Rich The Kid
| Rich The Kid | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Dimitri Roger |
| Born |
July 13, 1992 Queens, New York City, U.S. |
| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip-Hop, Trap |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | YRN, Rich Forever, Quality Control, 300 |
| Associated acts | Migos, Soulja Boy, Famous Dex, Dookie Booty, Vinny Macc, Jose Guapo, YG, Peewee Longway, Murda, Skippa Da Flippa, Eskay |
Dimitri Roger (born July 13, 1992), better known by his stage name Rich The Kid is an American rapper from Woodstock, Georgia. In 2014, he released his debut EP, Rich Than Famous.
Early life
Dimitri Roger was born at Mercy Hospital in Queens, New York. He is of Haitian descent and grew up speaking Haitian Creole fluently. When Roger was 11 years old, his parents split up. His dad stayed in New York while he and his mom moved to Woodstock, Georgia. Before moving he was getting into a lot of trouble. Both inside and outside of school. Roger mentioned in an interview that he was always a class clown in school. He listened to Nas, Jay Z, Tupac Shakur, Notorious B.I.G., and 50 Cent when he was in Queens. Once he got to Atlanta, he started to get into T.I. and Jeezy.[1] Roger once worked at Wendys, but got fired for coming in high on the drug his manager served him. His first name was Black Boy The Kid, but when he started to get money he changed it to Rich The Kid.[2]
Career
2013–14: Been About the Benjamins, Street On Lock series and Rich Than Famous
In 2013, Roger announced he was going to release his debut solo mixtape, Been About The Benjamins, March 1 on Livemixtapes.com.[3] He also released a collaborative mixtape series with Migos called Streets On Lock, they've released volume 1 and 2 in 2013 and volume 3 in 2014. Roger was featured in the mixtape by the Quality Control Music label called Solid Foundation which was hosted by DJ Drama and released on February 2, 2014. His second solo mixtape called, Feels Good To Be Rich which was released on August 14, 2014 and featured other artists such as Young Thug, Rockie Fresh, Kirko Bangz, Yo Gotti, Riff Raff, and more.[4] On November 4, 2014, Rich The Kid released the single "On My Way" featuring GS9 artists, Bobby Shmurda and Rowdy Rebel to promote his debut EP, Rich Than Famous. It was later released on Christmas Day.[5]
2015 & '16–present: Shmigo Gang, Flexin Purpose, Dabbin Fever, and Trap Talk
It was announced that Rich The Kid is going to be in the Shmigo Gang mixtape with Migos, Bobby Shmurda, and Rowdy Rebel set for a release in 2015. But with the GS9 Camp incarcerated the mixtape had been put on hold. In February the single "She Wit It" was released by Rich The Kid and Iamsu!. In the same month, the single "Nervous" was released with Curren$y on the song.[6] In June 2014, DJ Louie Styles teams up in march with Rich The Kid to release his single "Born To Be Rich featuring young sam and boss baka. After releasing three singles. Rich announced via Twitter that he's working on an upcoming mixtape titled, Flexin On Purpose. Since mentioned, the rapper has revealed the artwork for his forthcoming project and even released two singles. "What You Been Doin" shows that nothing has changed with Rich but his method of work. Touring, studio time, and buying luxury cars such as the one mentioned in his song. The song has a catchy tune where over the beat Rich raps about what he's been doing lately.
The next song, "Keep It 100" produced by Atlanta's very own Zaytoven, features Patterson, New Jersey artist, Fetty Wap. The two share a chorus where they rap back and forth about things they still do and what need to be kept "100". Rich weighs in on the 1st verse rapping about coming up from nothing as Fetty Wap goes and sings on the 2nd verse about things that are still going on and how he doesn't want a Grammy because he has money. The Quality Control rapper also started working on his debut album which he plans to release later on in 2015. Rich The Kid released another single produced by Atlanta's Sonny Digital, titled No Time. In an article Rich states he made the song after buying his first rollie. On July 15th, Rich The Kid was released from Cook County Jail. On August 31st, Rich The Kid Dropped His Highly Anticipated Mixtape Flexin On Purpose. Later On In the year Rich Dropped An Mixtape Titled "Dabbin Fever" . The Mixtape Features Artists Such As Skippa Da Flippa, Jose Guapo, Migos, Slaughter Gang, and Wiz Khalifa including much more . After "Flexing On Purpose" Roger announced another mixtape titled "Trap Talk". However, before "Trap Talk" could drop Roger dropped a Dab dedicated mixtape with the name "Dabbin Fever". On his twitter account Roger announced that "Trap Talk" would be dropped on April 19th, 2016.
Discography
Collaborative albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||||||||
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| US | US R&B |
US Rap | |||||||||||
| Get Rich (with Soulja Boy) |
— | — | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. | |||||||||||||
Mixtapes
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Been About The Benjamins |
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| Streets On Lock (with Migos)[8] |
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| Streets On Lock II (with Migos)[10] |
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| Solid Foundation (with Quality Control Music)[12] |
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| Streets On Lock III (with Migos) |
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| Feels Good To Be Rich |
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| Rich Than Famous |
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| Still on Lock (with Migos) |
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| Flexin' On Purpose |
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| Streets On Lock 4[14] (with Migos) |
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| Whip It[15] (with ILoveMakonnen) |
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| Dabbin Fever |
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| Trap Talk[17] |
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| Rich Than Famous 2[19] |
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References
- ↑ Diep, Eric. "XXl, Rich The Kid". Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ↑ "Rich The Kid Reflects On His Firing For Being High By The Same Manager Who Sold It To Him". UrbanLeakz. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "Been About The Benjamins by Rich The Kid". Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ↑ "Feels Good To Be Rich Info". Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ↑ Lyons, Patrick (2014-11-04). "Rich The Kid - On My Way Feat. Bobby Shmurda & Rowdy Rebel (Prod. By Zaytoven)". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
- ↑ Walker, Angus (2015-02-10). "Rich The Kid - She Wit It Feat. Iamsu!". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
- ↑ http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2015/05/rich-the-kid-soulja-boy-joint-album/
- ↑ "Streets on Lock". DatPiff. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Migos-Rich-The-Kid-Streets-On-Lock/release/5452085
- ↑ "Streets On Lock 2". DatPiff. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Migos-Rich-The-Kid-Streets-On-Lock-2/release/5451984
- ↑ "Solid Foundation". DatPiff. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
- ↑ http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/rich-the-kid-rich-than-famous-new-mixtape.115629.html
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Migos/status/655813474031800320
- ↑ http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2015/10/listen-to-rich-the-kid-and-ilovemakonnen-still-workin/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/IAmRichTheKid/status/678443025442447360
- ↑ https://twitter.com/IAmRichTheKid/status/659778972843008000
- ↑ https://twitter.com/IAmRichTheKid/status/722443955217035264
- ↑ https://twitter.com/IAmRichTheKid/status/673870782876016640
External links
- Rich The Kid on Twitter
- Rich The Kid on Instagram
- Rich The Kid on SoundCloud
- Rich The Kid on Tumblr
- Rich The Kid on Facebook