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Jordan Fontenelle Stephens (born 25 January 1992) is an English musician. He is best known for being one half of
Rizzle Kicks Rizzle Kicks are a British hip-hop duo from Brighton, England, consisting of Jordan "Rizzle" Stephens (born 25 January 1992) and Harley "Sylvester" Alexander-Sule (born 1991). Their debut album, '' Stereo Typical'', was released in 2011. As o ...
, and for presenting the
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panel show ''Don't Hate the Playaz''. Born in
Neasden Neasden is a suburban area in northwest London, England. It is located around the centre of the London Borough of Brent and is within the NW2 (Cricklewood) and NW10 (Willesden) postal districts. Neasden is near Wembley Stadium, the Brent Reserv ...
to Herman Stephens and Emma Boulting, Stephens met Harley Alexander-Sule when he was four, with whom he founded
Rizzle Kicks Rizzle Kicks are a British hip-hop duo from Brighton, England, consisting of Jordan "Rizzle" Stephens (born 25 January 1992) and Harley "Sylvester" Alexander-Sule (born 1991). Their debut album, '' Stereo Typical'', was released in 2011. As o ...
, which released eight UK Singles Chart and two
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entries. He has also released solo music under the aliases Rizzle, Wildhood, Al, the Native, and Gnarly Ventura. As an actor, he has appeared in the TV series ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', '' Feel Good'' and the films ''Alleycats'', ''Access All Areas'', ''
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'', '' Teen Spirit'', ''Tucked'', and '' The Ex-Wife'', and as himself, he has appeared in several unscripted reality shows, including ''Don't Hate the Playaz'', which he presents.


Life and career


Early life and Rizzle Kicks

Stephens was born Jordan Fontenelle Stephens on 25 January 1992 to Herman Stephens and Emma Boulting, the daughter of
John Boulting John Edward Boulting (21 December 1913 – 17 June 1985) and Roy Alfred Clarence Boulting (21 December 1913 – 5 November 2001), known collectively as the Boulting brothers, were English filmmakers and identical twins who became known for thei ...
. He is of Guyanese descent through his father. He grew up in a council estate in
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, London before moving to
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when he was ten, where he attended Blatchington Mill School. He met Harley Alexander-Sule when he was four, lost contact, and met him again when he was eleven whilst at a Sunday league football match. They both attended the same Hip Hop Foundation project at AudioActive, a Brighton-based charity, and both attended
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, with Stephens taking broadcasting and digital communication; he told a September 2022 ''
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'' article that he took the subject after being advised by the principal that the entry standard for music was such that those that did not play at least two instruments need not apply. He and Alexander-Sule formed
Rizzle Kicks Rizzle Kicks are a British hip-hop duo from Brighton, England, consisting of Jordan "Rizzle" Stephens (born 25 January 1992) and Harley "Sylvester" Alexander-Sule (born 1991). Their debut album, '' Stereo Typical'', was released in 2011. As o ...
in 2008 after Stephens asked Alexander-Sule to sing on his mixtape 'Minor Breaches of Discipline'; Stephens had acquired the nickname "Green Rizla" at school after being accused of being part of a crew with that name, with that nickname later evolving into "Rizzle", and the "Kicks" part of the name coming from them both having just played a game of football. Stephens used the alias "Rizzle" when featuring on Hint's 2008 album ''Driven from Distraction'' on "Muddled Morning". Between 2011 and 2014, Rizzle Kicks released eight singles that entered the UK Singles Chart ("
Down with the Trumpets "Down with the Trumpets" is the second official single released by British hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks, from their debut studio album, ''Stereo Typical''. The single was released on 10 June 2011 in the United Kingdom. The song peaked at number eight ...
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Heart Skips a Beat "Heart Skips a Beat" is a song by English singer-songwriter Olly Murs, taken from his second studio album, ''In Case You Didn't Know''. The song features vocals from English hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks, and was released as the album's lead single ...
", " When I Was a Youngster", "
Mama Do the Hump "Mama Do the Hump" is the third official single taken from British hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks' debut studio album, ''Stereo Typical'' (2011). The single was released in the United Kingdom on 16 December 2011. The track was produced by Fatboy Sli ...
", "
Traveller's Chant "Traveller's Chant" is the fourth official single taken from British hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks' debut studio album, ''Stereo Typical''. The single was released in the United Kingdom on 8 April 2012. The track was produced by Ant Whiting. A music v ...
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Skip to the Good Bit "Skip to the Good Bit" is a song by English hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks. The song was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 25 October 2013 as the second single from their second studio album, ''Roaring 20s (album), Roaring 20s'' ( ...
", and " Tell Her"), and two albums that entered the
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(''
Stereo Typical ''Stereo Typical'' is the debut studio album by English hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks. The album was released on 28 October 2011 through Universal Music Group and was met with generally positive reviews. Singles * "Prophet (Better Watch It)" was re ...
'' and '' Roaring 20s'').


