RIKO'S THEME ft RIKO DAN

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1.	RIKO'S THEME (EXPLICIT) 03:06	lyrics	buy track
I sent you to London so you wouldn't start a war in Kingston Now you gone to London to start one? What the fuck is wrong with you youth? Heatwave business London city warlord Mi have a bredrin in London his name is Riko He's expecting you A fi mi name Riko dem call mi di don Original don mi a don gorgon Mi a real wicked man from 19 o long (wicked man rude boy) We nuh kill pickney cah we a big grown man (big man) Just make sure yuh nuh dis di programme Cah if yuh dis di programme then you know mi slogan A pussy haffi dead lef dem inna old van A mek yuh mumma rest her head inna har hands A Riko yuh work for? We don't work for nobody. We're self employed Self employ? Well yuh better unemploy yuhself den cah Riko a go kill yuh Yuh waan dis Riko den yuh ago die (dead bwoy) Bwoy skull a buss when yuh marrow start fly (fly) We nuh tek question don't ask me why We never run out of shot we mek di shot multiply Yuh waan dis Riko den yuh ago dead (dead) When we fire shot we fire shot inna yuh head Real badman we run di whole city red When big man a war yuh fi deh inna yuh bed Weh you talk to me about powder You bring the powder to me You ask me to sell di powder fi yuh Seh yuh a badman now Riko? Eh? Yuh a badman now When it come to powder We nuh pet and we nuh powder And if yuh tek mi powder Yuh better sell mi powder Nuh tek nuh profit just gimme mi money fi mi powder Mi will gi yuh sum'n tru yuh know seh mi a yuh older Yuh know seh mi a yuh elder (mi a yuh faada) Mi bad like helter skelter And when it start to rain dem pussy better find some shelter We have it locked we have it locked just like a Feltham Fucking with mi powder haffi tell mi gun dem welcome Weh Riko deh? Yuh get di money? Him have something weh belong to Riko So we tek something weh belong to you Mi give yuh sum'n den yuh know you haffi bring it back When it come to business, can't tek mi fi nuh eediat (yuh a fool) Can't tek mi fi no likkle man, mek dem try nuh dis mi man (nah) Cah if dem diss mi man dem get some shot and mi nuh response Mi nuh business, mi nuh cater, tell dem bwoy deh later Waan fi stop mi money, high like a skyscraper Playing with my paper, I'll make you meet your maker Don't care if you're from Hackney or from Brixton or Jamaica Riko control east London nightlife Weh Riko deh? Don't forget the big soundclash tonight at Riko's High noon! Inna London nightlife a mi wear di crown We have some top top selector and some bad boy sound (trust me) And inna soundclash we a go murder yuh sound Can't tek man fi fool yuh can't tek man fi clown Hey listen! Phenomenomenon one Dis one dedicated to all sound man (all sound man) Anywhere we go we say di dance haffi ram Bwoy get pack up like a rubbish in a van Yuh fucking eediat A yuh a di fucking eediat Come out a di road man Don't you be calling me a fucking eediat, yuh fucking eediat Weh yuh seh rudeboy? Yuh fuck. Move! Tek yuh grandma suitcase and get to fuck
2.	RIKO'S THEME (SEMI CLEAN) 03:05	lyrics	buy track
I sent you to London so you wouldn't start a war in Kingston Now you gone to London to start one? What is wrong with you youth? Heatwave business London city warlord Mi have a bredrin in London his name is Riko He's expecting you A fi mi name Riko dem call mi di don Original don mi a don gorgon Mi a real wicked man from 19 o long (wicked man rude boy) We nuh kill pickney cah we a big grown man (big man) Just make sure yuh nuh dis di programme Cah if yuh dis di programme then you know mi slogan A boy haffi dead lef dem inna old van A mek yuh mumma rest her head inna har hands A Riko yuh work for? We don't work for nobody. We're self employed Self employ? Well yuh better unemploy yuhself den cah Riko a go kill yuh Yuh waan dis Riko den yuh ago die (dead bwoy) Bwoy skull a buss when yuh marrow start fly (fly) We nuh tek question don't ask me why We never run out of shot we mek di shot multiply Yuh waan dis Riko den yuh ago dead (dead) When we fire shot we fire shot inna yuh head Real badman we run di whole city red When big man a war yuh fi deh inna yuh bed Weh you talk to me about powder You bring the powder to me You ask me to sell di powder fi yuh Seh yuh a badman now Riko? Eh? Yuh a badman now When it come to powder We nuh pet and we nuh powder And if yuh tek mi powder Yuh better sell mi powder Nuh tek nuh profit just gimme mi money fi mi powder Mi will gi yuh sum'n tru yuh know seh mi a yuh older Yuh know seh mi a yuh elder (mi a yuh faada) Mi bad like helter skelter And when it start to rain dem boy better find some shelter We have it locked we have it locked just like a Feltham Messing with mi powder haffi tell mi gun dem welcome Weh Riko deh? Yuh get di money? Him have something weh belong to Riko So we tek something weh belong to you Mi give yuh sum'n den yuh know you haffi bring it back When it come to business, can't tek mi fi nuh eediat (yuh a fool) Can't tek mi fi no likkle man, mek dem try nuh dis mi man (nah) Cah if dem diss mi man dem get some shot and mi nuh response Mi nuh business, mi nuh cater, tell dem bwoy deh later Waan fi stop mi money, high like a skyscraper Playing with my paper, I'll make you meet your maker Don't care if you're from Hackney or from Brixton or Jamaica Riko control east London nightlife Weh Riko deh? Don't forget the big soundclash tonight at Riko's High noon! Inna London nightlife a mi wear di crown We have some top top selector and some bad boy sound (trust me) And inna soundclash we a go murder yuh sound Can't tek man fi fool yuh can't tek man fi clown Hey listen! Phenomenomenon one Dis one dedicated to all sound man (all sound man) Anywhere we go we say di dance haffi ram Bwoy get pack up like a rubbish in a van Boss di radio station seh dem nah play di tune Seh it's not a hit Yuh believe dis? Radio station nah play my song Nah man yuh gonna mek dem play it Yuh know it
3.	RIKO'S THEME (SUPER CLEAN) 03:04	lyrics	buy track
I sent you to London so you wouldn't start a war in Kingston Now you gone to London to start one? What is wrong with you youth? Heatwave business London city warlord Mi have a bredrin in London his name is Riko He's expecting you A fi mi name Riko dem call mi di don Original don mi a don gorgon Mi a real wicked man from 19 o long (wicked man rude boy) We nuh kill pickney cah we a big grown man (big man) Just make sure yuh nuh dis di programme Cah if yuh dis di programme then you know mi slogan A boy haffi ____ lef dem inna old van A mek yuh mumma rest her head inna har hands A Riko yuh work for? We don't work for nobody. We're self employed Self employ? Well yuh better unemploy yuhself Tek off di darkers eediat boy Yuh waan dis Riko den yuh ago ___ Bwoy skull a ____ when yuh marrow start ___ We nuh tek question don't ask me why We never run out of ____ we mek di ____ multiply Yuh waan dis Riko den yuh ago ____ When we ____ ____ we ____ ____ inna yuh ____ Real badman we run di whole city ___ When big man a war yuh fi deh inna yuh bed I let Riko do his business in Hackney Riko leave Green Lanes alone Riko have nuttin fi do with it Right now me di man who handle it A mi yuh have to deal with When it come to ______ We nuh pet and we nuh powder And if yuh tek mi ______ Yuh better sell mi ______ Nuh tek nuh profit just gimme mi money fi mi ______ Mi will gi yuh sum'n tru yuh know seh mi a yuh older Yuh know seh mi a yuh elder (mi a yuh faada) Mi bad like helter skelter And when it start to rain dem boy better find some shelter We have it locked we have it locked just like a Feltham Messing with mi ______ haffi tell mi ___ dem welcome Weh Riko deh? Yuh get di money? Him have something weh belong to Riko So we tek something weh belong to you Mi give yuh sum'n den yuh know you haffi bring it back When it come to business, can't tek mi fi nuh eediat (yuh a fool) Can't tek mi fi no likkle man, mek dem try nuh dis mi man (nah) Cah if dem diss mi man dem get some ____ and mi nuh response Mi nuh business, mi nuh cater, tell dem bwoy deh later Waan fi stop mi money, high like a skyscraper Playing with my paper, I'll make you ____ your maker Don't care if you're from Hackney or from Brixton or Jamaica Riko control east London nightlife Weh Riko deh? Don't forget the big soundclash tonight at Riko's High noon! Inna London nightlife a mi wear di crown We have some top top selector and some bad boy sound (trust me) And inna soundclash we a go ______ yuh sound Can't tek man fi fool yuh can't tek man fi clown Hey listen! Phenomenomenon one Dis one dedicated to all sound man (all sound man) Anywhere we go we say di dance haffi ram Bwoy get pack up like a rubbish in a van Boss di radio station seh dem nah play di tune Seh it's not a hit Yuh believe dis? Radio station nah play my song Nah man yuh gonna mek dem play it Yuh know it
4.	RIKO'S THEME (INSTRUMENTAL) 02:56	info	buy track

