RIO

RIO is an established artist hailing from Manchester, UK. Learning his trade on the Manchester underground music scene in Moss side with (Streetsmart ENT), RIO quickly became a household name in his hometown and throughout the UK. RIO's first single 'Narrow Roads' (Prod by Bless beats) went on to gain great momentum with Radio 1 and Radio BBC 1xtra DJs - Target, Mista Jam, Annie Nightingale, Mary Anne Hobbs, Dj Cameo, Ras Kwame, Twin B & DJ Q who heavily supported the Mancunian star. The single went straight in at Number 4 on the BBC 1xtra's UKG chart and was featured on Sky sports show 'Soccer AM'. Following up from the success of 'Narrow Roads' RIO released a mixtape 'Bottom to the top' that went on to clock 15,000 downloads in one week and was nominated for 'The best grime mixtape' 2010 at the Mixtape awards in London. RIO's consistency and output led him to his most decorated video thus far 'Cant stop we' Feat Mr Benz. Within 3 days the video went viral reaching 150,000 views in just three days. Major press outlets were excited to identify how RIO managed to get a host of celebrities in his video including; Mario Balotelli, Rio Ferdinand, Misha B, Tim Westwood, Labrinth and Brooke Vincent. Unfortunately personal issues got in the way of RIOs progression which led him to take a four year break from music in 2016. Fast forward to 2020 the Mancunian hero is back re branded launching his highly anticipated Debut album -'The Good, The Bad & The Ugly' Out now ..... OW YA MEAN!