RP Boo

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = RP Boo

| image = RP_Boo_@_Pitchfork,_Chicago_7-16-2016_(28135851444).jpg

| caption = RP Boo performing in Chicago in 2016

| birth_name = Kavain Wayne Space

| alias = Arpebu

| genre = Footwork, juke

| years_active = 1997–present{{cite web|author=Michelle Lhooq|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/rp-boo-is-the-greatest-chicago-house-producer-youve-never-heard-of/|title=RP Boo Is The Greatest Chicago Producer You've Never Heard Of|publisher=thump Vice|date=14 May 2013}}

| occupation = Musician
DJ

| label = Planet Mu

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|03|11}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

| instrument = Akai MPC, Roland R-70

}}

Kavain Wayne Space (born March 11, 1972), known as RP Boo or Arpebu, is an American Chicago-based electronic musician, producer and DJ known as one of the originators of the footwork genre during the 1990s.[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jun/25/rp-boo-fingers-bank-pads-and-shoe-prints-review-footwork] Kate Hutchinson, 'RP Boo: Fingers, Bank Pads and Shoe Prints review – forward-looking footwork followup', The Guardian, 25 June 2015 He released his debut album Legacy on Planet Mu in 2013.

Born in West Chicago, RP Boo started as a DJ and dancer working with the House-O-Matics juke and House crew,{{cite web|title=ZIQ335|url=http://planet.mu/releases/rp-boo-legacy/|publisher=Planet Mu|accessdate=11 September 2017|ref=Planet Mu bio|date=13 May 2013}} making mixtapes, and contributing to the Bud Billiken Parade.{{cite news|last1=Friedlander|first1=Emilie|title=Bang'n on King Drive: Footworking the Bud Billiken Parade with RP Boo, K-Phi-9, and The Era|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/bangn-on-king-drive-footworking-the-bud-billiken-parade-with-rp-boo/|access-date=11 September 2017|work=thump|publisher=Vice|date=22 September 2015|ref=Bud Billiken Parade documentary}} His early, self-released singles are cited as foundational to the evolution of the style of Footwork.{{cite news|last1=Glasspiegel|first1=Wills|title=Footwork: Chicago Dance Music With A Need For Speed|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=136209254|accessdate=11 September 2017|work=All Things Considered|publisher=NPR|date=11 May 2011|ref=All Things Considered Footwork interview}} He produces tracks using a Roland R-70 drum machine and an Akai S01 digital sampler.{{cite web|last1=Quam|first1=Dave|title=Like Fucking Mozart: An Interview with RP Boo|url=https://davequam.wordpress.com/2010/06/09/like-fucking-mozart-an-interview-with-rp-boo/|accessdate=11 September 2017|ref=DaveQuam interview|date=9 June 2010}}