Eastborn
Richard "Riz" Harcus (born 1976), (also known as Eastborn), is a rapper and Community Worker, originally from Edinburgh but currently based in Glasgow.[1] He was once called by The Daily Record and other online websites, at the time of his debut album, as "the most popular Scottish Hip Hop artist of the time" with exposure and distribution across the globe and shows in almost every continent of the globe.
His Debut album Word Perfect featured some of Scotland and the UK's most influential artists at the time, both with production, engineering and DJ's.
Since then Eastborn has worked with various charity organisations and pledged money from downloads to WarChild.org, Children First, Oxfam, and various others and sits on various Child Aid forums to assist where he can. Drop Zone Records, the label in which he owns outright, also helps with charities in Dnipro (Ukraine), Palestine, Thailand and Uganda.
Eastborn now balances his time between Youth Work and Music. He also sponsors a boys football team "Jenniburn Juniors" buying them there new strips and coaching them to the recent South East Area Championship 2011 (Glasgow). He also work with Young People delivering Drugs and Alcohol advise and diverts young people to be better "positive destination".
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[edit] History
Eastborn has travelled to Beijing,[2] Canada, USA, Australia and most of Europe.
Drop Zone Records,[3] has worked with local talent and International artists such as Loki, Respek BA, Project Mayhem, The 13th Tribe, Scotland Yard, Bright Sparks, Canibus, PaceWon, 60 Second Assassin (Wu Tang Clan), Ugly Duckling, Prince Po as well as others.
[edit] Discography
- Word Perfect LP (Drop Zone Records, 2003)
- Kalashnikov Kids (Drop Zone Records, 2008)
- Blair Witch Project (Drop Zone Records 2009)
- The Irony with The 13th Tribe (Drop Zone Records, 2010)
- River To The Sea with The 13th Tribe (Drop Zone Records 2011)
[edit] Guest appearances
- 141 Glasgow Allstars 12" - "One Of Those 7 Emcess" ft Mista Bohze, Dan Bungladors, Big Div, Mista Defy, NC Epik, Eastborn, Chuck, Krashslaughta, I.Cue & Casual 7 (Woodchoppas Ball Communications, 2002)
- Spaghetti Junction/Daddy Ash - Skinnyman, Class A, Skeme, Late
- Major Threat EP 1
- Major Threat EP 2
- Dark Craftsmen No Shadow on your sundial
- The Mantis Chapter Sacrificial Offerings
- Hundredth Monkey Killa Instinct, Deliverance, Krash Slaughta
- Canibus M-Eighty Golden Ages Part 1
- Canibus M-Eighty Conspira-C featuring Mark Deez
- Two Towers - Crossing Borders - Raw Cracked Skulls
- Jehuniko - Shipwreck Diaries - Written in Stone
- Jehuniko - Shipwreck Diaries - Picture This
[edit] References
- ^ "Eastborn". UK Hip Hop. 14 October 2001. http://www.ukhh.com/features/interviews/eastborn/eastborn.html. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
- ^ Fulton, Rick (29 October 2004). "The razz: clubbing nation: Great Wall's on fire; Scots rapper Eastborn takes China by storm and is watched by 60m on their TVs". Daily Record. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-123736234.html. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
- ^ Mcpherson, Lynn (16 April 2006). "RAPPER BANNED FROM BAMMING UP HIS MANOR". Scottish Sunday Mail. http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16952255&method=full&siteid=64736&headline=rapper-banned-from-bamming-up-his-manor--name_page.html. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
