Riley was born on 28th July 1994 to Beverly Jackson and Thomas Hamilton. He has two older sisters, Leah (26) and Victoria (22) and an older brother, Michael (20). Riley was raised in Leeds and moved to London in 2011. His mother owns a chain of beauty salons; 'Sparkle' and was a former member of a small girl band; 'The Willows'. His father is a construction worker. Riley attended Ashfield Secondary School until he was 16 years old then dropped out to go to university to do an English degree however, after joining Weekend he decided not to go to university.