Solo music career

Stephens has released solo music under his own name and others, having used the pseudonyms "J Steezy", "Rizzle", "Wildhood", "Gnarly Ventura", and "Al, the Native". As "Gnarly Ventura", he featured on "Check" by
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in 2013. The following year, he featured on the remix of
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's "
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", which was released on 13 April, and for which Stephens was credited as
Rizzle Kicks Rizzle Kicks are a British hip-hop duo from Brighton, England, consisting of Jordan "Rizzle" Stephens (born 25 January 1992) and Harley "Sylvester" Alexander-Sule (born 1991). Their debut album, '' Stereo Typical'', was released in 2011. As o ...
. As "Wildhood", he released the 2015 singles "Double Dark" on 8 July and "Psycho Jam" on 30 October, both of which featured on his
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''Vert'' on 16 March 2016. On 26 February 2016, under his own name, he appeared on
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's album track "Hold My Crown" featuring Doc Brown, from "Let MC It". In July 2016, Stephens uploaded "SLBK" featuring Thunderbird Gerard to his
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page; its music video was compiled from old home recordings and footage taken at a
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march he attended earlier that month. The following October, he released the music video "Whole" in 2016, which was used to front the
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collaboration Whole. As "Al, the Native", he featured on 7 April 2017's "Drumroll Please" by
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featuring
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,
Mikill Pane Justin-Smith Ikpaema Peter Damian Uzomba (from Hackney, London) better known by his stage name Mikill Pane, is an English rapper signed to Mercury Records. He is perhaps best known for his track "Little Lady" with Ed Sheeran which features on ...
and Dream Mclean; The following year, that alias released "The System" on 16 February, "Light of Day" featuring Dizraeli and Manifest on 20 April, "Animals" on 18 May, and "Funfair" on 30 November. Under his own name, he released the singles "FOUND IN SPACE" on 20 September 2019 and "SHADOW LOVE" on 4 October 2019, both of which later appeared on his 25 October 2019
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"P.I.G." (Pain Is Good). He then released the singles "Son Of A Gun" on 28 May 2020, "Sunshine Skin" on 16 July 2020, "Wicked" on 30 July 2021, "Star" on 4 October 2021, "Shake!" on 3 December 2021, and "Big Bad Mood" featuring Miraa May on 14 January 2022, all of which later appeared on his 11 February 2022 album "Let Me Die Inside You". On 28 July 2022, again using his own name, he featured on United Freedom Collective's "1994"; on 18 August that year, his and Lazy Habits released a remix of Joshua Idehen's "Don't You Give Up On Me", and on 24 November 2022, he released one further single, "TELL THE TRUTH!".


