aaamusic | On 10, Feb 2011

Riz MC has released the music video for his new single, All In the Ghetto, out on Confirm/Ignore this March.

Riz MC’s eagerly anticipated debut album, ‘MICroscope’, is set for release on the 31st January on Confirm/Ignore. ‘MICroscope’ bristles with risks, intensity, and intelligence.

Following on from his last single – ‘Get On It’, Riz MC releases ‘All in the Ghetto’ on the 7th February which will come as a double a-side with ‘Dark Hearts’.

‘All in the Ghetto’ is similar to his infamous debut release ‘Post 9/11 Blues’ – it makes fun of something that’s going on everywhere you look, and something we’re all a part of. It’s about gentrification and trendy ghetto living, vegan cafes and crack-heads on the same street corner. The video was animated from stills, produced by DNR Films and screened at ‘Late at Tate’ a few months ago.

‘Dark Hearts’ is a futuristic grime banger about the snake pit we all find ourselves in at some point – surrounded by fake smiles that we see through, but we still give back. The video is a homage to Blade Runner, where fittingly Harrison Ford was hunting replicants (fake people) and in the end realised he is one too. Ed Tracy, BAFTA winning director of Fonejacker and Facejacker will direct.

‘MICroscope’ comes coupled with a ground-breaking, high concept live show and trans-media online experience. The immersive, multimedia ‘MICroscope’ live show has already won over discerning crowds and hardened critics at Fabric, Glastonbury and Latitude festival. Riz’s sci-fi themed website The Lab designed by Swarm studios, won a prestigious Favourite Website Award (FWA) for innovation in digital design.