Ric Wilson
Although he's known foremost for his animated rhymes, Ric Wilson could just as easily be classified as a left-field R&B or subversive pop artist. Firmly grounded in reality and resolutely upbeat, the South Side Chicago native hit his stride with the funk/house/bachata/rock hybrid "Soul Bounce" (2016) and has continued with unpredictable flair through a steady flow of singles and EPs, including Banba (2018) and the Terrace Martin-produced They Call Me Disco (2020). A phrase from the latter summarizes his approach: "We don't chase the wave -- we make the wave."
Music and activism were instilled in Ric Wilson as a young congregant at Chicago's historic Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church. He was later inspired as a writer while involved with the poetry program Young Chicago Authors. He debuted in 2015 with the Penny Raps mixtape and The Sun Was Out EP, by which point he was deeply involved with community work. After he turned another corner in 2016 with the highly energized "Soul Bounce," he continued to expand stylistically as his dedicated following grew. Amid some guest appearances and some supplemental singles, he issued the EPs Negrow Disco (featuring an intro from Chuck D) and Banba in 2017 and 2018. As the decade drew to a close, Wilson established his own label, Free Disco, and linked with Terrace Martin to make another EP, They Call Me Disco, which arrived in 2020. The low-slung liberation anthem "Fight Like Ida B & Marsha P" was released shortly thereafter.
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Discografia
25 álbum(ns) • Ordenado por Mais vendidos
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CLUSTERFUNK
Hip-Hop/Rap - Lançado por Free Disco - EMPIRE em 31/03/2023
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They Call Me Disco
Soul - Lançado por Free Disco - EMPIRE em 08/05/2020
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blah blah blahs (feat. Kiéla Adira)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Lançado por Free Disco - EMPIRE em 16/09/2021
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Feel Like Somebody
Africa - Lançado por 1da Boi Productions, Inc. em 09/09/2022
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Banba
Hip-Hop/Rap - Lançado por Innovative Leisure em 18/05/2018
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We Aight (feat. Mayer Hawthorne)
Ric Wilson, Party Pupils, Brasstracks
Disco - Lançado por Free Disco - EMPIRE em 20/06/2024
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Pay It No Mind
Hip-Hop/Rap - Lançado por Free Disco - EMPIRE em 22/02/2023
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Negrow Disco
Soul - Lançado por Free Disco - EMPIRE em 17/04/2017
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Fight Like Ida B & Marsha P
Electronic - Lançado por Free Disco - EMPIRE em 16/06/2020
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Woo Woo Woo
Disco - Lançado por Free Disco - EMPIRE em 25/03/2021
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Chicago Bae (feat. BJ The Chicago Kid)
Soul - Lançado por Free Disco - EMPIRE em 22/04/2020
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Fall In Chicago (feat. Stakx)
Funk - Lançado por Free Disco - EMPIRE em 29/10/2020
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Clusterfunk
Hip-Hop/Rap - Lançado por Free Disco - EMPIRE em 15/03/2023
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Yellowbrick
Soul - Lançado por Free Disco - EMPIRE em 19/03/2019
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COCO BADASS (feat. Kiéla Adira)
Disco - Lançado por Free Disco - EMPIRE em 11/08/2022
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Pull A James Baldwin
Disco - Lançado por Free Disco - EMPIRE em 14/01/2021
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America Runs On Disco
Disco - Lançado por Free Disco - EMPIRE em 17/12/2024
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Soul Bounce
Soul - Lançado por Free Disco - EMPIRE em 18/07/2016
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