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| Background information | |
| Origin | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2011−2016 |
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| Website | ratkingnyc |
Ratking (often stylized in all caps as RATKING) was an American hip hop group from New York City, which consisted of rappers Wiki and Hak, and producer Sporting Life. A leading force in the underground in the early 2010s, their music has been described as "stridently youthful",[1] and the group themselves have stated they wished to reinvent rap music.[2]
On June 22, 2016, Hak announced his departure, citing that the group "didn't see me for me", and self-released his debut solo album June.[3] This led to the group's indefinite hiatus with Wiki and Sporting Life also venturing into further solo works. Around the same time, Wiki had already formed a supergroup with Lil Ugly Mane and Antwon, called Secret Circle, which he recorded with until an unexpected disband in 2018.[4]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
MJwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ John Calvert (January 15, 2013). ""We don't need hip-hop artists, we need thinkers willing to take chances": New XL signings Ratking plot the reinvention of rap". FACTmag. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ Noisey Staff (2016-06-22). "Oh Shit, According to an Interview, Ratking Have Split Up". Vice. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ^ "Wiki and Lil Ugly Mane Indicate Secret Circle Broke up over Antwon's Treatment of Women". Pitchfork. 21 May 2018.