blasting his Pressure FM and Cyndicut FM sets from the 90s.

[@DJRudieB]

Most definitely bro and it’s such a blessings having your channel bro having all the them sets. Keep it up bro.

[@TakeMeBackPirateRadio]

@@DJRudieB Big up bruva!! I've been listening to Riko since 1995. He also used to do pirate radio in Manchester as a teenager in the mid 90s. His early sets with Eksman & Herbzie are worthy of listening to. He's been a talent all along the way. The Rinse FM 91.8 days is when he met Wiley, back when it was SS Crew with DJ Target and DJ Trend (RIP).

[@crossculturemedia3311]

Pure nostalgia your channel mate! Big up!

[@glaze1984]

Riko did a little bit on the Skibadee tribute show on Rinse/Kool fm, still sounds top of the top on jungle/dnb 👌🏽

[@TakeMeBackPirateRadio]

@@glaze1984 That's where he learnt his craft. Most of the Grime lot started on Jungle, Wiley, Riko, Breeze, GodsGift (Pepsi), Maxwell D, Major Ace (Ace), Flowdan, Bruza (Chigga D), Durrty Goodz, Triple Threat, Hitman Hyper, Storming...the list goes on.

[@TakeMeBackPirateRadio]

There were a few MCs that brought that dark street element and explicitness to Jungle MCing. Obviously the godfathers MC Trigga, MC Bassman & MC Spyda, then there was Riko, Bucky Ranks and Eksman. I always loved that Sound System element to Jungle music!! You can't beat the Ragga Twins!! Proper!!!

[@sharina_s8468]

From 14.00 in had me in stitches. The way he described Wiley there was spot on. Whenever I hear riko spit he takes me back to my youth of jungle 1993/4. Love what dj argues doing with this too. Love listening to everyone’s history take on grime. 💖💖💖🙏🏾🥳

[@billyBBKgrime]

One thing all these episodes have in common is that WILEY is the main topic and discussed the most. Just goes to show without Wiley there would be no grime scene he literally is the God of the scene. Need to get Wiley on this. Even without Wiley they would be no BBK.

[@sharina_s8468]

Absolutely agree with you on this. Love Wiley and what he’s done for this genre 🥳💖🙏🏾

[@Ski_Dj_Ski]

Have to disagree. Grime would have still been created without wiley. It was written for wiley to be at the epicentre of the genre, however if you know the foundations of UK urban music you would have to acknowledge Jamaican Dance hall music as the only influence for UK urban music. Sound system culture is responsible for the birth of Grime music, in fact all of UK Urban music. Jamaicans were the pioneers of toasting riddims along side the dj. Super Cat etc set pace for UK Urban music. Check out original Rankin form jamaica is similar to flirta d. Buskin hosting and lyricism is influenced from Jamaican dancehall MCs. Ask any sound system guy from the 70s; it's facts. Uk Urban music should pay a percent of royalties earned back to jamaican charities out of appreciation for the culture, whether into the music industry, farming, housing development etc.

[@ANineOne]

That's a bit far. Jon E Cash and that were about well before Wiley, So Solid, also a lot of people were doing bits around that time. Would Wiley have even become Wiley if Dizzee stayed rolling with Nasty Crew and didn't shift over to Roll Deep? As Target said he was the Lionel Messi and when he linked up with them they're whole sound changed.

[@delmarfo]

@@ANineOne you mean Danny said that when Dizzee changed the whole style changed. However, Wiley had the power to get Dizzee noticed. Dizzee was always talented but Wiley was that big brother figure who took him under his wing. It's like Eminem and Dr Dre. With Dre, Eminem would never have become what he is.

[@lewisdowsett8390]

Riko Dan with eksman on cyndicut fm in the 90s was unbelievable

[@Anekix]

Oh wow, I REALLY need to hear those sets bruv.

[@lewisdowsett8390]

@@Anekix type it in on you tube mate there's so many Dj Nicol riko eksman and herbzie

[@Anekix]

@@lewisdowsett8390 I'm going to do that still. Question friend, have you heard the choon by Eksman dedicated to Skibadee?

[@lewisdowsett8390]

@@Anekix yes mate its awesome

[@Anekix]

@@lewisdowsett8390 Eksman is the best man.

[@darylhunter3468]

Love Riko's honesty on here.. he seems like a cool guy..

[@sbcjraid]

Riko always been my fav from Roll Deep

[@jaycostewart8]

Big interview with the one an only Riko Dan. DJ argue reminds of DJ Ron, a jungle DJ from bk inna the 90s,. Hes got his own podcast called London something..On the other hand, big up yourselves for sharing. Got my headphones in, couple rolled enjoying the vybez. 😤💨💨👊🏾💯💯

[@JESWEATSHIRT]

YOU KNOW THAT WAS BANG OUT OF ORDER

[@jkwan2008]

CROSS THA LINE AND U CROSS THE BORDA

[@Bennybey123]

YOU CAN ASK SKEPTA IN’AYA CORNER

[@tekkerzbeatz6423]

Big interview.Keep them coming 😎

[@frostroa4453]

first word of the video: Wiley!.... LEGEND!

