Left Behind was inspired by the emotional rollercoaster I went through in 2021. 

I've reached that age where all my friends around me have found their significant others and have started settling down. I felt like a lot of people might be in my shoes, single & yearning for "the one", afraid that everyone is moving on and they're being left behind. So I bought the beat and wrote the song shortly after another one of my closest friends announced his engagement. I plan to target mostly the single people of this world with this song, as they'll most likely be able to relate, but it's a catchy tune too.

I hope you can relate.❤

Singles

Left Behind

This track just tells a listener that wherever the should come from, they should never be ashamed of their mother tongue, accent or where they come from. We live in a world where people are ashamed of where they originated and this track just tells us not to be ashamed. Verses done in English, Setswana (Ivan Julie), isiZulu (Sping Degrazy) and Afrikaans respectively.

Mother Tongue (feat. Ivan Julie & Sping Degrazy)

A sampled and remixed version of Kevin Olusola's cover of Sam Smith's "Stay With Me" I did as a side project.
Threw some hip hop in there as well as some deep felt lyrics to accompany the mood.

Kevin Olusola - "Stay With Me" (mr_rish Remix)

I met a stranger, but they were an angel it seems. How could someone simply make you so happy? I find it hard to believe...
So is this reality? Or is this a dream? And if it's the latter please don't wake me up. 

Dont Wake Me Up (feat. Mia May)

Experi-Mental EP

Who I Am [prod. by Gareth B]

Trippin' (feat. Production) [prod. by mr_rish]

Friend Request [prod. by mr_rish]

Two Way Radio (feat. Mia May) [prod. by Faktor 0]

Snacks [prod. by PHFat]

Don't Wake Me Up (feat. Mia May) [Roquer Remix]

Here's my cover/version of Dr Dre's song "Forgot About Dre (feat. Eminem)". 

I've always wanted to rap over this beat, and this song was the perfect one to remind those people who forgot what I'm capable of. I had a lot of fun writing this one and I hope you guys enjoy it!

Check out the Lyric Video here:
https://youtu.be/ZCs4-SX0XTw

Check out my other social media:
IG: @mr_rish_music
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCORSAoBxYvrWoHY24WQl00w/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mr.rish.music/

Forgot About Rish

The Predicament

mr rish is a bilingual rapper/songwriter based in the 012 of South Africa. He prides himself on his unique and intricate flow which he developed over the years by listening to the likes of Eminem, Yelawolf, MGK, Jack Parow and PH FAT to name a few. He focuses on making songs that a wide variety of people can relate to, based on situations that he himself has experienced in the past.

mr rish, or “Rish” as his friends call him, started rapping back in 2007. He fell in love with the rap game when he was tasked with a school project to write a song. Upon receiving full marks for the project, he realised that rapping was his passion, and it afforded him a way to express his feelings when at times he couldn’t do so otherwise. He entered the schools talent show under the “Own Composition” category and won the category 5 years in a row before matriculating.

He attended the Academy of Sound Engineering (ASE) and majored in Music Production, in attempt to further his skills as a musician and learn everything he needed to know in order to become an artist. It was during his time at ASE that he released his first demo, titled “The Real Ish Demo” and started work on his first album, “Writers Block”, shortly afterwards. It was in early 2016 when he met his close friend and now DJ, Jarren van Eeden, aka Reverse, and the pair have been gigging together ever since. He also released an EP later that year, called the Experi Mental EP, which was somewhat of an experimental phase for him.

mr rish refers to himself as the “Real Ish”, simply because he focuses on authenticity in his rhymes. He loves rapping about current situations that are relatable to most people and portraying his true identity to the public, despite what people/critics say. His newest song “Who I Am” from the Experi-Mental EP has quoted him saying:
“…and I make it known that I don’t give a sh**, if you think I’m strange, if you think I’m weird. B***h I don’t give a sh**! It’s who I am, I’m f***ing proud of it!”

You can think of his sound as a mashup of Jack Parow, PHFAT, Yelawolf and Eminem, as those are his main influences when it comes to making music for the local and international scene. He thrives on deeper topics when it comes to writing lyrics, but he may surprise you every now and then with a track you can vibe to at a party or in your car, but not in front of your mom.

Possibly one of the biggest milestones in mr rish’s career is when he opened for Jack Parow at Arcade Empire in the Spring of 2017. He has also had (and still has) radio airplay of his one song called “Rymkletser” on a local radio station called Tuks FM, and he has written, recorded and mixed his own album called Writers Block, which released in the summer of 2014.

mr rish has released one demo, one album, one EP and numerous singles throughout the years. He is currently working on a few projects in the build up to his next album, which he plans on releasing some time. He strives to work with the local talent around him and considers this a top priority, as he builds on his foundation to become one of the best rappers in South Africa.

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