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Richard Serrell, better known by his stage name Richie
Rich, is a rapper from Oakland, California.
Music
career
The Early years
(1987-99)
His rapping style is an influence on Snoop Dogg In Snoop's own words
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“ |
The reason I formed 213
with Warren G and Nate Dogg is because Richie Rich had a group
called 415. I was lovin' his style and voice which I incorporated
into my style when I first started rapping.[1] |
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[2]
Richie Rich first entered music in the late 1980s with the group
415. With D-Loc, DJ Daryl, and JED, Rich crafted a Bay Area
classic called 41Fivin,
which sold well around the Bay Area and spawned a Richie Rich solo
album, Don't Do
It.[3]
As the group was ready to sign a major-label contract with Priority
Records in 1990, however, Richie Rich was arrested for
possession of cocaine. 415 released its next album and faded from
the scene soon after, while Rich sat in jail; he was released a
year later, and began appearing on tracks by 2Pac and the Luniz. Richie Rich soon found himself being in
the middle of a bidding war between Def Jam Records and
Relativity
Records.He choose to go on Russell Simmons label Def Jam.Before
forming his own label Oakland Hills 41510 and he released Half Thang which peaked
on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums at number 57.[4].
By 1995, Richie Rich had become the first Bay Area rapper to
sign with New York's Def Jam Records,
and his major-label album, Seasoned Veteran, was released in late
1996[5][6]
Seasoned Veteran did rather well on the charts,and music videos
were soon released for three songs on the album[7].Just as
Double R's career was booming, a merger at Def Jam(with PolyGram)left him without
that much direction.Richie Rich was going to release a second album
on Def Jam,although it kept getting pushed back.He soon had the
decision to stay or go,he decided to go[8].
Ten-Six Record Years
(1999-present)
Richie Rich then started his own label with partner Lev Berlak
Ten-Six Records.Four years after Seasoned Veteran his long awaited
fourth album The Game was released,
some of the material on the album was recorded while he was on Def
Jam met with great reviews and considered a classic "west coast
classic" the album has sold over 300,000 units independently.[9]
Discography
Solo
albums
Collaboration albums
Compilations
Guest
appearances
| Year |
Album |
Song |
| 1995 |
Me Against the World |
"Heavy in the Game" (2Pac featuring Richie Rich & Lady
Levi) |
| Operation Stackola |
"Pimps, Playas & Hustlas" (Luniz featuring Dru Down & Richie Rich) |
| "I Got 5 on
It" (Single) |
"I Got 5 on It" (Bay Ballas Remix) (Luniz featuring Mike Marshall, Dru Down, E-40, Richie Rich, Shock G & Spice 1) |
| 1996 |
All Eyez on Me |
"Ratha Be Ya Nigga" (2Pac featuring Richie Rich) |
| "Aint Hard 2 Find" (2Pac featuring Richie Rich, B-Legit, E-40, D-Shot & C-Bo) |
| NFL Jams |
"Stay with Me" (Richie Rich & Esera Tuaolo) |
| 1997 |
An Eye for an Eye |
"More Game" (RBL
Posse featuring Richie Rich) |
| How to Be a
Player |
"Hard to Get" (Rick
James & Richie Rich) |
| R U Still Down? (Remember
Me) |
"Lie To Kick It" (2Pac featuring Richie Rich) |
| Pre-Meditated Drama |
"Trouble" (Steady Mobb'n featuring Richie Rich) |
| Sky Ballin' |
"Sky Ballin'" (Side 2 Syde featuring Richie Rich) |
| Southwest Riders |
"Yay Deep" (B-Legit
& E-40 featuring Richie
Rich) |
| 1999 |
Chronic 2000 |
"Gotta Love Gangsta's" (Tha Realest featuring Scarface
& Richie Rich) |
| That Was Then, This Is
Now, Vol. 1 |
"Heart Of A Savage" (Frost featuring Richie Rich, Mac Minister & B-Legit) |
| 2000 |
The
Thugz, Vol. 1 |
"Bitches" (MC Breed
featuring Richie Rich & Too Short) |
| 2001 |
It's Not What
You Say... It's How You Say It |
"Hold Off" (Mac Dre
featuring Richie Rich) |
| 2002 |
United Ghettos of
America |
"I'm So Cool" (Yukmouth featuring Dru Down, Lil' Ron & Richie Rich) |
| 2004 |
United Ghettos of America,
Vol. 2 |
"The Slide Show" (Yukmouth featuring C-Bo, Nate da Nut, Richie Rich) |
| 2005 |
Smash Rockwell |
"Oaktown" (Casual featuring E Mac, Richie Rich, Too Short & G
Stack) |
| 2006 |
The Book
of Life - Chapter 1 |
"Strike 3" (Remix) (Missippi featuring Richie Rich) |
| 2008 |
Million Dollar
Mouthpiece |
"The Best Thang Goin'" (Yukmouth featuring Too Short, Devin the Dude, Richie Rich & Danica
"The Morning Star") |
| "East Oakland" (Yukmouth featuring Dru Down, Richie Rich, The Team, The
Delinquents & Bart) |
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