[@joblaney7255]

love these vids man please get EVERYONE you can get your hands on

[@k_kingz2317]

big up argue 4 this whole series! bigup the warlord for keepin it real

[@grovegreen123]

This series is proper 👌🏿

[@davidmoorcroft1789]

U need to do one on trim !!

[@realtalktrustories6480]

Good interview, some good points made!

[@sammyj5960]

Big interview History 🔥

[@oggrimeuk7740]

Love these interviews great to hear Riko tell his story 🔥🔥🔥

[@blitz22389]

This series is badboy 🔥🔥 big up the London city warlord 👑

[@djnickytlondon]

Great interview and interviewer (Argue) of the early progression of the grime scene. We need Wiley on here to give us an insight and some stories I’m sure!

[@chrisgill8023]

Really enjoyed this 1 feel like I learnt so much in this episode, big up riko

[@sumgiimusic8147]

Amazing interview. Great questions and lot of honesty from Riko🔥🔥

[@crooke80]

Not many real mcs left, biggups the ogs that didn't sell out like #wiley, not coming back to the underground 🔙 top words of wisdom from Dan 👌

[@lukehillman3701]

Enjoyed that 👊

[@Jaybitss]

Big up dj argue for these ones

[@veganchiefwarrior6444]

I would have had no idea he was still making music if it wasn't for this, been in siting for the interview to end so I could search dead that I remember that was a banger

[@dannywright1317]

Just cock the lead back

[@okdigital151]

great interview :) BIg up da london city warlord

[@joshidaghost2780]

Riko scares the shit out of me when he bust lyric 😅 u know them man who are legit as fuck big up Riko Dan all day

[@Madbrad2000]

I love all thos ecollabs he does wit creative producers

[@raelgrzesiak1214]

Lovin the recent Numa Crew colabs...

[@thebrokenhomes]

I'm not sure if I ever uploaded my excellent set of Riko Erbs n Eks man with DJ Moo on deck

[@jamedick4073]

Big up riko Dan

[@EnjoytheQ.]

Big up Riko one of the most unique mc’s out there

[@billyBBKgrime]

Wiley is the selling point of these videos. I hear that still. Need jme and skepta on here too first time I heard them was with roll deep. Big up Julie adenuga

[@mad-pit3832]

Superfan ☝🏻

[@humblesmith1215]

@@mad-pit3832 huh?

[@marcp3788]

26:20 that was Trim lol

[@starishbee]

Yep

[@Bhx.1]

Trim was the best in roll deep facts, and not 1 mention of him?

[@ng2313]

@@Bhx.1 cah didn't he beef them all?

[@chef.ramesses]

Listening now, hope argue asks him about the Eskimo dance reload where he sent for Mc Neeko!

[@crossculturemedia3311]

From a local terror way kid to this! 👏 S/O Riko my favourite jungle MC from Pressure FM days #locallegend

[@foreverthere4597]

riko dan big up. legendary pls get some mic stands ❤

[@starishbee]

I feel like there’s questions that he held back

[@Misty21109]

"Me a look for da bwoy named bloodclaat Demonn!!!!" Riko Dan London City Warlord original loaded *16!!!

[@mking4953]

They should get one of the bloodline guys on here. It would be cool to hear about the Meridian/BBK/Bloodline thing the Roll Deep beef, LOTM, German Whip, Big H’s influence in the scene… they’re very much unsung heroes in this ting

[@humblesmith1215]

I can’t lie, Big H gets given too much credit! He was good but come on….

[@tox9222]

Need to go find trim/trimbal

[@donkeyfacekilla1]

Big up Argue, Big up Riko! Great to hear the story behind the Pinch and Mumdance link ups, serious bangers

[@bp_bp_bp_bp]

Big

[@andrewforeman2168]

I can just imagine some Mother of two randomly turning up to the studio saying to them lot, "Is this Roll Deep crew? Because I bumped into Wiley 45 minutes ago after dropping my kids off at school and he gave me this address and said I'm in." Followed by like a couple of Postman and a Lollipop lady lol!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Bennybey123]

51:00 is there anything you want to do? Man needs to run that assault course competition with Chronik still! 😂 a greazy grime album with cemetery warriors, skeppy Will chronik would be gassed but I know it ain’t happening

[@darylhunter3468]

lolool I've seen it first-hand!!

