Machester rapper RIO has put the hard yards in to get to this point. After sharpening his skills in the city鈥檚 underground grime sceen with Moss Side rap collective Street Smart, Rio Nelson worked on building his individual following and is reaping the rewards.
Supported by 大象传媒 Radio 1Xtra鈥檚 DJ Target and Mistajam, RIO has been mixing with the best supporting the likes of Ne-Yo, Nas, Rick Ross, T-Pain, Wiley and Skepta. His 2010 mixtape Bottom To Top was nominated at the Official Mixtape Awards and his follow up, Push To Start, became a trending topic on Twitter. The online love doesn鈥檛 stop there with over 9 million YouTube users checking out his track What If. Representing Manchester鈥檚 Grime scene, RIO is doing the city proud.
Machester rapper RIO has put the hard yards in to get to this point. After sharpening his skills in the city鈥檚 underground grime sceen with Moss Side rap collective Street Smart, Rio Nelson worked on building his individual following and is reaping the rewards.
Supported by 大象传媒 Radio 1Xtra鈥檚 DJ Target and Mistajam, RIO has been mixing with the best supporting the likes of Ne-Yo, Nas, Rick Ross, T-Pain, Wiley and Skepta. His 2010 mixtape Bottom To Top was nominated at the Official Mixtape Awards and his follow up, Push To Start, became a trending topic on Twitter. The online love doesn鈥檛 stop there with over 9 million YouTube users checking out his track What If. Representing Manchester鈥檚 Grime scene, RIO is doing the city proud.
