Riz MC has been played on NTS in shows including NTS Manchester, featured first on 2 December 2012. Songs played include Dark Hearts (Bok Bok Remix Dub), Sour Times and Where You From.

Riz Ahmed, an Oxford graduate with a London pirate radio background, had his 2006 debut single "Post 9/11 Blues" temporarily banned from British airwaves, within months of being detained by British Intelligence for acting in Michael Winterbottom's multi-award winning film 'Road to Guantanamo' (outside of music, he is an actor)… He also starred in BAFTA winning TV film 'Britz'… Here is a seriously versatile UK talent, winning plaudits by word of mouth…