about

'Riko's Theme' features legendary grime MC Riko Dan aka the London City Warlord, spitting over The Heatwave's update of the classic Stalag riddim.

The track is inspired by 'Yardie' a 2018 British crime drama directed by Idris Elba.

In the film, Rico (played by Stephen Graham) is a coke-dealing, gun-wielding, soundclash-throwing Jamaican gangster based in London.

In the tune, Riko Dan (played by Zane Williams) is a coke-dealing, gun-wielding, soundclash-throwing Jamaican gangster based in London.

The original vocal is pretty explicit: swearing, violent threats, gun talk, drug dealing, and soundboy killing.

The Semi Clean version has all the swearing removed but retains references to violence, guns and drugs. For example: "a boy haffi dead", "we fire shot inna yuh head", and "and if yuh tek mi powder, yuh better sell mi powder".

In the Super Clean version we've tried to remove and replace all the references to violence, guns, drugs, and even murdering a sound. But it's still fairly obvious what the lyrics are about.

We haven't called any version a Radio Edit because in the end you'll need to make a call as to which version (if any) is appropriate for your radio show.

credits

released September 2, 2022

Written by Winston Riley, Zane Williams, Gabriel May & Henry Bainbridge
Produced by The Heatwave

Mixed by Sticky
Mastered by Joker

Engineered by Morfius
Artwork by Naomi Gennery

Published by Prophesy Music Publishing Co and Westbury Music Ltd

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