Raymond Lawrence Riley, better known by his stage name Boots Riley, is an American rapper and producer best known as the lead vocalist of The Coup and Street Sweeper Social Club. Riley is known for his energetic, charismatic, “punk”-like presence on-stage, combined with dancing

Most of his works, although often about a personal experience (love, sex, broken-down cars, getting drunk, etc.), are tied to a radical class analysis of the current system and or situation. Some of his songs call for the overthrow of the ruling class by the working class.