Machester rapper RIO has put the hard yards in to get to this point. After sharpening his skills in the city’s 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 ±«Óătv Radio 1Xtra’s 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’t stop there with over 9 million YouTube users checking out his track What If. Representing Manchester’s 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’s 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 ±«Óătv Radio 1Xtra’s 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’t stop there with over 9 million YouTube users checking out his track What If. Representing Manchester’s Grime scene, RIO is doing the city proud.
