Houston rapper RiFF RaFF found himself in a somewhat heated debate over whether or not his act is real or staged during an appearance on HOT 97 earlier this week. When asked by radio personality Ebro if the character he portrays is in fact real, RiFF RaFF revealed that while his personality may at times be “over the top” it’s completely authentic.
“If somebody’s playing around, what they’re gonna do is maybe go to the middle of the mall buy some duplicate chains. Buy some whatever that they think somebody else would buy. Me, all my songs, 90 videos, all original songs. All original beats. Now am I flamboyant? Am I over the top? Maybe…The shit I’m doing ain’t a joke,” RiFF RaFF revealed.
Later in the interview, RiFF RaFF welcomed comparisons to ‘90s rapper Vanilla Ice after stating that he looked up to the artist as a youth.
“I can remember being a kid and watching Vanilla Ice and it made me smile…I love it. I love that,” said RiFF RaFF after being referred to as a modern-day Vanilla Ice. “I can remember seeing Vanilla Ice and then through time he stopped being Vanilla Ice…This ain’t about Vanilla Ice, this about me. And I’m that one. I do trap music. I do all that shit. I do whatever I feel like doing cause it’s in my brain. I don’t got nobody writing my lyrics and that’s why I freestyle.”
RiFF RaFF quickly gained viral fame years ago thanks to a number of freestyles posted on YouTube and has gone on to appear on songs that feature Action Bronson, Chief Keef, Earl Sweatshirt, and more. Most recently, the rapper was reportedly the inspiration behind James Franco’s character in the film Spring Breakers.
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riff raff and chief keef need to do a track together…they both bitch as can be. keef’s a little more of a faggot and all that he represents.
chief my keef with your riff raff……whoo wee :3
they did. it’s called cuz my gear
Riff Raff is a joke. Him & Iggy Azalea need to do a collab & call it “The King & Queen of Wiggerdom”
v-nasty is more of a wigger than iggy
Never heard of her & sure thats a good thing
Riff Raff’s music isn’t great but his personality is why people like him so much. And since Vanilla Ice was brought up, when will people stop acting like he couldn’t flow?? He was dissed because he was white and not a gangsta but dude had some skills…plus he could dance his ass off.
well its also because he intialy lied about where he grew up. He hid the fact that he lived in the suburbs. He was an “actor” at first which is why people didnt like it
geuss what guys? hes wack. What matters passed that?
these nigguz is bullshit, riff raff is the future!
HA!! Good joke.
he may not be joking but he’s still a joke
riff raff shut downthese radio dudes
uhuhuhuhu
he is the Rap Game Stephen Colbert
ebro is so fake. why dont you grill rick ross like that? keep on playing that top40 all day. you help the culture so much. vans wearing like you actually board tho
Ebro would grill Ross if Ross ever showed up at Hot97. Ebro grilled T.I. over BoB and Iggy. He grilled Trinidad James. Ebro does nothing but grill people man. Him and Rosenberg are good for that.
ebro and hot 97 are fuck boys, only thing they grill is booty’s wit mr cee and beat women wit flex hogan.
LOOOL I’ve only seen riff raff’s name here and there and never heard a single song but this was some funny shit..
riff raff bank account > your bank account
fall the fuck back haters
Lame ass, seriously get the man’s dick out your mouth son smh.
Raff doesn’t even have $1 million in his bank account.
amount of bitches riff raff gets > amount of bitches you get
you haters stay jerking off riff raff stay winning and fucking model bitches
Good joke, groupie bitch.
and riff raffs swag is stupid dumb cant wait until his album drops by the way
riff raff you dont have to explain yourself your 100% in my book and we support you here in texas
I’m from Texas, and no we don’t co sign fucking garbage like this. You’re on your own on that whole statement TxsDude, seriously you’re an ignorant bitch. Matter of fact any fuck boys supporting this lame ass should go kill themselves.
You both can go fuck off and kill yourselves fagboys. Stay lame.
im a girl…..
His Houston show was packed to the roof.. and he’s pretty much one of the only artists that still somewhat preserves Houston’s real music culture. Don’t act like you don’t remember how everyone in the early 2000’s was on this same shit lol fucking hater
Everything you say is bullshit lies.