[@BadManaManXXi]

lol riko shat on the interviewer in the first 10 seconds hahaha

[@jamal9601]

Big big

[@livinginlondon9243]

Get God’s Gift on ere ASAP‼️

[@kyleweird1811]

Any reason why Trim just wasn't mentioned at at?

[@iamfordy3457]

🙌🏿

[@user-xl9it9ky3b]

Love this guy.. could potentially be a kid cudi lookalike

[@kgamezhd9399]

bang out of order

[@trippie-tedd8480]

“You need to ave a LICENN”

[@rua0691]

🗣️

[@thesceneofthegrime6985]

hhmmmmmm great idea for a show....!!! 😂👀

[@Bennybey123]

He didn’t mention Eksman and herbzie 😢

[@chrisgill8023]

Didn’t even know he was in paug wow

[@ANineOne]

39:18, haha, get Durrty Goodz on here man!

[@firellparker7463]

Doogz used to spin these lot on a regs

[@TakeMeBackPirateRadio]

Agreed!! Nothing but respect for him and his music. It's criminal how not many people talk about him. But to be fair Wiley has said he thinks Goodz is one of the best.

[@jkwan2008]

Big big Don, Riko Dan the London City Warlord. Named my pitbull after him Big up Riko my boy for life fam

[@jboardy5439]

He was no warlord. Only on the mic. He wasn't ready for roads. Bottle job.

[@DonDadda45]

big

[@firellparker7463]

39:20

[@realtalkslowdown544]

the most intimidating man pon mic

[@asweproceed52]

Enjoyed this whole thing. Get Discarda on one plz

[@GrimeUK777]

I done a track with Riko Dan still on his sleeping giant album. Hol tigth dugs. And first bookings were all Brighton ways. Then hertsfordshire and Bedfordshire. Hitchin etc. Theres loads of Crews that never got any limelight or credit and all the big grime crews. nasty crew and all them copied. even jammer copied alot of these south unknown crews. who were doing gigs and doing bookings. like SickNess Crew. etc. I was huge part of spreading grime about. ask anyone who knows. ask Dj trendz. ask big H. ask Skepta. ask anyone.asl Gordon Geeneus a@ rinse. ask Wiley. They werent the originators either. Maybe jon E cash. as he had Dubset/ 8 bar and Sublow genres before dark garage or grime wa even named. I got a list of names grime was called before it was grime.. I remember roll deep lining up in events. while i walked past VIP. They were just like normal youths.

[@chrisgill8023]

Interesting stuff bro

[@luqmanj8208]

get gods gift on here

[@declanburns9404]

ALL INFORMER FI DIGIDIGI

[@jshaw4757]

22:15 to 22.21..was that a yes then ?

[@sammyj5960]

New Jack city 🔥

[@TakeMeBackPirateRadio]

Diamonds Nightspot, Rosina Street, Homerton. The best times!! That was one ghetto venue.

[@thebrokenhomes]

Nitty, gritty

[@Agrodnb]

warlord

[@mad-pit3832]

I used to rate him, but just like b live/evil b they both stopped doing dnb and jumped on garage when that was popping. You can find interviews of them biggin up garage and saying how much they liked it more than dnb. But as soon as garage wasnt popping anymore they went back to the dnb promoters begging to be back on their flyers. There is even one with b live from 05/06 saying he liked jungle but dint like the way dnb was going and that it was to electronic with no breakbeats. Now he literally markets himself as a jump up dnb mc, the most electronic robotic software based style of music out there. I guess it shows not to listen to anything they say about music, if the money was write these boys would be in a boy band tomorrow.

[@marcp3788]

Riko was never a garage mc

[@mad-pit3832]

@@marcp3788 Then why did he mc at countless sidewinder ukg events.

[@chrisgill8023]

He even said himself he was away during garage

[@marcp3788]

​@@mad-pit3832it wasn't garage anymore when he was booked at sidewinder, it was grime at that point

[@firellparker7463]

35:35 he admitted lethal won

[@calicartel4402]

HOWS HE NOT MENTIONING TRIM 2003 - 2006 HE WAS THE EPITOME OF ROLL DEEP

[@humblesmith1215]

Just to clarify, is Jerome Gods Gift and is Jason J2K?

[@chef.ramesses]

Yes

[@user-xl9it9ky3b]

Ringer for kid cudi

[@jkwan2008]

Lock off de bloodclart place

[@GoingIn4DaKill]

Could of asked him about Trim bullying him

[@firellparker7463]

Trim bullies everyone tbh and riko would deny it

[@darotm7628]

22:16 can’t be serious wtf

[@bricktop8016]

DO YOU GET PAID FOR VIEWS !!?

[@wunademones]

The interviewers accent does not suite his face at all and it pisses me off.