Bio
Self proclaimed Hero And A Villain; 23 year old Ruinz Ason from New Cross, South London, first appeared in 2004 as part of rap duo QuietStorm. Unlike most rappers Ruinz didn’t start off battling or just writing 16 bars, but instead was writing and producing full-length songs at the age of 11. Around the same time he learnt to play keyboard, drums and guitar. Ruinz has been performing since he was 15, and has supported acts such as Nathan and Ms Dynamite to Sony signed Indie artist Julian Perretta and upcoming Singer/ Guitarist William Echo. He has also performed in the final of UK Unsigned, Choice FM’s Broken Silence and won the Music Academy showcase, which led to him working with the Producer of UK artist M.I.A.
Ruinz describes his music as ‘Balanced Bi-Polar outbursts’ and when asked who his influences are, he calls up names as diverse as Common, Nas, Wu-tang, and Outkast to Prince, Lauryn Hill, Cold Play and Van Hunt. His music has a distinctive influence from 70’s and 90’s soul and electro Music. Ruinz’s USP is writing songs from two opposite perspectives; the ‘Hero’, which is his positive take on life and the ‘Villain’, which Ruinz refers to as to his negative side. His songs successfully paint a colourful picture of a person battling to find a healthy balance in life, while trying to survive in a world that constantly rejects you.
Ruinz 1st Solo CD A Hero And A Villain Vol.1’ was released in 2008 and features from Rigga Romes (Elite-Team), and female rapper Kay Young, and was produced and presented by Ruinz’s brother Jay Flames. The video For the Track ‘Will And A Way is currently being aired on Flava TV and is Number 4 in Flava Charts.
Ruinz’s 2nd Mixtape ‘Street Magic Vol.1’ was released in 2009 and had 2 main singles ‘Call Me Ruinz Ason’ which was spun every week my Choice fm DJ 279 and the promo single ‘Hello London’ featuring US Rapper Chief Wakil, premiered on internationally renowned website RnBXclusive.com
On the latest release Hoodstarz And Villains Ruinz worked with US DJ Technic AKA Zackery Walls, known for his popular weekly podcasts entitled Hoodstarz and also for co-hosting a show along side legendary DJ Funk Master Flex on New York’s Hot 97 Radio station. Calling was the main single released on iTunes and was produced by and features J-flames on the hook,. The music video for Calling which again received extensive play on Flava TV was filmed and directed by Lunatrix of OYM Media who have filmed for such artists as NDubz, Lethal Bizzle, Asher D, Ghetts, Wolftown Recordings, Twissman, Black Twang, Frankie Boyle, to name a few.