Yo AP go fuck your mother fuck ass bitch, matter fact I bet AP stands for A Pussyboy.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7tvkpE00bo
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LMAO @ that picture. He looks like Short Circuit hahahaha
He signed to YMCMB? Ah hell he will be. They only sign talentless hacks.
black people trying to sound smart… smh
If by sound you mean the phonetic sound that comes out of their intelligent mouths then yes, they’re “sounding smart”. Be honest, you’re probably a white kid offended by this discussion. Be honest. Don’t hate on them.
nice try, anonymous lol
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This dudes a clown.
this guy is trash.garbage. malibu’s most wanted style get the fuck outta here.
LMFAO
I just don’t fuckin get it..lol
is this a joke like seriously riff raff fuck off
riff raff’s jizz taste like bubble gum
My jizz tastes like Cherry Icee.
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riff no joke…you can tell by his smile. now chief keef is a joke and a transexual.
The dude calling out riff raff is just as fake as riff raff, he’s wearing a vans hat and a supreme hoodie both skate brands… i dont think that dude skates just my opinion
Riff Raff has got versatile flow, original style, prolific output, and some of the best bars in the game! He also works with some of the best rappers and producers in the game and makes bank doing it. The haters are only jealous and for that they must be shown pity. God bless Riff, have mercy on the haters.
ctfu @ ^
eminem is more rap than you will ever be, he don’t try to be other tha him self….
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W1tG-m4NSU
Why is this dude asking dumbass questions, trying to look all intellectual and shit. He’s hating on Riff Raff because of his personality and his style, shit’s annoying. If he wants to fuck around fuck it its not his business. He’s asking him about his past life, its his business who gives a fuck…
I agree, he looked nothing but a hater. He could of spent the 30 minutes promoting him rather then trying to break him down. The last thing he was is intellectual. Who cares if he is white, black ghetto or not. He’s in the game doing his thing like anyone else. Eboy is no different than riff raft. And he is half white he should be the last person critiquing him about being in a prodomatley black business. If anyone received a lack of respect from this interview it would of been that dumb fuck.
Agreed, Riff Raff isn’t for everyone, if you don’t get down with him don’t tune in.
All of you are fucking idiots for defending Riff Raff’s wack ass.
I live in LA and this cat Rosenberg wouldn’t last a minute on the air tryin to justify who’s real and who’s not..he hated on Nicki Minaj at Summer Jam last year..I want to know who in NY gave this dude the gavel and made him judge of what’s hip hop and what’s street? Where I’m from white kids like Rosenberg aint the judge of shit from the street..
Anyone in their right mind with ears can listen to this country ass Riff Raff dude and tell he’s from a poor environment..How can a mutha fucka say “hip hop is global” and then not expect non black mutha fuckas to emulate the ghetto style that originated the culture? that shit makes no damn sense..Ebro sounds like some college type dude tryin to be “deep”..if this Riff cat wanna look like us then what does say about the power of hip hop and the hood?
Ebro needs to get so get some sex and chill the fuck out..
Why you tryin to act black? Your caucagion
Caucagion, lol.
apparently to act black you must misspell words and use shitty grammar
*you’re
*caucasian
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T8E09aAOIc
If Riff Raff is faking his image or not it makes no difference to my life whatsoever. He makes wack music to me. If he can get rich and famous from having bad dope but a good pitch bagged in personality and neon lights how can you be mad at him? Do we get mad at an soda CEO for putting a whole bunch of bad shit in their drinks and putting it in sleek packaging making it appear a certain way? Naa we only get mad at artist for such fuckery. Bruhh grilling him is just stating his opinion yo, he didn’t ask any questions of Riff Raff That were un reasonable he didn’t come of as a hater to me(Side not though notice whenever a person of color can articulate well its always “oh hes trying to sound intellectual”, “hes TRYING to be philosophical sounding” No fools that’s just the way he talks, ive heard him in numerous interviews.
RIFF RAFF YOU WACK AS SHIT, BUT IM NOT MAD AT YOU BRUHH KEEP DOING YOU.
I like him alot more now!
WHERES M.O.P. when u need them?? SOMEBODY ..YAP THAT NIGGA..
RiFF RaFF Defends His Persona, Says It’s Not “A Joke”
THATS THE JOKE RIGHT THERE!!! I’D SLAP HIM IF I WERE TO SEE HIM ON G.P. ALONE!!!
STop it with the Lil Wayne Jay-Z comparisons. Just stop it. It’s like comparing LeBron to Jordan. Just plain ignorant.
IANAHM2 is Wayne’s 10th album. BP3 was Hov’s 11TH. Counting collaboration albums like Watch The Throne and Best Of Both Worlds, Jay-Z has 15 albums, 12 of which are #1’s. IANAHM2 will be Wayne’s 4th #1.
