Boots Riley

Boots Riley
Boots Riley
	Riley in 2010
Born	Raymond Lawrence Riley; April 1, 1971; Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupations	Rapper; producer; screenwriter; director;
Years active	1991–present
	Musical career
Origin	Oakland, California, U.S.
Genres	Political hip hop; alternative hip hop; rap rock; funk rock;
Labels	ANTI-/Epitaph; Wild Pitch/EMI; 75 Ark/Tommy Boy; Dogday; Circus; SSSC; Cooking Vinyl; The Null Corporation; Raptivism;
Website	Boots Riley on Tumblr

Raymond Lawrence "Boots" Riley (born April 1, 1971), is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, rapper, and radical socialist activist. He is the lead vocalist of The Coup and Street Sweeper Social Club. He made his feature-film directorial debut with Sorry to Bother You (released July 2018), which he also wrote.

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