Boots Riley

Bio

Boots Riley is a community organizer, activist, rapper, and co-founder of Oakland hip-hop group The Coup, who have released six albums since 1993’s Kill My Landlord. His directorial debut Sorry To Bother You, an absurdist, anti-capitalist dark comedy starring Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Steven Yeun, Armie Hammer, and more, was released in 2018.