Ric Wilson & Yellow Days - "Life's Been Good to Me"

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Chicago rapper Ric Wilson has teamed up with Yellow Days, the musical project of London's George Van Den Broek. The collaboration's first single, "Life's Been Good to Me," is a disco/hip hop/funk hybrid. It reminds me a lot of the early 90's P-Funk inspired hip hop, especially a song like Ice Cube's "Bop Gun." But, you know... more disco than that. It goes without saying, but "Life's Been Good to Me" is a fun song. Disco, hip hop, and funk are some of the most fun genres of all time, and I could see this being played at thousands of parties on both sides of the Atlantic as the year goes on.

You can listen to "Life's Been Good to Me" below. Disco Ric in London Town is due out October 29. You can find out more about Yellow Days here, and more about Ric Wilson here. Dates for a collaborative tour are below the song.


Wed. Nov. 10 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox
Thu. Nov. 11 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
Sat. Nov. 13 - San Francisco, CA @ The Regency
Mon. Nov. 15 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst
Tue. Nov. 16 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory OC
Fri. Nov. 19 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex - Vertigo
Sat. Nov. 20 - Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
Tue. Nov. 23 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
Wed. Nov. 24 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theater
Fri. Nov. 26 - Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
Sat. Nov. 27 - Montréal, QC @ Théâtre Fairmount
Mon. Nov. 29 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Tue. Nov. 30 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
Thu. Dec. 2 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club - Music Hall
Fri. Dec. 3, 2021 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer

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