Media career

On 15 November 2013, he appeared on ''
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''; he would make two subsequent appearances on 4 July 2017 and 28 January 2020. On 2 January 2014, he appeared on ''
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'', taking the life and times of
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; he came third. Later that year, Stephens played Rob in the E4 drama series ''
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''; its cast promoted the show with a 26 September 2014 appearance on '' Chatty Man''. In February 2015, he appeared in
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as Hugo, a sound engineer. On 21 February 2016, he appeared on ''
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''; he lost to
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. That April, he appeared as a
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soldier in ''
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'', and that June, he appeared in ''Alleycats''. In December 2016, Stephens appeared as Corporal Tonc, a Rebel soldier in ''
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: A Star Wars Story'', on 29 December 2016, he appeared on ''Robot Wars''; his robot Dee, a pink axlebot made in collaboration with the Terrorhurtz drivers, lost two of its fights by knockout but won the third by a split decision. On 17 January 2017, he appeared on ''
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'', and in March 2017, he appeared as Rafe in ''
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''. On 30 June 2017, he appeared in ''Access All Areas''. In August and September 2017, he appeared in three episodes of '' Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls''. In 2018, Stephens appeared on a 12 January episode of ''Would I Lie to You?'', a 5 May episode of ''
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'', and five episodes of ''House of Games'' broadcast between 28 May and 1 June. In August and September 2018, Stephens appeared in
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's "Eight Go Rallying: The Road to Saigon". On 7 September 2018, Stephens played Rollo in ''Teen Spirit'' at the
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; the film saw theatrical release the following April. On 11 October 2018, Stephens began presenting ''Don't Hate the Playaz'', an
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panel show which on first broadcast drew comparisons with ''
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'', on which Stephens had twice appeared as half of
Rizzle Kicks Rizzle Kicks are a British hip-hop duo from Brighton, England, consisting of Jordan "Rizzle" Stephens (born 25 January 1992) and Harley "Sylvester" Alexander-Sule (born 1991). Their debut album, '' Stereo Typical'', was released in 2011. As o ...
; first in December 2011 as guests, and then on 4 November 2013 as hosts on an episode infamous for
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losing his temper and throwing his coffee mug at the table. The following day, he appeared on ''
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seventieth anniversary edition. On 8 November 2018, he appeared on an episode of ''
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''. In 2019, Stephens starred alongside
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in ''Tucked'', a film about a young drag queen taken in by an older drag queen who is dying of cancer. In February 2020, he appeared in an episode of ''
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'', winning his battle. On 9 October 2020, he presented "The Whole Truth" for
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, a conversation with
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, Che Lingo, and
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. In December 2020, he appeared on a celebrity edition of ''
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''. On 1 March 2021, Stephens appeared as an ensemble actor in ''The Stand Up Sketch Show'', and on 4 June that year, he had a recurring role in the second series of
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's sitcom '' Feel Good'' on
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, appearing in four episodes. On 21 February 2022, he appeared on ''Starstruck'' as Felix, and later that year, he played Sam in '' The Ex-Wife''. That November, he appeared on ''
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''. In August 2024, Jordan released his autobiography Avoidance, Drugs, Heartbreak & Dogs.


Personal life

Stephens was diagnosed with
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when he was fifteen, and then again as an adult by a
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's "Happy Place" podcast to detail further struggles with
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, anxiety, and
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, which he suffered with towards the end of his time with
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, and throughout the making of ''Vert'' as a consequence of depression, which was triggered by the death of his grandmother and the suicide of a close friend. His drug use included
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, "non-prescription ADHD medication",
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, and
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; he attracted tabloid headlines in 2014 after using his
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account to enquire as to whether "anyone in London
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help imget hold of any acid". He has been in a relationship with
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since 2020; they met in lockdown via
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, and confirmed their relationship later that year after being spotted at a Black Trans Lives Matter rally in London. Stephens has been open about his experiences of
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, telling the ''
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'' in July 2016 that he had joined a
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march earlier that month in
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, and that "I’ve had brushes with the police and they’ve assumed a lot about me". In February 2021, Stephens was among one hundred public figures to sign an open letter to the BBC, organised by
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and Mariam Khan, criticising what they called
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's "strikingly hostile" interview of
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, the first woman and youngest person to be elected Secretary General of the
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, and saying that her line of questioning perpetuated "damaging and prejudicial tropes" about Islam and Muslim women.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stephens, Jordan 1992 births Living people 21st-century English male actors 21st-century English male singers 21st-century English singers Actors from the London Borough of Brent English people of Guyanese descent Male actors from London People from Neasden People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Singers from the London Borough of Brent