Riff Raff- Biography

Horst Christian Simco better known by the stage name Riff Raff is an American rapper from Houston, Texas.

Riff Raff’s Net Worth & Salary

Christian Simco, better known by his stage name Riff Raff, is a Houston, Texas-based rapper.

He rose to prominence in 2008, when he began releasing music and films fusing performance art and slapstick comedy on MySpace and YouTube under the moniker “MTV Riff Raff.”

Quick Facts about Riff Raff

Riff Raff’s Biography & Career

He was born Horst Christian Simco on January 29, 1982 in Houston, Texas, where he attended Langham Creek High School and played shooting guard for his school’s basketball team until walking out his senior year.

He earned his GED and enrolled at Hibbing Community College in Hibbing, Minnesota, where he played basketball for the school’s team.

He skipped out in 2003 and returned to Houston, where he obtained a job painting cars in the then-popular “candy-colored” style and gradually began to develop his new identity as Riff Raff.

He rose to prominence in 2008, when he began releasing music and films fusing performance art and slapstick comedy on MySpace and YouTube under the moniker “MTV Riff Raff.”

His viral videos landed him a position on MTV’s reality show “From G’s to Gents.” His rising popularity on YouTube led to his contract with S.O.D. Money Gang, Inc. in 2011.

He also began performing with fellow rap artists and comedians Dirt Nasty and Simon Rex. He quit Money Gang, Inc. in 2012 and signed with Diplo’s Mad Decent label.

His YouTube account has approximately 170 million views, and his mixtapes have been critically and commercially successful.

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