Rich Boy

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Rich Boy
Birth name Maurice Richards
Also known as New Money
Born 1985 (age 24–25)
Origin Mobile, Alabama
Genres Hip hop
Occupations Rapper, Producer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2006 – present
Labels Zone 4, Interscope
Associated acts Keri Hilson, Polow da Don
Website richboyonline.com

Maurice Richards (born 1985), better known by his stage name Rich Boy, is an American rapper from Mobile, Alabama. He is best known for the hit single "Throw Some D's". His self-titled debut album was released in early 2007.

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[edit] Background

Richards dropped out of his studies of mechanical engineering at Tuskegee University in order to concentrate on music. With a few demo releases, he was noticed by producer Polow da Don (who had already produced numbers for Ludacris, Jamie Foxx and Fergie). Rich Boy then signed a contract with Zone 4 through Interscope Records and started to work on his debut album.[1] In the meantime, he made guest appearances on one of Ludacris' Disturbing tha Peace compilations and on a few mix tapes, such as Comeback Season by Canadian rapper Drake and Da Bottom, Vol. 5 by DJ Ideal and Jermaine Dupri. On March 13, 2007, Rich Boy released his self-titled debut album, with the singles "Throw Some D's," "Boy Looka Here," "Good Things," and "Let's Get This Paper". "Throw Some D's" reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, #3 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and #2 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. "Boy Looka Here" and "Good Things" both peaked around #50 on the R&B chart.[2]

He recently released a single "Top of the World", part of the More Than A Game soundtrack album. He has been releasing mixtapes such as Bigger Than The Mayor, Paccman, and Kool-Aid, Kush and Convertibles and has made several appearances on other artists' work. Rich Boy's second album Buried Alive is slated for a 2010 release.[3] The first official single is expected to be "Top Of The World".

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Year Title Peak chart positions
U.S.[4] U.S. R&B[4] U.S. Rap[5]
2007 Rich Boy
  • Released: March 13, 2007
  • Label: Interscope/Zone 4
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 3 3 1
2010 Buried Alive To be released

[edit] Mixtapes

[edit] Solo singles

Year Song Peak chart positions[2] Album
U.S. U.S. R&B U.S. Rap
2006 "Throw Some D's" (featuring Polow da Don) 6 3 2 Rich Boy
2007 "Boy Looka Here" 116 53 —
"Good Things" (featuring Polow da Don and Keri Hilson) — 54 —
2009 "Drop" — 101 — Buried Alive
"Top of the World" (featuring Chili Chil) — — — More Than a Game (soundtrack)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Kellman, Andy (2007). "Rich Boy: Biography". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:azfqxqqsldfe~T1. Retrieved January 22, 2010. 
  2. ^ a b "Rich Boy: Charts & Awards: Billboard Singles". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:azfqxqqsldfe~T51. Retrieved January 22, 2010. 
  3. ^ "Rich Boy: Buried Alive". Prefix. http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/rich-boy/buried-alive/30673/. Retrieved January 22, 2010. 
  4. ^ a b "Rich Boy: Charts & Awards: Billboard Albums". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:azfqxqqsldfe~T50. Retrieved January 22, 2010. 
  5. ^ "Rich Boy: Chart History: Top Rap Albums". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/artist/rich-boy/687119#/artist/rich-boy/chart-history/687119?f=335&g=Albums. Retrieved January 22, 2010. 

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Rich Boy · Buried Alive
Singles
"Throw Some D's" · "Boy Looka Here" · "Good Things" · Let's Get This Paper" · "Drop"
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