Riko Dan

My name is Riko, Im 31 years old and I live in East London with the missus. Ive been MCing since the early 90s as a leading jungle MC before creating my own style combining jungle, ragga, UK garage, grime and hip hop. I am part of the the showerman crew 'Rolldeep'!

ABOUT ROLLDEEP (TAKEN FROM WWW.MYSPACE.COM/ROLLDEEPOFFICAL)

The 13 man crew all hail from East London. In 2005 they shook up the place with their Debut Album 'In at the Deep End'. Spawning 2 top 20 hits in THe Avenue and Shake A Leg, and also killing it on the underground with anthems like 'When I'm Ere' and 'Heat Up'. Having toured with the likes of 50 Cent and G Unit, Snoop, and Juelz Santana, and smashed shows across Europe, the uk, as well as Usa, japan and asia. Next up for the guys is the imminent street album - Rules & Regulations vol. 1. coming out late Aug on Roll Deep Recordings. you'll be able to buy it direct from the myspace page and also from one or 2 exclusive on line spots. Look out for next year's 2nd album - looks like it'll be out by March/April. other projects on the go: Roll Deep short film - in association with PTE films - goes into production in AUgust. Merchandise - a whole T shirt range will be in full effect by the end of the month. again you'll be able to buy them here and online. Solo Mixtapes - FLow Dan's "Return of the Big Mic Man", Riko's "the Truth vol. 1", Target's AIm High in Sept and Trim and Scratch's album are all coming soon too.