RL Grime was born on February 8, 1991 and grew up in Los Angeles in California, USA. He studied music business at university before moving back to LA in 2012. There he joined the electronic music collective WeDidIt with fellow producers Shlohmo, Groundislava, and D33J. He released his debut EP on this collective in April of 2012, titled ‘Grapes’, which consisted of four original tracks as well as remixes from Shlohmo, Salva, and LOL Boys.
One of RL Grime’s most successful and famous singles was his remix of big name rapper Kanye West’s song ‘Mercy’ in June of 2012. It was an enormous success and managed over three million plays on SoundCloud. Ever since, RL Grime has found himself further and further in demand. In December 2012 he made an official remix of Benny Benassi’s notorious song ‘Satisfaction’.
Some of RL Grime’s biggest hits include ‘Trap on Acid’, ‘Flood’, ‘Because of U’ and ‘Scylla’. In addition, he has released one official album (‘Void’) as of 2014 and six EPs. His EP ‘High Beams’ debuted at number eight on Billboard’s Dance/Electronic Albums chart and number one on the iTunes dance/electronic chart.
Artists that are often affiliated with or that have a similar style to RL Grime include Baaeur, Ryan Hemsworth, Diplo and Shlohmo.
This was my fourth time seeing RL Grime, and by no means the last. Each time has been entirely unique, with unexpected sets that make you dance harder than you thought possible.
The show I attended in Santa Ana was no exception. He dropped his newest single 'Core' which has a very dark and sinister sounding build with a violent siren-filled drop, as well as stuff as old as 'Trap on Acid'. He closed the show with 'Tell Me' and his remix of 'Love Sosa' by Chief Keef, but that turned out to be only the beginning of the end. He played a FIFTEEN minute encore of old rap bangers from back in the early 2000's, and while bumping some Nate Dogg, admitted to smoking weed to it when he was younger. The entire stage turned into a West Coast house party, as people stood on top of the balconies surrounding the pit and danced. RL Grime is an artists who consistently cares about his fans and it really shows at his live performances. Not to mention, the crowd was packed full of people who genuinely love his heavy bass trap-filled music, which made for some great vibes.