Jay-Z sold 31 million records in the US ALONE, with his Highest selling album (Vol. 2) selling 8 mill worldwide. Wayne has only sold 8 million TOTAL, with highest selling (C3) moving 3 mill.
Jay-Z has 4 #1 singles. Wayne has 2.
At metacritic, which is a site that averages the ratings of all album reviews from publications like Rolling Stone and XXL, Jay-Z has an overall score of 75/100, one of the highest for a rapper; with his highest rated album (The Blueprint) receiving an 88/100, indicating “universal acclaim”. Lil Wayne has a score of 62/100, not bad but not Hov. His highest rated album (Tha Carter III) received an 82/100.
The only the Wayne has more of than Jay-Z are mixtapes, tatoos, and fairweather fans that love him now but will be no where to be found 10 years from now.
Is Lil Wayne better than Jay-Z right now? Depends on who you ask. Is Lil Wayne better overall? NOT A CHANCE.
Its still up for debate weather Jay-Z is the best to ever do it or not, but Wayne is no where near this mans legacy. PERIOD.
faggot
well he looks like a fucking joke
I dont like white rappers but Riff Raff is a talented dude. he is on my iPod…. swag
Dude your white. Your not fooling anybody
bi racial
This guy will always be known as the dickhead in “from g’s to gents”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR8oke8rzp8
dude is here hating on riff raff when they should have Trinidad james on here askin him why he looks like a clown. this jealous half breed is a nobody.
They did….When he first came out they did the same thing. Look it up
Stop hating on this Dude.
All Black rappers do and look the same. Look like Fucking Retards. Wearing your pants down like Fuck Heads and using wack ass slang! So what if he looks like Vanilla Ice or anyone else. You stankin ass Blacks look the same too.
When will you Coons understand: You Don’t own Rap/Hip Hop!
Beeeyatches!!!!!!!!!!!!
choke on a bag of dicks bitch
His as good as Eminem and within time he could quite easily overtake him as the future of hip hop
Why are 99.7% of white males paedophiles ?
Are you kidding me? Riff Raff is wack. He’ll never be like Eminem; he’ll be like Kreayshawn; washed up and irrelevant.
like it or not riff raff is the future
word, gangsta and gent at the same time!
That’s a joke, right?
Ebro is corny as hell. He’s not fooling anybody.
Lol
His name is self-explanatory
HAHAHAHA THIS IS TOOO FUNNY. LOOK AT THE WHITEBOYS GETTING MAD
yall nigguz jus hatin, riff raff da future, thun.
LOL. Good joke.
this guy ebro is in charge ??????? next !!!!! we need new blood @hot97
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ebro is checking him,,thats all,,,,everybody think they can do this hip-hop shit,,,shit is so easy now,,so niggas is coming out of the wood work,,,,this nigga said he got ninety videos,,,,ok,,,i haven’t seen one,,,he doing him,,,,but,,,,,at what cost,,to the culture,,,,,now the nigga wanna sell books,when he fifty ,,,,fuck out of here,,,,,the culture is being raped constantly and usually that happens,,,when niggas are allowed just to run around in the game unchecked,,,,,if you touch a motherfuckin mic,,,your ass should get checked,,FUCK THAT!!!
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Who the fuck is this faggot? Ja rule in tha HOUSE
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EBRO, SIT YOUR OLD 45 YEAR OLD BUTT DOWN. THE PROBLEM WITH HIPHOP IS YOU HAVE THE INSECURE DJ OR PROGRAM MANAGER THANKING THEY BIGGER THAN THE STARS. THANKS GOD FOR YOUTUBE. F THE RADIO NERDS.. RAPPER STOP TALKING TO THESE SQUARES
you sound jealous
Whoever mad at ebro for this is all the lames! LOL! y’all puttin yall self on blast! How u gon get mad at a nigga who askin this riff raff dude about his past/resume??
He had a feelin dude is fake and by the looks of this video its TRUE! Dude is a phony u fuckin lames!!! wtf!!??!?!How u mad at that??? Ohhhhh right, i guess if u find out that the rapper u been supporting is a fraud and a lame, i guess that make you a fraud and a lame, ok, i got u.
More of these corny ass rappers need to be exposed…
Ebro fake his damn self.
rick ross is 10000000x faker….
Ja Rule fucked Ebro’s baby momma while Riff Raff video taped it on his Versace camcorder. Look it up. -JaRuleFanatic#2 descendant of this other Ja Rule lovin nigga
he ate versace lasagna afterwards.
