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Raider Klan

Raider Klan(stylized asRVIDXR KLVN) was an Americanhip hopcollective formed in theCarol Cityneighborhood ofMiami Gardens,in 2008. It grew to include members from other U.S. cities, such asMemphis,Seattle(Thraxxhouse),AtlantaandHouston.[1]They are widely regarded by fans, critics, and fellow artists as one of the most influential hip hop movements of the 2010s. In 2012,the Guardiancited them as one of the key acts bringing back hip hop groups.[2]

Raider Klan
OriginMiami Gardens,Florida,U.S.
GenresSouthern hip hop
Years active
  • 2008–2015
  • 2017
LabelsRaider Klan
Past members
  • SpaceGhostPurrp
  • Dough Dough Da Don
  • Kadafi
  • Muney Junior
  • Jitt
  • Denzel Curry
  • Xavier Wulf
  • Chris Travis
  • Yung Raw
  • Key Nyata
  • Amber London
  • Yung Simmie
  • IndigoChildRick
  • Nell
  • Rell
  • Dirty Redd
  • Big Zeem
  • Grandmilly
  • Almighty Bumpin
  • Lil Champ Fway
  • Chiiirp
  • Shvun Dxn
  • Dead Craig
  • Sky Le xing ton
  • Slim Guerilla
  • Ruben Slikk
  • Mike Dece
  • Deck
  • Lofty305
  • Young Renegade
  • Junko Headhuntah
  • Matt Stoops
  • Smurfo
  • Soulja Mook
  • JGRXXN
  • MuffLucid
  • Eddy Baker
  • Harvey G
  • Clip 275
  • Percival Fatz
  • Nisha Blanco
  • Yung Kane
  • Klvn Tyler
  • Klvn Sailor
  • Klvn Rico
  • DJ Manny Virgo

At its peak, the collective enjoyed a period of rapid growth, emerging alongside groups such asOdd FutureandASAP Mob.Raider Klan originally included rappersSpaceGhostPurrp,Dough Dough Da Don, Kadafi, Muney Junior, and Jitt, before expanding to includeDenzel Curry,Chris Travis,Eddy Baker,Xavier Wulf,Ruben Slikk, Lofty305, and dozens more. Many former members went on to pursue successful solo careers or form new groups, such as Seshollowaterboyz and Schemaposse.

History

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In 2008,SpaceGhostPurrprecruited Dough Dough Da Don, Kadafi, Muney Junior and Jitt to form the founding line-up of Raider Klan.[1]SpaceGhostPurrp askedDenzel Curryto join the group after hearing his debut mixtapeKing Remembered Underground Tape 1991–1995,which Curry accepted.[3]

On September 24, 2012, the group released2.7.5. Greatest Hits Vol.1,a 44 track compilation of members solo and collaborative material.[4]On March 1, 2013, they released their second compilation CD,BRK Greatest Hits Vol.2: Collectors Edition.[5]They released their debut albumTales from the Undergroundon October 31, 2013.[6]The group's final release was 2015'sThe Mixtape 2.75.[7]

Musical style and influence

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AllMusicdescribed Raider Klan'sSouthern hip hopstyle as "gritty" and "macabre",[1]andMiami New Timesdescribed their music as "trad[ing] in the battering sounds of SoundCloud rap, a blood-raw strand of hardcore hip-hop largely pioneered in South Florida".[8]The group often used a dark andlo-fistyle of production.[9]In 2018, HotNewHipHop said "For over a decade, Raider Klan has been making noise in Carol City with records featuring the same distorted bass, intentionally choppy sounds that we hear throughout Lil Pump and Ski Mask the Slump God's records today".[10]

Raider Klan's sound was derived primarily from the early work ofMemphiship hop groupThree 6 Mafia,while also incorporating elements ofemo,house[11]hardcore hip hop,drill[6]andhorrorcore.[9]In a 2019 interview, Denzel Curry citedOdd Futureas an important influence on the group.[12]

Lyrically, they focused on topics ranging from drugs, sex and money to witchcraft, demons andhotepphilosophy.[9]

Raider Klan were one of the first underground[when defined as?]rap collectives to integrate the style of early-Three 6 Mafiainto their music, a pattern subsequently embraced throughout the hip hop scene, namely in the form ofASAP MobandDrake.[13]In 2018 article byPitchforkwriter Alphonse Pierre described Raider Klan members and affiliates such as Denzel Curry, Chris Travis,Xavier WulfandBonesas pioneers of theSoundcloud rapmovement.[14]

The group's form of lyrical self expression was cited byGeniusas influential to emotional rappers likeXXXTentacionandLil Uzi Vert.[13]HotNewHipHop describedNight Lovell's style ofemo rapas heavily influenced by the music of the group.[15]Ronny J's style of production was heavily inspired by Raider Klan, incorporating their style into tracks for rappers like XXXTentacion,Lil Pump,SmokepurppandSki Mask the Slump God.[16]Rolling Stonedescribed the music of Soundcloud rappers XXXTentacion, Lil Pump, Ski Mask the Slump God, Smokepurpp and WifisFuneral as derived from Raider Klan's material.[17]

Aesthetics

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Former Raider Klan member Denzel Curry

From the beginning of their career, Raider Klan made use ofhieroglyphs-inspired text, in which most vowels inEnglish languagesentences were substituted with "V" or "X", and stylized in all capitals.[13]Occasionally a "Z" will substitute an "S".

Letter Translation
A V
E X
O X
U V

The origin of the style came about through SpaceGhostPurrp's fascination withKemetismandEgyptian mythology,[18]and as a way of having a language only members and fans of the group could understand.[19]This style would eventually come to be used by other groups such asASAP Mob.[13]

The group's album covers often include features such ascannabis leaves,skulls andHorror filminspired fonts.[9]

Raider Klan members often wore all black clothing, which SpaceGhostPurrp explained as being to represent their "black hearts". Because of this, in a 2012 article bythe Guardian,writer Kieran Yates described them as "rapgoths".[2]

Members

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Discography

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Albums
  • Tales from the Underground(2013)
Compilations
  • 2.7.5. Greatest Hits Vol.1(2012)
  • BRK Greatest Hits Vol. 2: Collectors Edition(2013)
Mixtapes
  • The Mixtape 2.75(2015)

References

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  18. ^Smith, Bruce (14 July 2013)."SpaceGhostPurrp Laments Trayvon Martin's Death; Calls Himself" Zimmerman Killa "July 14, 2013".Retrieved15 February2020.
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  22. ^ab"Interview With Big Zeem Talking Past And Present: Whats New With Grandmilly and Zeroklique, Past History With Raider Klan".20 February 2019.Retrieved14 February2020.
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  29. ^Hitt, Tarpley (5 December 2018)."Mike Dece Was a Rising Star in the Rap Game. Then He Backed Trump".The Daily Beast.Retrieved14 February2020.
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