Plato III (Plato The Third), is the hip hop project of Ryan Silva, who recently shared his latest single – “I Want (Money) Remix” is a fresh collab from the Texas born and LA based rapper/singer, guest featuring Richmond artist McKinley Dixon and Brooklyn based Kyle Bethel.

“I Want (Money)” by Plato III ft: McKinley Dixon and Kyle Bethel on Plato’s new album Grown – released this fall via Polyvinyl Record Co. Ten songs that meditate on the grind of settling down, embracing early adulthood, and being an artist in a capitalist society. Channeling the influence of “grown folks music,” Grown rides between the golden dusty grooves of vintage Boogie and Funk, crossed with conscious Southern Rap that pays homage to the likes of Little Brother, Devin the Dude, and Outkast.

“‘I’m a decent man from the city of demons’ was the meme of the year, at least in my circles,” says Plato III’s Ryan Silva. “Beyond the meme, Kyle was spitting: ‘Senseless violence. Really so many reasons… financial reasons…’ It reminded me of the Lupe Fiasco line referencing what was maybe the internet’s first meme. (ed: “Sneak that message to the masses, you can call me Chocolate Rain” from the track “Yoga Flame”)

“Kyle was tapping into the wealth-inequality zeitgeist I was getting at in my single, “I Want (Money),” so I asked him to hop on the remix. Then I figured I might as well turn it into a proper posse cut. There aren’t many rappers saying much these days, so I was happy to get McKinley Dixon, one of rap’s most celebrated storytellers of the decade, to kick things off. The outcome is a remix that trades the subtlety of the original for a punchier statement of desperation, without losing the funk.”

Plato III is an American rapper / singer / actor from Abeline, Texas, based in Los Angeles, CA. He has collaborated with Eli Winter, Phil Odum, Jay Som’s Melina Duterte, American Football’s Mike Kinsella, mb3merk, Xay III, Bei Bei, and others. His music has been featured in the Netflix film Always Be My Maybe

Plato III
Grown
Tracklisting
Polyviny

01. Good Problems
02. I Want (Money) (feat. mb3merk)
03. Stable
04. In a Funk (feat. mb3merk)
05. Marissa
06. Grown (feat. Xay III)
07. Coulda Died
08. Stay Sane (feat. Bei Bei)
09. Do You Still Need My Love? (feat. Remi Lėkun, Wonderfox)
10. Let’s Get Old (feat. Eli Winter)

Order Grown by Plato III HERE