Sporting Life (musician) explained

Sporting Life
Birth Place:	Virginia, U.S.
Birth Name:	Eric Adiele
Origin:	New York City, New York, U.S.
Years Active:	2011−present
Label:	R&S
Past Member Of:	Ratking

Eric Adiele, known professionally as Sporting Life, is an American record producer, rapper, songwriter and visual artist.^[1] ^[2] He is best known for being a member of New York City hip hop group Ratking with American rappers Wiki and Hak. Adiele has since gone on to release several solo albums and extended plays (EPs) under R&S Records.

Discography

Studio albums

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55 5's	Released: September 18, 2015 Label: R&S Formats: digital download, cassette
HBCU Gameday	Released: January 3, 2020 Label: R&S Formats: digital download
Labplex.eco	Released: May 22, 2020 Label: R&S Formats: digital download
Higher Ground	Released: July 11, 2021 Label: R&S Formats: digital download

Extended plays

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Slam Dunk Vol. 1	Released: September 2, 2016 Label: R&S Formats: digital download
Slam Dunk Vol. 2	Released: September 30, 2016 Label: R&S Formats: digital download
Slam Dunk Vol. 3	Released: November 4, 2016 Label: R&S Formats: digital download
Black Diamond	Released: September 27, 2019 Label: R&S Formats: digital download

Compilations

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Slam Dunk	Released: May 19, 2017 Label: R&S Formats: digital download

Guest appearances

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Year	Artist(s)	Album
"God Bless Me"	2015	Wiki, Skepta	Lil Me

Production discography

2011

Wiki - 1993

01. "Retired Sports"
02. "Pretty Picture"
03. "646 - 704 - 2610"
04. "Piece of Shit"
05. "Wikispeaks"
06. "Sporting Life"

2012

Ratking - Wiki93

01. "Retired Sports"
02. "Pretty Picture"
03. "646 - 704 - 2610"
04. "Piece of Shit"
05. "Wikispeaks"
06. "Comic"
07. "Sporting Life"

2013

Ratking -

"100"

2014

Ratking - So It Goes

01. "*"
02. "Canal"
03. "Snow Beach"
04. "So Sick Stories" (featuring King Krule)
05. "Remove Ya"
06. "Eat"
07. "So It Goes"
08. "Puerto Rican Judo" (featuring Wavy Spice)
09. "Protein"
10. "Bug Fights"
11. "Take" (featuring Salomon Faye)
12. "Cocoa '88" (featuring DJ Dog Dick)

2015

Ratking - 700-Fill

01. "American Gods" (featuring Remy Banks, Teddy and Slicky Boy)
02. "Arnold Palmer"
03. "Bethel"
04. "Eternal Reveal"
05. "Flurry"
06. "Lepane Lane" (featuring Slicky Boy)
07. "Steep Tech" (featuring Despot and Princess Nokia)
08. "Sticky Trap"
09. "Makeitwork"

Remy Banks - higher.

01. "inhale."
02. "let em know."
10. "feast." (featuring Hak)

Wiki - Lil Me

01. "WikiFlag"
04. "Hit the L" (featuring Hak)
05. "Old Blocks New Kids" (featuring Jadasea)
06. "Cherry Tree" (featuring Micachu)
09. "Lil Me"
13. "Patience" (featuring Antwon)
15. "Ioneedmuch" (featuring Teddy AF)

Kelela - Hallucinogen Remixes

03. "Rewind (Sporting Life Remix)"

2017

Eric Copeland - Black Bubblegum Remixed

04. "Rip It (Sporting Life Remix)"

Wiki - No Mountains in Manhattan

05. "Chinatown Swing"
10. "Pandora’s Box" (featuring Evy Jane)

2019

MIKE - Tears of Joy

09. "It's Like Basketball"

Wiki - Oofie

06. "4 Clove Club"

Notes and References

Web site: Mertens. Max. Get On the Courts with Ratking Producer Sporting Life's EP 'Slam Dunk Vol. 1'. Thump. 29 November 2016.
News: Battan . Carrie . 2019-11-18 . Wiki Goes from Young Rap Star to Grizzled Veteran . en-US . . 2023-06-16 . 0028-792X.