Young Riot

Letter From Riot:


“Carrying my father’s namesake I came into this world as Reginald Hicks. I was raised in a place where I was surrounded by nothing but concrete and guns with parents struggling with addiction and my younger brothers to raise. Outside of writing and rapping there wasn’t much in the world that gave me a deeper satisfaction than putting my shit on wax. I began crafting my style by the age of 15 and alongside my man Whitey I dropped my first mixtape. I was chasing my dreams after that, it was destined for me to tell the story of the kid from Dorchester, MA.


I made my name after being signed to Amalgam Digital and a week after signing as the flagship artist, I was in the studio with Max B recording "Living The Life" featuring Curren$y. I recorded three projects: "A Wave Called Yes" w/Max B, "Im So Yes" and "Y.O.M.P". I released a dozen videos featured on MTV Jams, Thisis50, World Star Hip Hop, VladTV, you know the works. I got to start living my dream. In 2014 after having issues with my management I asked for my walking papers from the label and I’ve been rolling independently since. I ain’t never been a quiet kid, my name was given to me because it was fitting. Go against the status quo, fuck the norm, it’s always what I’ve been about. So when I founded “the Cabinet" it was to create the space where my team can make noise creatively. Something like the oval office. It’s all on me but it’s all for we!