Today we sit down with Grime legend and visual pioneer Risky Roadz and discuss everything from picking up his camera for the first time to learning how to edit while publishing DVDs, to directing music videos with Skepta, Theophilus London, Giggs and more. We discuss how far his work has come, what impact it has had, Drake being a fan and why having a 'dream funder' is so important in your creative journey.
Enjoy!
Shownotes:
Risky Roadz YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/rsky/videos
Risky Roadz: Meridian Crew https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al8B-DQZIQQ
Best of Risky Roadz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c88ShF5zg6c
Theophilus London - Bebey (feat Giggs) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxSG6GtyObI
ASAP & Skepta - Shine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbj2Zss-5GY
1.00 - What was it like being at the inception of the grime scene
1.40 - working at rhythm division record shop
2.00 - getting into making DVDs for the Grime Scene
3.00 - Learning how to edit videos
4.00 - Recording the whole grime scene within a year
6.00 - Staying neutral in between clashing grime crews
7.00 - Not knowing the gravitas of his work. Just doing the work for the love of it
9.00 - Drake following him on instagram showed him that his work travelled further then he thought
09.30 - linking up with Drake in Miami, Drake being a fan of his work
10.00 - Hearing from Russia and Kazakstan that his work is legendary
10.30 - Skepta performing at Moma. New York and London culture being similar
12.00 - Shooting Skepta video with ASAP Rocky
12.30 - Yo MTV Raps, doing the advert
13.30 - Working driving a black cab whilst shooting videos. Why having a ‘dream funder’ is the way to work with freedom
16.10 - Becoming a London black cab driver, it being the hardest but most rewarding thing he has done
20.00 - Investing in his own creative projects
21.00 - Working whilst being creative
23.00 - Thoughts on the scene right now, similarities between Grime & Drill
28.30 - Advice to the new generation
30.50 - How the sound of Grime have evolved
32.00 - Social media changing the way we perceive music
34.00 - The difference between record shops and streaming music
36.00 - Who Risky really wanted to see be successful
38.00 - Grime being a scene that has been documented from the beginning, unlike others
40.00 - Why the Drill scene should start to own its narrative. There is room for a Risky Roadz in Drill
45.00 - Documenting the Adenugas (Skepta, JME and Julie) going from a household to household names
49.00 - Risky Roadz 0121 documentary
51.00 - Bringing back the VHS look and inspiring others to do the same
56.30 - Reaching out to famed video director Dave Myers and receiving an instant call back
57.00 - Being a consultant
1.00 - Being different and pushing visuals forward
1.02 - Always being ready, shooting videos at a moments notice and shooting in an hour
1.04 - Giving his younger self advice
1.05 - Missing pirate radio
1.06 - Living a free life
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