Like, going to county jails and really experiencing that. I feel, not so much tragedies, but turning points in my life. When did you decide to take music seriously? Billboard spoke to Ricch about his relationship with Nipsey, how his grandmother influenced him to get into real estate, and how the streets of Compton almost killed him.
6) with 16 tracks featuring A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Gunna, Ty Dolla $ign and more. Ricch’s notable wins this year caught the eyes of the Grammy committee, who awarded him with three nominations, two for his appearance on Hussle’s “Racks in the Middle” and one for “Ballin’.”Īnd just before Ricch closes the chapter on his storybook year, he will release his debut album Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial Friday (Dec. The earworm spent months climbing on the Hot 100 before peaking to No. Success continued for the budding star when he led the West Coast-leaning bop “Ballin'” for star producer Mustard. Shortly after, “Die Young” became Ricch’s second Hot 100 hit, his first as a leading artist. They not trying to be Nip.”Įmerging Hip-Hop/R&B: Roddy Ricch & Lizzo Make Hot 100 BowsĪfter Hussle’s death last March, “Racks in the Middle” zoomed into the top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100. “If you really noticed, the n-as that Nipsey cosigned from the West, all them n-as are not gangbangers, all them n-as are not him.
“Nipsey could respect the fact that I was who I was - I was never trying to be anything that I wasn’t,” explains Ricch. His penchant for icy hooks continued when he paired up with Nipsey Hussle for the rapper’s final single “Racks in the Middle,” a song that was released six weeks before his untimely demise. In 2018, Ricch gained traction when he released his sobering track “Die Young” - a chilling street tale that speaks to his paranoias of being shot, killed, and arrested by the police. After witnessing his share of tragedies, including the death of his fallen friend Nipsey Hussle in 2019, Ricch quickly became a vehicle for the troubled youth with his poignant war stories. Roddy Ricch Connects With A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie for Slimy 'Tip Toe' Videoįor a kid out of Compton, who admittingly suffers from PTSD due to his harrowing experiences in the murder-plagued city, the little things continue to matter for Ricch.