Rv (rapper) explained
Rv |
Birth Name: | Jordan Craig Townsend[1] |
Birth Date: | 1993 12, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Tottenham, London, England |
Years Active: | 2010–present |
Label: | Starish Entertainment |
Current Member Of: | OFB |
Jordan Craig Townsend (born 8 December 1993),[2] known professionally as Rv (formerly Young RV[3]), is a British rapper and songwriter whose mixtape Drillers and Trappers 2 with rapper Headie One reached number 21 on the UK Albums Chart.
Early life
Townsend grew up in Tottenham in North London and attended Finchley Catholic High School. Both of his parents are Jamaican.[4] He was originally a member of Star Gang,[5] an offshoot of the Tottenham Mandem gang.[6] Rv has stated he converted to Islam after his cousin Fatman, who was Muslim, died in 2007. Rv got his moniker from a friend that died in 2010. His friend went by the name Revenge 24 and had told Rv that if he died or went to jail, Rv had to "carry on the name".[7]
Career
In 2010, he released his first mixtape Cruddy on the Streets, followed in 2011 by AntiSocial Behaviour, a joint mixtape with Supa Capone, and Call of Duty: Tottenham Warfare, a compilation mixtape featuring various Tottenham artists.[8]
He and rapper Headie One became frequent collaborators, including co-releasing the mixtapes Sticks & Stones (2016) and Drillers x Trappers (2017).[9] Together they formed part of OFB, a UK drill group based in the Broadwater Farm estate. While in prison, he and other OFB members had released music videos where they warn their rivals that they will grab and stab them.
Rv also released a solo EP, Fresh Prince of Tottenham, on 24 August 2018.
Following his release from prison,[10] on 22 March 2019, Rv and Headie One released a third mixtape called Drillers x Trappers II.[11] It entered the UK Albums Chart at number 21. "Match Day", the first single from the mixtape, entered the Singles Chart at number 86. He publicly revealed his face for the first time in the music video "Why Always Me".[12] [13]
On 1 July 2019, he did a freestyle rap on Charlie Sloth's show.[14] On 2 August 2019, he released the solo EP, Savage.[15] [16] [17] On 14 April 2021, he did a Plugged In with Fumez the Engineer, a UK rap freestyle series.[18]
Legal issues
In 2012, he and other North London gang members were convicted of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon in a stabbing of a 15-year-old boy at a barber shop in Wood Green. He received a seven-year sentence.[19]
Discography
Mixtapes
- Cruddy on the Streets (2010)
- AntiSocial Behaviour (2011)
- Call of Duty: Tottenham Warfare (2011)
- Sticks & Stones (2016)
- Drillers x Trappers (2017)
- Drillers x Trappers II (2019)
- Rico Vondelle (2021)
- Inconspicuous (2023)
EP
- Fresh Prince of Tottenham (2018)
- Savage (2019)
Notes and References
- Web site: ASSIST . ASCAP . American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers . April 28, 2023.
- News: Knife attackers use YouTube to issue death threats from prison . Harper . Tom . 10 March 2019 . . Mararike . Shingi . limited . 7 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190824194613/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/knife-attackers-use-youtube-to-issue-death-threats-from-prison-rxq9pkqll . 24 August 2019 . live .
- Web site: HERITAGE: Before They Were Charting, Headie One And RV Were Repping Tottenham To The Fullest In This Classic Cypher (2010). trenchtrenchtrench.com. en-US. 8 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191108134732/https://trenchtrenchtrench.com/news/heritage-before-they-were-charting-headie-one-and-rv-were-repping-tottenham-to-the-fullest-in-this-classic-cypher-2010. 8 November 2019. live.
- News: The Big Read – Headie One: "If you make a mistake, you've got to move quickly" . Bassett . Jordan . . 7 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190809071518/https://www.nme.com/big-read-headie-one-make-mistake-youve-got-move-quickly . 9 August 2019 . live .
- Web site: HERITAGE: A Young, Fresh-Faced Headie One Shows Us How Much Raw Potential He Had From The Start (2011). trenchtrenchtrench.com. en-US. 8 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191108134734/https://trenchtrenchtrench.com/news/heritage-a-young-fresh-faced-headie-one-shows-us-how-much-raw-potential-he-had-from-the-start-2011. 8 November 2019. live.
- JOMEC Journal. 7 August 2019. 10.18573/j.2017.10145. free.
- Web site: RV on Apple Music. Apple Music. en-gb. 8 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191108140644/https://music.apple.com/lu/artist/rv/27775188. 8 November 2019. live.
- Web site: RV. live. en. 28 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191128023141/https://www.drillersxtrappers.com/rv. 28 November 2019. live.
- News: Watch RV and Headie One's football-themed video for 'Match Day' . Daly . Rhian . 21 March 2019 . . 9 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190324030654/https://www.nme.com/news/music/rv-headie-one-football-themed-video-match-day-2465089 . 24 March 2019 . live .
- Web site: What Do You Mean You Haven't Heard Of... RV? . 12 March 2019 . . 7 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191107193910/https://scan.lancastersu.co.uk/2019/03/12/what-do-you-mean-you-havent-heard-of-rv/ . 7 November 2019 . live .
- Web site: Headie One And RV Return With 'Drillers x Trappers II' Mixtape . Oke . Tobi . 22 March 2019 . . 26 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190326125431/https://www.complex.com/music/2019/03/headie-one-rv-dxt-ii . 26 March 2019 . live .
- Web site: Bally On Me: Why UK drill rappers cover their faces . . 7 May 2019 . en-gb . 24 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190509164715/https://theface.com/music/bally-on-me-why-uk-rappers-cover-their-faces . 9 May 2019 . live .
- News: Premiere: RV Makes Big Return With "Brand New/Why Always Me" Visuals . Wynter . Courtney . 28 February 2019 . . 7 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190608221347/http://grmdaily.com/video/rv-brand-new-why-always-me . 8 June 2019 . live .
- Web site: RV Unleashes Cold 'Fire In The Booth' Debut Freestyle . 2 July 2019 . Versus . UK . Jacob . Davey . 7 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190815104227/https://versus.uk.com/2019/07/rv-fire-in-the-booth/ . 15 August 2019 . live .
- News: RV'S highly-anticipated 'Savage' EP has arrived . Collier-McDermott . Shante . 2 August 2019 . . 24 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190824194553/http://grmdaily.com/rv-savage-ep . 24 August 2019 . live .
- RV . RV on Savage, OFB, Headie One, drill scene, drip . . 11 August 2019 . . 7 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191223111056/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yBFBPZ5SGw . 23 December 2019 . live .
- Web site: Savage by Rv . 2 August 2019 . music.apple.com . 7 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191107232549/https://music.apple.com/gb/album/savage/1472877536 . 7 November 2019 . live .
- Web site: 14 April 2021. RV Drops Cold 'Plugged In' Freestyle With Fumez The Engineer. 5 November 2021. GRM Daily. en-GB.
- News: Gang members sentenced for Wood Green barbers stabbing . Thain . Bruce . 24 August 2012 . Tottenham & Wood Green Independent . 22 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190822210010/https://www.thetottenhamindependent.co.uk/news/9893602.gang-members-sentenced-for-wood-green-barbers-stabbing/ . 22 August 2019 . live .