Ratking (group)

Ratking
OriginNew York City, New York, U.S.
Genres
Years active2011−2016
Labels
Past members
Websiteratkingnyc.com

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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference MJ was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Noisey Staff (2016-06-22). "Oh Shit, According to an Interview, Ratking Have Split Up". Vice. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  4. ^ "Wiki and Lil Ugly Mane Indicate Secret Circle Broke up over Antwon's Treatment of Women". Pitchfork. 21 May 2018.