Ebro tryna get famous off riff raff name.
WTF! is up with this ja rule poster??? He must be mentally challenged …
It’s that clown, so so icey boy, or what ever that clown calls himself. He used to frequent raprader all the time. posting pics of himself posing with bb guns. kids is mentally retarded! Bless his momma
Rap Game Tom Hanks
Rap Game Ja Rule
real talk
Rap Game Kevin Kline
Rap Game Jimmy Buffett
Ebro U Mad Bro?
yes,very.
Ebro’s a fag stop bustin the guys balls haha…
The next time any of you preaching faggots on this website want to talk about how modern hip hop is making BLACK people look stupid, I want you to think about this guy and shut the fuck up.
This dick sucker is a fucking white minstrel show.
This article should be labeled “Some random dickhead wants you to believe hes not a wigger, who the fuck cares either way”
This dude is attacking Riff Raff with his sociological concepts. I dont care for riff raff but god damn stop with the bul shit about overcompensating for being poor… like rich white girls dont like jewelery.
ja rule game uncle tom.
RiFF RaFF Houston is behind you.
this is why whites should be banished from rap
Stop hating on this dude. Do you thing Riff Raff. Hell, I have not even heard your music. Be wack too. Mostly Everyone is….
Hardly anyone in Coon Rap has their own style. Stupid as Coons acting like they aint biting the next Coon’s style. Same Coon themes over and over. I got money…. Yeah Yea, Coon. Heard it before, Coon! I got snow. Yeah Yea, Coon. Heard it before, Coon! I got clothes. Yeah Yea, Coon. Heard it before, Coon! I got bitches. Yeah Yea, Coon. Heard it before, Coon!
Rap is Wack.
Coon Azz Beeyaches!!!!!!!
He’d be cooI if he wasn’t such a douche…. Sorry folks but this guy is a joke!
What a hatin ass motherfucka this ebro guy is. The fucks his problem he sound like hes mad that a white guys doin his thing. Note to yourself he aint th first white person in th rap game
Why the fuck is he diggin into his past tryna make him seem a justified rapper!? Ebro couldn’t b makin th shit anymore stereotypical
He’ll wear what the fuck he wanna wear what does it matter to him
riff raff > will smith
riff raff > 50 cent
ja rule>riff raff>youre favorite rapper
thats why i dont fuk with hot 67
ebro who? Exactly.
fuck you riff rat your shit sucks go back to I love new York you fucken fake
Good on you Ebro. Call this garbage dude out. Every other rapper gets scrutinized on their backgrounds. Why not this dude? If you like dis guy, you must be lame as fuck
Dude didnt even want to hear what Riff Raff had to say. Kept interrupting him and then telling him “let me finish”. I actually wanted to hear what Riff Raff was saying. I think hes a fool but at least be decent enough to let him talk damn.
Okay, if some guy who is black wore rock and roll type clothes and played indie rock would a white Station Manager call him a fake and question whether his background merited him wearing indie rock style clothing and question whether or not he had a right to rock? NO… I don;t think so. So why is Ebro’s line of questioning okay and why does it even make sense?
When I saw Riff Raff after 15 seconds I was like “This has to be a joke.” How is this not utterly obvious.
You are right Anne. Agree with Amber as well.
Because its another example of white people trying to take credit for something they didn’t create..been going on for years he is a good example of white privilege America.
No one claims HipHop was started by white people. Black folk are getting paid by Jews damn well for rapping.
Vanilla Ice, the updated version. Obvious attention whore.
Riff Raff is a freeking joke. He’s a wanna be punk. The only reason I know who this punk is, is because I was surfing TV and came across the MTV show he’s on. Are you kidding me? Bling, corn rows, funky bling teeth, and so many posts on the internet from women saying he’s a loser? And now he says in he wants to be a country star? Dude, you said someone called you Jody, just once…because you will kick ass on anyone else that calls you that. Well guess what JODY, you’re a wanna be and a loser JODY
You’re not Sleepless in Seattle, you’re USELESS in Seattle. WOW talk about a punk a** bit*h.
I saw riff raff for the first time on ridiculousness with his saggn pants and what appeared to be a was full of cash. Probably all oe dollar bills. He was also hitting on Chanel west coast the entire episode and it looked like she wanted to puke. Are you white or black dude. Fucking poser. If being dumb and ignorant is what it takes to be famous these days I want no part of it.