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Kansas City Contemporary Hip-Hop
Kansas City
The Dopest Foreal. I’m Riley PNP — straight from KC. This page is the map back to the city in the music: where to start, how it sounds, and how to rep it.
@rileypnp · rileypnp.appmajic.ai — The Dopest Foreal.
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Catalog 2016–2022. Five projects. Start below — then press play.
Where I’m from
Kansas City raised this sound in me. That’s not a costume. That’s where the work comes from, who I write for, and who I’m trying to make proud every time I pick up the pen and hit record.
More on my KC roots
I rap like KC raised me — grit, pride, and a chip that turns into work. Plainspoken when it needs to be plainspoken, heavy when it needs to hit, hooks you can actually remember after one listen.
I built this the long way: project by project, tape by tape, verse by verse. No shortcuts bought, no numbers faked, no borrowed face. When people ask where Riley PNP is from, the answer is simple: Kansas City — and the catalog proves it.
If you’re from KC: put the catalog on, share it, wear it, and tell somebody from two cities over. If you’re not from KC: welcome in. You don’t need a zip code to feel it.
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Dates, song counts, and listening links match the album pages. No singles, features, or post-2022 titles are added on this hub.
Still Cookin’ Vol. 1
Album · Dec 16, 2016 · 8 songsWhere it starts. If you’re new in KC, this is the front door. Press play here first. Still Cookin’ Vol. 1 details · Still Cookin’ Vol. 1 on Apple Music · Still Cookin’ Vol. 1 on Spotify
The Murder Tape
Mixtape · May 13, 2017 · 8 songs · with Trap-A-Holics and Bruiser3100Turn it up. Short, direct, no filler — the tape energy KC knows. The Murder Tape details · The Murder Tape on Apple Music · The Murder Tape on Spotify
The Speez
Album · Oct 20, 2018 · 7 songs · RileyPnP and Munchie$ · first released 2016 with City WattsFor the ones who want the talk, bars front and center. The Speez details · The Speez on Apple Music · The Speez on Deezer
The Fundraiser
Album · May 15, 2020 · 10 songs · TKCLBXFor KC. For the people who held me down. Grown sound, same KC heart. The Fundraiser details · The Fundraiser on Apple Music · The Fundraiser on Spotify
Throwaways EP
EP · Dec 24, 2022 · 5 songsThe ones that didn’t make the cut — until they did. Short, sharp, no filler. Throwaways EP details · Throwaways EP on Apple Music · Throwaways EP on Spotify
What Kansas City means in the work
Gritty when it needs to be gritty. Clean enough to run anywhere. Catchy hooks you can sing back, verses that don’t waste a bar, and a first-person voice that stays confident without begging for validation. That’s the Riley PNP sound — Kansas City contemporary hip-hop with the work ethic showing.
More on the KC sound
KC shows up as an attitude more than an address: hometown pride, second-city chip, say it direct and mean it. The catalog is the evidence — five projects, same city, same standard. If a line sounds like Kansas City, it probably is. If it doesn’t, I’d rather lose the bar than fake the city.
“The Dopest Foreal” is my tagline and my standard. Dopest — because the bars, the hooks, and the work have to earn that word every time. Foreal — because none of it is for show. If I say Kansas City, I back it up.
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This page is the official Kansas City page for Riley PNP. If you see a show date, venue, or “new single” claim that isn’t on this site or in the catalog, it isn’t verified — and it isn’t me.
Quick answers
Where is Riley PNP from?
Kansas City. That’s my base, and that’s what the music is built on.
Where do I start listening to Riley PNP?
Still Cookin’ Vol. 1, then The Murder Tape top to bottom, then pick your project. Full hub at /music.
Are there any Riley PNP live dates or shows in Kansas City?
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How do I book Riley PNP or request press?
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