About
RIO is an established artist hailing from Manchester, UK. Learning his trade on the Manchester underground music scene in Moss side with (Streetsmart Crew), RIO quickly became a household name in his hometown. RIO's first single 'Narrow Roads' (Prod by Bless beats) went on to gain great momentum with Radio 1 and Radio BBC 1Xtra DJs - Target, Mista Jam, Annie Nightingale, Mary Anne Hobbs, Dj Cameo, Ras Kwame, Twin B & DJ Q who heavily supported the Mancunian star. The single went straight in at Number 4 on the BBC 1xtra's UKG chart and was featured on Sky sports show 'Soccer AM'.Following up from the success of 'Narrow roads' RIO released a mixtape 'Bottom to the top' that went on to clock 15,000 downloads in one week and was nominated for 'The best grime mixtape' 2010 at the Mixtape awards in London.
RIO is an established artist hailing from Manchester, UK. Learning his trade on the Manchester underground music scene in Moss side with (Streetsmart Crew), RIO quickly became a household name in his hometown. RIO's first single 'Narrow Roads' (Prod by Bless beats) went on to gain great momentum with Radio 1 and Radio BBC 1Xtra DJs - Target, Mista Jam, Annie Nightingale, Mary Anne Hobbs, Dj Cameo, Ras Kwame, Twin B & DJ Q who heavily supported the Mancunian star. The single went straight in at Number 4 on the BBC 1xtra's UKG chart and was featured on Sky sports show 'Soccer AM'.Following up from the success of 'Narrow roads' RIO released a mixtape 'Bottom to the top' that went on to clock 15,000 downloads in one week and was nominated for 'The best grime mixtape' 2010 at the Mixtape awards in London.