RiFF RAFF: The Neon Icon In His Own Words - XXLMAG.COM
If RiFF RAFF didn’t exist, he could not have been invented, even if you had access to top-secret fluorescent shades from Crayola, a 1990s pop culture almanac and a Versace briefcase filled with extravagant and illicit powders. Over the last three years, the 32-year-old, burgundy-braided, zigzag-bearded, new face of British Knights has ascended from a freestyling curio on World Star Hip-Hop to a globetrotting rap star, collaborating with Chief Keef, Lil B, Action... But RiFF RAFF’s iconography had already become immortal when James Franco swagger-jacked him for his Alien character in last year’s Spring Breakers. Investigative reports have been dedicated to uncovering the details of RiFF RAFF’s upbringing in suburban Houston. It’s only right then that RiFF RAFF should tell his story in his own words. RiFF RAFF: i’VE BEEN THiS WAY SINCE i WAS A KiD. AT 7 YEARS OLD, i BOUGHT A SEWING KiT AND CUT THE TAGS OFF MY GiRBAUD JEANS AND PUT A TAG ON THESE ORiENTAL BRiGHT BLUE BUGLE BOY JEANS, AND EVERYONE WAS LIKE, “DANG, i’VE NEVER SEEN THiS COLOR OF GiRBAUDS. AS A KiD, MY FAVORiTE ADVENTURES WERE TO SKiP SCHOOL AND GO iNTO THE SEWAGE DRAiNS AND TALK TO THE TURTLES. Source: www.xxlmag.com
