Riuven
Encyclopedia
RiUvEn is a British Hip Hop
rapper from Toxteth
, Liverpool
, well known for his humorous lyrics, but also for lyrics that portray a vivid image of Liverpool scally
life.
He became well known in Liverpool following the release of The Riuven EP, containing 7 (later versions had 8) of his songs, including Tha LIV.
He began to gain UK national attention after releasing a diss
of singer Lily Allen
, entitled Lily Rich Kid Allen, which was noted in several newspapers including British broadsheet The Guardian
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,1877506,00.html.
On 12 January 2008, as part of the opening weekend of Liverpool's year as European Capital of Culture, he appeared on the bill of Liverpool: the Musical - the event which inaugurated Liverpool's new Echo Arena. His appearance was covered by BBC2's The Culture Show. Reaction to his appearance was mixed, as Riuven's intended irony
was lost on many watching. http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/capitalofculture/news/tm_method=full%26objectid=20379337%26siteid=50061-name_page.html
British hip hop
British hip hop is a genre of music, and a culture that covers a variety of styles of hip hop music made in the United Kingdom. It is generally classified as one of a number of styles of urban music...
rapper from Toxteth
Toxteth
Toxteth is an inner city area of Liverpool, England. Located to the south of the city, Toxteth is bordered by Liverpool City Centre, Dingle, Edge Hill, Wavertree and Aigburth.-Description:...
, Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, well known for his humorous lyrics, but also for lyrics that portray a vivid image of Liverpool scally
Scally
Scallie or Scally, is originally short for Scallywag, but is now most-often used in the context of a slang term for a hooligan youth subculture, similar to "chav", but with different origins. It describes mostly young, "dole class" people....
life.
He became well known in Liverpool following the release of The Riuven EP, containing 7 (later versions had 8) of his songs, including Tha LIV.
He began to gain UK national attention after releasing a diss
Diss
Diss is a town in Norfolk, England close to the border with the neighbouring East Anglian county of Suffolk.The town lies in the valley of the River Waveney, around a mere that covers . The mere is up to deep, although there is another of mud, making it one of the deepest natural inland lakes...
of singer Lily Allen
Lily Allen
Lily Rose Beatrice Cooper , better known as Lily Allen, is an English recording artist and fashion designer. She is the daughter of actor and musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. In her teenage years, her musical tastes evolved from glam rock to alternative...
, entitled Lily Rich Kid Allen, which was noted in several newspapers including British broadsheet The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,1877506,00.html.
On 12 January 2008, as part of the opening weekend of Liverpool's year as European Capital of Culture, he appeared on the bill of Liverpool: the Musical - the event which inaugurated Liverpool's new Echo Arena. His appearance was covered by BBC2's The Culture Show. Reaction to his appearance was mixed, as Riuven's intended irony
Irony
Irony is a rhetorical device, literary technique, or situation in which there is a sharp incongruity or discordance that goes beyond the simple and evident intention of words or actions...
was lost on many watching. http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/capitalofculture/news/tm_method=full%26objectid=20379337%26siteid=50061-name_page.html