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ALBUMBeats In Space 075: RP Boo (DJ Mix)RP Boo
Albums by RP Boo
ALBUMEstablished!RP Boo
ALBUMI'll Tell You What!RP Boo
ALBUMFingers, Bank Pads & Shoe PrintsRP Boo
ALBUMLegacyRP Boo
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RP Boo Essentials
A footwork pioneer and restless innovator.
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The footwork giant shares his love for Steely Dan, Van Halen, and more surprises.
Artist Biography
RP Boo (sometimes spelled Arpebu) is commonly cited as the inventor of footwork, a frenetic offshoot of Chicago house that combines high BPMs and booming bass with offbeat, stuttering samples. After producing numerous tracks that became underground classics during the 1990s and 2000s, RP Boo finally began to receive wider recognition when British label Planet Mu started releasing collections of his music during the 2010s. His full-length debut, Legacy, appeared in 2013, followed by Fingers, Bank Pads & Shoe Prints in 2015. Both collected tracks that had dated back several years. His third full-length, 2018's I'll Tell You What!, was his first to be conceived as a proper album, and 2021's Established! found him going back to the roots of juke and Chicago house. He revisited older material with Legacy, Vol. 2, released in 2023.
Hometown
Chicago, IL, United States
Genre
Electronic