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Ratking Drops Video For “So It Goes”
Ratking Drops Video For “So It Goes”
Ratking Drops Video For “So It Goes”
After dropping their debut album So It Goes earlier this year, Ratking is back with the video for the album’s title track. The Andrew Kass and Ahmed Klink directed video comes along with the announcement of the group’s US tour. The New Yo...
Phantogram, Ratking “Fall In Love (Remix)”
Phantogram, Ratking “Fall In Love (Remix)”
Phantogram, Ratking “Fall In Love (Remix)”
Harlem hip hop group Ratkings added an interesting twist to Phantogram's Fall In Love" with their remix titled, "Falling Off." The group detail the way they fall into music and how it can take over your mind and control your actions in the same way that love can...
Ratking Bring The Energy To Brooklyn
Ratking Bring The Energy To Brooklyn
Ratking Bring The Energy To Brooklyn
If you've never been to a Ratking show before, the first thing you've gotta do is learn how to duck. It was a skill that would have come in handy last night (Feb. 24) at Glasslands in Williamsburg, as the Manhattan-based hardcore-rap trio took their particular brand of heavily rhythmic, bass-driven hip-hop and smacked Brooklyn in the face with it...
Ratking “Canal”
Ratking “Canal”
Ratking “Canal”
Ratking had an active year in 2013, playing alongside acts such as King Krule, Trash Talk, GZA and Death Grips. The New York-based group is entering the New Year with their debut album So It Goes. Engineered by the great Young Guru, the album puts forth their balance of raw energy and vintage hip-hop...
Ratking To Go On Tour With Death Grips In June
Ratking To Go On Tour With Death Grips In June
Ratking To Go On Tour With Death Grips In June
Ratking recently announced they are going on tour with Death Grips. The band, which consists of Wiki, Hak and Sporting Life, will join the pair through a short run in the Midwest. They will be promoting their recent EP, Wiki93, which is available on iTunes now...
Ratking: Hip-Hop’s Old And Young Punks
Ratking: Hip-Hop’s Old And Young Punks
Ratking: Hip-Hop’s Old And Young Punks
In March of last year, video content brand Creative Control posted a video to their YouTube channel for a song called "Wikispeaks" by an artist named Wiki. The video—a gritty and dizzying journey through the sprawling underbelly of New York City as seen through a deflated dreamer's eyes—introduced the world to Wiki (then an 18-year-old with a 14-year-old's face), a half Puerto Rican and
Ratking, “Piece of Shit” Video
Ratking, “Piece of Shit” Video
Ratking, “Piece of Shit” Video
Last week, the boys behind Ratking came by our office and talked to us about SXSW, their debut Young Guru-mastered album, and art. They're very nice people, and deserve the shine they've received as of late. As they continue to work on their debut (out later this year via XL Records), they've put out a collaborative single-take video for "Piece of Shit" with artist Ari Marcopoulos, who a