Plato III

Rapper and songwriter Ryan Silva's music as Plato III merges atmospheric indie rock guitars with vulnerable narratives, reflecting the artist's troubled upbringing in West Texas. Equally influenced by Midwest emo and conscious rap, the musician put out several self-released efforts beginning with 2016's Life Before Death. He then became indie rock mainstay Polyvinyl's first hip-hop signee with the release of the 2022 full-length The Devil Has Texas. Silva was raised in Abilene, Texas, by a single mother; they lived in a trailer park during his teenage years. He recorded rap s...