Beloved British hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks have confirmed they are reuniting with a hilarious announcement clip starring comic actor Kiell Smith-Bynoe.
Jordan ‘Rizzle’ Stephens and Harley ‘Sylvester’ Alexander-Sule shot to fame in 2011 with the release of their debut single and instant hit Down with the Trumpets.
The pair went their separate ways after the release of Slurp! in 2016 but have now revealed they will be returning to the music.
Announcing their comeback, Jordan and Harley shared a funny sketch of Ghosts actor Kiell discovering the news during a therapy session.
While pouring his heart out during the session Kiell’s distracted therapist appears to be ignoring him as she is engrossed by her notebook, which reads: ‘Rizzle Kicks are back.’
Beloved British hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks have confirmed they are reuniting as they shared a hilarious announcement clip on X, formerly Twitter, on Friday
Announcing their comeback, Jordan and Harley shared a funny sketch of Ghosts actor Kiell discovering the news during a therapy session
The clip, shared on X, formerly Twitter, opens with Kiell lying on a sofa as his therapist Theresa stares down at her notebook.
‘And I feel like I’m just doing the same things again and again,’ he tells her. ‘I keep trying. I’m getting the same results but I keep trying.’
The sound then becomes muffled to suggest the therapist isn’t listening as Kiell continues: ‘I mean isn’t that the definition of insanity? You keep trying when it’s just not working out.
‘And I guess I just feel so lost. It’s so hard to know where to go next. You know?’
‘Hm?’ the therapist asks, before Kiell calls her name ‘Theresa’ to get her attention.
‘Yes, yes I agree’ Theresa replies. ‘With which bit,’ asks Kiell, to which she responds: ‘With what you’ve just said.’
‘Because I know you’re like writing a lot but I don’t know if you’re actually listening,’ he says.
‘What are you writing?’ Kiell asks, before Theresa hides her notebook and says: ‘Just really important notes.’
Jordan ‘Rizzle’ Stephens and Harley ‘Sylvester’ Alexander-Sule shot to fame in 2011 with the release of their debut single and instant hit Down with the Trumpets (Pictured in 2014)
The clip, shared on X, formerly Twitter, opens with Kiell lying on a sofa as his therapist Theresa stares down at her notebook
The pair went their separate ways after the release of Slurp! in 2016 but have now revealed they will be returning to the music (Pictured in 2013)
Kiell looks suspicious before Theresa shows him her notes and says: ‘Actually this could be helpful.’
He stares at the notebook as Theresa grins, before the camera pans to the page where ‘Rizzle Kicks are back’ is written. The song Hallelujah plays over the clip.
The video cuts to Kiell having left the therapist’s office as he shouts ‘Rizzle Kicks are back’ while sporting a huge grin, before jumping and clicking his heels in glee.
‘HEALING BRITAIN ONE PERSON AT A TIME,’ the band captioned the post.
Just one hour before, the band teased the clip with a picture of a London phone box adorned with the words: ‘Rizzle Kicks are back.’
To accompany the snap, the band’s account wrote: ‘Sun’s out, might be Rizzle Kicks weather.’
Sharing an update to Instagram on Thursday, Jordan and Harley were seen listening to Down with the Trumpets before putting a new cassette tape into a boombox.
‘We’re back,’ they captioned the clip.
Kiell stares at the notebook as Theresa grins, before the camera pans to the page where ‘Rizzle Kicks are back’ is written
The video cuts to Kiell having left the therapist’s office as he shouts ‘Rizzle Kicks are back’ while sporting a huge grin, before jumping and clicking his heels in glee
‘HEALING BRITAIN ONE PERSON AT A TIME,’ the band captioned the post
Just one hour before, the band teased the clip with a picture of a London phone box adorned with the words: ‘Rizzle Kicks are back.’
To accompany the snap, the band’s account wrote: ‘Sun’s out, might be Rizzle Kicks weather’
Addressing their reunion on his podcast, The Red Carpet Treatment, Jordan said: ‘I think our music has aged very well and I think that we, this is my guess, we are reminiscent of a time in British history, 2012, which was pretty optimistic.
‘We had the Olympics, pre-Covid, pre-Brexit, pre-Trump, people were living their lives man.’
Rizzle Kicks have released two albums, Stereo Typical in 2011 followed by Roaring 20s in 2013.
The duo had number one song Heart Skips A Beat, also featuring Olly Murs, along with other hits including When I Was A Youngster, Mama Do The Hump and Down With The Trumpets.
Since 2016, Jordan has released music under the stage names Wildhood and Al, the Native.
Earlier this year, the musician opened up snout surviving ‘self-harm and heartbreak’ in a candid new book, after finding love with Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall.
Rizzle Kicks are set to reunite with the duo announcing this week they hope to bring some optimism to 2024
The pair went their separate ways after the release of Slurp! in 2016 but have now revealed they will be making a return in a bid to save the year (pictured in March)
Sharing an update to Instagram on Thursday, Jordan and Harley were seen listening to one of their old hits, Down with the Trumpets, before putting a new cassette tape into a boombox.
The singer also shared an insight into living with ADHD (Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) after previously sharing his battles with drink and drugs.
Jordan said that the book, titled Avoidance, Drugs, Heartbreak And Dogs, was the ‘hardest thing he’d ever done’.
It will follow the star’s rise to fame in Rizzle Kicks while behind the scenes he battled ‘brutal patterns of self-harm and destructive coping mechanisms’.
TV right for the book have already sold to production company Watford & Essex who are best known as the maskers of The White Queen and Life on Mars.
