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Sporting Life (musician)

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Sporting Life
Birth nameEric Adiele[1]
BornVirginia, U.S.
OriginNew York City, New York, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • rapper
  • songwriter
  • artist
  • architect
Instruments
Years active2011−present
LabelsR&S
Formerly ofRatking

Eric Adiele, known professionally as Sporting Life, is an American record producer, rapper, songwriter and visual artist.[2][1] He is best known for being a member of New York City hip hop group Ratking with American rappers Wiki and Hak. Adiele has since gone on to release several solo albums and extended plays (EPs) under R&S Records.

Discography

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with year released
Title Album details
55 5's[2]
  • Released: September 18, 2015
  • Label: R&S
  • Formats: digital download, cassette
HBCU Gameday
  • Released: January 3, 2020
  • Label: R&S
  • Formats: digital download
Labplex.eco
  • Released: May 22, 2020
  • Label: R&S
  • Formats: digital download
Higher Ground
  • Released: July 11, 2021
  • Label: R&S
  • Formats: digital download

Extended plays

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List of extended plays, with year released
Title Album details
Slam Dunk Vol. 1 [2]
  • Released: September 2, 2016
  • Label: R&S
  • Formats: digital download
Slam Dunk Vol. 2
  • Released: September 30, 2016
  • Label: R&S
  • Formats: digital download
Slam Dunk Vol. 3
  • Released: November 4, 2016
  • Label: R&S
  • Formats: digital download
Black Diamond
  • Released: September 27, 2019
  • Label: R&S
  • Formats: digital download

Compilations

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List of compilations, with year released
Title Album details
Slam Dunk
  • Released: May 19, 2017
  • Label: R&S
  • Formats: digital download

Guest appearances

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List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Artist(s) Album
"God Bless Me" 2015 Wiki, Skepta Lil Me

Production discography

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2011

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Wiki - 1993
  • 01. "Retired Sports"
  • 02. "Pretty Picture"
  • 03. "646 - 704 - 2610"
  • 04. "Piece of Shit"
  • 05. "Wikispeaks"
  • 06. "Sporting Life"

2012

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Ratking - Wiki93
  • 01. "Retired Sports"
  • 02. "Pretty Picture"
  • 03. "646 - 704 - 2610"
  • 04. "Piece of Shit"
  • 05. "Wikispeaks"
  • 06. "Comic"
  • 07. "Sporting Life"

2013

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Ratking -
  • "100"

2014

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Ratking - So It Goes
  • 01. "*" (produced with DJ Dog Dick)
  • 02. "Canal"
  • 03. "Snow Beach" (produced with Isaiah Barr)
  • 04. "So Sick Stories" (featuring King Krule) (produced with King Krule and DJ Dog Dick)
  • 05. "Remove Ya"
  • 06. "Eat" (produced with DJ Dog Dick)
  • 07. "So It Goes"
  • 08. "Puerto Rican Judo" (featuring Wavy Spice)
  • 09. "Protein" (produced with DJ Dog Dick)
  • 10. "Bug Fights"
  • 11. "Take" (featuring Salomon Faye)
  • 12. "Cocoa '88" (featuring DJ Dog Dick)

2015

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Ratking - 700-Fill
  • 01. "American Gods" (featuring Remy Banks, Teddy and Slicky Boy)
  • 02. "Arnold Palmer"
  • 03. "Bethel"
  • 04. "Eternal Reveal"
  • 05. "Flurry"
  • 06. "Lepane Lane" (featuring Slicky Boy)
  • 07. "Steep Tech" (featuring Despot and Princess Nokia)
  • 08. "Sticky Trap"
  • 09. "Makeitwork"
Remy Banks - higher.
  • 01. "inhale."
  • 02. "let em know."
  • 10. "feast." (featuring Hak)
Wiki - Lil Me
  • 01. "WikiFlag" (produced with Madlib)
  • 04. "Hit the L" (featuring Hak) (produced with Isaac Sleator)
  • 05. "Old Blocks New Kids" (featuring Jadasea) (produced with Isaiah Barr)
  • 06. "Cherry Tree" (featuring Micachu) (produced with Micachu)
  • 09. "Lil Me" (produced with Dev Hynes)
  • 13. "Patience" (featuring Antwon)
  • 15. "Ioneedmuch" (featuring Teddy AF)
Kelela - Hallucinogen Remixes
  • 03. "Rewind (Sporting Life Remix)"

2017

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Eric Copeland - Black Bubblegum Remixed
  • 04. "Rip It (Sporting Life Remix)"
Wiki - No Mountains in Manhattan
  • 05. "Chinatown Swing"
  • 10. "Pandora’s Box" (featuring Evy Jane) (produced with Dadras)

2019

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MIKE - Tears of Joy
  • 09. "It's Like Basketball" (produced with DJ Blackpower)
Wiki - Oofie
  • 06. "4 Clove Club"

References

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  1. ^ a b Battan, Carrie (2019-11-18). "Wiki Goes from Young Rap Star to Grizzled Veteran". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  2. ^ a b c Mertens, Max. "Get On the Courts with Ratking Producer Sporting Life's EP 'Slam Dunk Vol. 1'". Thump. Retrieved 29 November 2016.