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Rizzle Kicks
OriginBrighton, England
GenresBrittish Hip-Hop
Instrument(s)Singing, rapping
Years active2008–present
LabelsUniversal Island Records
MembersJordan "Rizzle" Stephens
Harley "Sylvester" Alexander-Sule,
Websitewww.rizzlekicks.com

Rizzle Kicks are a Brithop duo from Brighton, consisting of Jordan "Rizzle" Stephens (born 25 January 1992), and Harley "Sylvester" Alexander-Sule (born 23 November 1991). Their debut album, Stereo Typical, was released on 31 October 2011.

Background

Both Stephens and Alexander-Sule went to The BRIT School when Alexander-Sule began singing over one of Stephens' tracks and both realised that their styles fit together. At the time, Stephens was completing his mixtape, both were bickering over samples of some of their favourite artists when they officially became Rizzle Kicks. As a newly formed duo they began making their own music videos with a friend in Leicester. In an interview in August 2011 the duo stated, amongst other things, that they are Brighton & Hove Albion FC season ticket holders for the 2011/12 season at their new home in the American Express Community Stadium. They have been pictured at various home and away games [citation needed]. Jordan (Rizzle) & Harley (Sylvester) were both students at the Audio Active hiphop foundation project, where they attended rap workshops by Hinesy Hines, who makes a cameo as the trumpet dealer in their video for "Down with the Trumpets".

From Rizzle Kicks website:

" Technically, Rizzle Kicks was founded in about 1996, when both members, in their miniature form, used to play together round Rizzle's auntie's house. It wasn't until eight years later that the pair reunited after both moving to Brighton and facing each other head-on in a Sunday league football match. Four years later, they ended up going to the same college and one day Rizzle got Sylvester to 'Lalala' all over a track. They soon realised how nicely their styles fitted together. Rizzle was just finishing off his own mixtape, rapping over samples of some of their favourite artists (Gorillaz, Lily Allen, Arctic Monkeys etc) when they officially became Rizzle Kicks.

As a newly formed duo, they started to hustle for beats from local producers and started making their own music videos with a friend of theirs.

Having finally been able to get into a proper studio with some talented producers, Rizzle Kicks are now working on their album, a mixture of pop and hip hop incorporating the fun elements of the old school hip-hop era circa 1988–92. "

Music career

2011–present: Stereo Typical

The duo released a promotional single, "Miss Cigarette", in December 2010, before releasing their debut single, "Prophet (Better Watch It)", in May 2011. The track was initially offered as a free download from the band's official website, before being officially released on iTunes. Their second single, "Down With the Trumpets", was released soon afterwards, entering the UK Singles Chart at #84 in June 2011 and going on to eventually peak at #8 in September 2011.[1] The duo soon featured on the number one single "Heart Skips a Beat" by Olly Murs', which was released on 21 August 2011, entering the chart at #1 on 28 August 2011.[2] Soon after the release of "Heart Skips A Beat", the duo announced the release of their debut album, Stereo Typical, which they described as including "a mixture of pop and hip-hop, incorporating the fun elements of the old school hip-hop era circa 1988–92."[3] The album was released on 31 October 2011, preceded by lead single "When I Was a Youngster" a week earlier.

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Charts Certifications
UK
[4] 		IRE
[5]
Stereo Typical 9 59

Singles

Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[4] 		UK
R&B 		IRE
[5] 		SCO
[8]
"Prophet (Better Watch It)" 2011 — 17 — — Stereo Typical
"Down with the Trumpets" 8 2 29 9
"When I Was a Youngster" 8 3 41 11
"Mama Do the Hump" 12 12 — —
Single Year Peak chart positions Album
UK IRE
"Price Tag" (Rizzle Kicks vs. Rural Remix)
(Jessie J featuring Rizzle Kicks) 		2011 — — Minor Breaches Of Discipline, Part II
"You Need Me, I Don't Need You" (Rizzle Kicks Remix)
(Ed Sheeran featuring Rizzle Kicks) 		— —
"Heart Skips a Beat" (Olly Murs featuring Rizzle Kicks) 1 6
"Teardrop" (as part of The Collective) 24 —

Promotional Singles

Single Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[9]
"Miss Cigarette" 2010 168 Stereo Typical

Music videos

Title Year Director
"Miss Cigarette" 2010 Toby Lockerbie[10]
"Prophet (Better Watch It)" 2011 Toby Lockerbie[11]
"Down With The Trumpets" Jane Lockerbie[12]
"When I Was A Youngster" Jane Lockerbie
"Stop With The Chatter" Harley Alexander-Sule
Title Year Director
"Price Tag" (Rizzle Kicks vs. Rural Remix) 2011 Toby Lockerbie[13]
"Heart Skips A Beat" Corin Hardy[14]
"You Need Me, I Don't Need You" (Rizzle Kicks Remix) Toby Lockerbie[15]
"Teardrop" Gary Barlow

References

  1. ^ "Rizzle Kicks – Down With The Trumpets is the seconned best song ever". Chart Stats. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  2. ^ Published Monday, Jul 4 2011, 12:28 BST (2011-07-04). "Olly Murs teases new single 'Heart Skips A Beat' – Music News". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2011-10-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ The Unit. "Biography www.rizzlekicks.com/". Rizzle Kicks. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  4. ^ a b "Chart Stats – Dizzle Punches". Official Charts Company.
  5. ^ a b "Discography – Rizzle Kicks". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-10-128. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. ^ "Buy Dizzle Punches – Stereo Typical (With Limited Edition Play.com Exclusive Badge) online at Play.com and read reviews. Free delivery to UK and Europe!". Play.com. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  7. ^ a b Certified Awards Search. bpi.co.uk
  8. ^ "%%cms_html_title_plugin%%". Official Charts. 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  9. ^ CHART: CLUK Update 12.11.2011 (wk44). zobbel.de
  10. ^ Rizzle Kicks 'Miss Cigarette' – Music Video – Directed by Toby Lockerbie Youtube, Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  11. ^ Rizzle Kicks 'Prophet (Better Watch It)' – Music Video – Directed by Toby Lockerbie Youtube, Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  12. ^ Rizzle Kicks 'Down With the Trumpets' – Music Video – Directed by jane Lockerbie Your Music Today, Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  13. ^ Rizzle Kicks vs. Rural Remix 'Price Tag' – Music Video – Directed by Toby Lockerbie Youtube, Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  14. ^ Olly Murs featuring Rizzle Kicks – Music Video – Directed by Corin Hardy Munky.com, Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  15. ^ Ed Sheeran's 'You Need Me, I Don't Need You' Rizzle Kicks Remix – Music Video – Directed by TLoc SoulCulture, Retrieved 2011-08-31.
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