On Sept. 10, 2013, RiFF RAFF was exposed. Ben Westhoff, a Voice Media writer who published a 2009 book called ‘Dirty South,’ in which he finds “the genre [of Southern rap] worth defending” and ...

So it’s apt that all of these things—plus fresh sneakers, plus David Hasselhoff—come up over and over again in Riff Raff’s Neon Icon. The fast-moving 15 tracks feel, a lot of the time, really freaking ...

We used to consider RiFF RaFF a customized creation of every overzealous, hyperbolic Swishahouse freestyle that rolled off the assembly line. The jewelry, the braids, the persona that couldn’t be ...

It’s fitting that Riff Raff opens his debut album, Neon Icon, in the character of a Spring Breakers-sounding bro. “The Neon Icon album, it finally came out today bro.” Finally. From 2012 to 2014, Riff ...

Neon Icon is peppered with stylistic twists and turns, all filtered via its creator's surrealist take on rap's customary self-aggrandisement, although it's less convincing when it attempts to cover ...

Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the August/September 2014 issue of XXL Magazine. The Neon Icon needs no introduction. If RiFF RAFF didn’t exist, he could not have been invented, even ...

It’s difficult to distinguish what kind of album Neon Icon is, or what RiFF RAFF is trying to achieve with it. With silly, slapstick lyrics and over-the-top musical movements, you’d think the album is ...

The title of this cornrowed white boy’s sophomore effort suggests a comfort with his image as a novelty property, which is somewhat refreshing in a genre that’s often tripping over itself to prove ...

23. “Now I write Clark Gable on my cable bill/ Bill Cosby on my couch out in Nashville.” (“Introducing The Icon”) 22. “Yeah, we can talk, don’t be a stranger/ Step inside the club and I smell like ...

Rapper Riff Raff is on tour—and is set on fueling his body the right way. After a series of dietary mishaps, Riff Raff decided it was time to make a change. With great hopes of becoming 240 pounds of ...

My first exposure to Riff Raff was in 2012 at a free show, the Mad Decent Block Party in Philadelphia. My friend described him to me as “the white Lil B.” A quick YouTube search for Riff Raff returned ...