Sporting Life (musician)

Sporting Life
Sporting Life
Born	Eric Adiele; Virginia, U.S.
Origin	New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop; electronic;
Occupations	Record producer; rapper; songwriter; artist; architect;
Instruments	Ableton; Roland SP-555; vocals;
Years active	2011−present
Label	R&S
Formerly of	Ratking

Eric Adiele, known professionally as Sporting Life, is an American record producer, rapper, songwriter and visual artist. 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

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with year released
Title	Album details
55 5's	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
Art21	Released: March 19, 2024 Label: Ready Radio 1 Formats: digital download

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with year released
Title	Album details
Slam Dunk Vol. 1	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

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

Guest appearances

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

2011

Wiki - 1993

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

2012

Ratking - Wiki93

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

2013

Ratking -

"100"

2014

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

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

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

MIKE - Tears of Joy

09. "It's Like Basketball" (produced with DJ Blackpower)

Wiki - Oofie

06. "4 Clove Club"

References

1 2 Battan, Carrie (2019-11-18). "Wiki Goes from Young Rap Star to Grizzled Veteran". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
1 2 3 Mertens, Max (2 September 2016). "Get On the Courts with Ratking Producer Sporting Life's EP 'Slam Dunk Vol. 1'". Thump. Retrieved 29 November 2016.

[newyorker-1] 1 2 Battan, Carrie (2019-11-18). "Wiki Goes from Young Rap Star to Grizzled Veteran". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2023-06-16.

[Thump-2] 1 2 3 Mertens, Max (2 September 2016). "Get On the Courts with Ratking Producer Sporting Life's EP 'Slam Dunk Vol. 1'". Thump. Retrieved 29 November 2016.

Sporting Life
Born	Eric Adiele Virginia, U.S.
Origin	New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop electronic
Occupations	Record producer rapper songwriter artist architect
Instruments	Ableton Roland SP-555 vocals
Years active	2011−present
Label	R&S
Formerly of	Ratking