“Fiesta serves as an audible manifestation of not just joy, but sheer gratitude. Force’s discography overflows with imagination too vast to neatly nestle into just one genre; so the Boston hip-hop, R&B, and electronic artist/producer/DJ born Joshua Major-Paschal tirelessly experiments until he creates his own.”
— VANYALAND, 2019
“For Rilla, it’s these types of experiences that frame his idea of a local artist; it’s about network instead of physical location. The internet allowed him to invest time into building a global fan base instead of a local one, ultimately making it easier for him to book shows in Boston.”
— WBUR/WGBH, 2020
“When Rilla Force sits down to write music, he thinks of how it will make you physically move. He wants to get people nodding their heads, tapping their feet. The percussive beats and feel of the bounce are the most important elements to establishing that groove. Then, to write the melodies, he will call up his homies to help him.”
