RL Grime was born on February 8, 1991 and grew up in Los Angeles in California, USA. He studied music business at university before moving back to LA in 2012. There he joined the electronic music collective WeDidIt with fellow producers Shlohmo, Groundislava, and D33J. He released his debut EP on this collective in April of 2012, titled ‘Grapes’, which consisted of four original tracks as well as remixes from Shlohmo, Salva, and LOL Boys.
One of RL Grime’s most successful and famous singles was his remix of big name rapper Kanye West’s song ‘Mercy’ in June of 2012. It was an enormous success and managed over three million plays on SoundCloud. Ever since, RL Grime has found himself further and further in demand. In December 2012 he made an official remix of Benny Benassi’s notorious song ‘Satisfaction’.
Some of RL Grime’s biggest hits include ‘Trap on Acid’, ‘Flood’, ‘Because of U’ and ‘Scylla’. In addition, he has released one official album (‘Void’) as of 2014 and six EPs. His EP ‘High Beams’ debuted at number eight on Billboard’s Dance/Electronic Albums chart and number one on the iTunes dance/electronic chart.
Artists that are often affiliated with or that have a similar style to RL Grime include Baaeur, Ryan Hemsworth, Diplo and Shlohmo.
RL Grime was a fantastic time! It was super high energy and really fun to dance to. The mix of his own stuff and samples was perfect. I missed him this summer at a festival and promised myself it wouldn't happen again because of all the rave reviews I was hearing. Awesome time! I would see him again in a heartbeat.