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Richie Rich (rapper)
Richard Serrell, better known by his stage name Richie Rich, is a rapper from Oakland, California. He currently runs his own record label, Ten-Six Records. Music career Early years (1987-99) 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 album in 1989 called ''41Fivin'', which sold well around the Bay Area and spawned a Richie Rich solo album in 1990, titled '' Don't Do It''. His rapping style had an influence on Snoop Dogg. In Snoop's own words 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 Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oakland
Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay Area and the eighth most populated city in California. With a population of 440,646 in 2020, it serves as the Bay Area's trade center and economic engine: the Port of Oakland is the busiest port in Northern California, and the fifth busiest in the United States of America. An act to incorporate the city was passed on May 4, 1852, and incorporation was later approved on March 25, 1854. Oakland is a charter city. Oakland's territory covers what was once a mosaic of California coastal terrace prairie, oak woodland, and north coastal scrub. In the late 18th century, it became part of a large ''rancho'' grant in the colony of New Spain. Its land served as a resource when its hillside oak and redwood timber were logged to build San Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, often referred to as simply the Bay Area, is a populous region surrounding the San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun Bay estuaries in Northern California. The Bay Area is defined by the Association of Bay Area Governments to include the nine counties that border the aforementioned estuaries: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma, and San Francisco. Other definitions may be either smaller or larger, and may include neighboring counties that do not border the bay such as Santa Cruz and San Benito (more often included in the Central Coast regions); or San Joaquin, Merced, and Stanislaus (more often included in the Central Valley). The core cities of the Bay Area are San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland. Home to approximately 7.76 million people, Northern California's nine-county Bay Area contains many cities, towns, airports, and associated regional, state, and national parks, connected by a compl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eboni Foster
Eboni Foster is an American R&B singer. Born in Sacramento, California, she became best known for her work as the lead singer of the '90s R&B group Nuttin' Nyce, and then for her solo single "Crazy for You", which became a top 40 hit on the US R&B chart in 1998. Foster went on to release her debut studio album, ''Just What You Want'', the same year. The R&B/pop record drew favorable reviews and spawned a second single, "Everything You Do". Early life Foster was born in Sacramento, California, and at a young age began singing in local talent show competitions, both in her hometown and in San Francisco, to the latter of which her family had moved when she was young. She cut her first demo recordings at the age of nine, and at the age of fourteen released her first solo recordings. Career 1993-1997: Nuttin' Nyce and guest vocals In 1993, shortly after the release of her debut solo recordings, Foster joined the Sacramento-based hip-hop girl group Nuttin' Nyce, becoming their lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Me Against The World
''Me Against the World'' is the third studio album by American rapper 2Pac. It was released on March 14, 1995, by Interscope and Jive Records. 2Pac draws lyrical inspiration from his impending prison sentence, troubles with the police, and poverty. According to 2Pac, ''Me Against the World'' was made to show the hip-hop audience his respect for the art form. Lyrically, he intentionally tried to make the album more personal and reflective than his previous efforts. Considered by several music critics to be the best of any of his albums up to that point in his career, the album's musical production was handled by his mentor Shock G, Easy Mo Bee, Tony Pizarro, Johnny "J" and the Danish hip-hop duo Soulshock and Karlin, among others. ''Me Against the World'' features guest appearances from rap group Dramacydal and rapper Richie Rich. Released while Tupac was imprisoned, ''Me Against the World'' made an immediate impact on the charts, debuting at number one on the ''Billboard' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greatest Hits (Richie Rich Album)
''Greatest Hits'' is a compilation album of previously released material from American rapper Richie Rich. The project contains songs from the 415 debut album (''41Fivin'') and the Richie Rich solo debut album ('' Don't Do It''). The song "Making Records" first appeared on the EP ''Geeks Revenge (Rodney)'', released in 1990. Track listing # "Don't Do It" 4:06 # "Rodney the Geek" 4:29 # "Female F.E.D." 4:05 # "The Mic Is Mine" 4:27 # "Tic Tac" (featuring D-Loc Dustin Gary Miller (born May 2, 1977), best known by his stage name D-Loc, is an MC in the rap rock group Kottonmouth Kings and rap group Kingspade. The group was signed to Suburban Noize. Miller has been a part of the Kottonmouth Kings since ...) 0:59 # "Media Hype" (featuring D-Loc) 4:15 # "Together" 3:33 # "Snitches & Bitches" 4:43 # "Lifestyle as a Gangsta" (featuring D-Loc) 3:36 # "415" 5:44 # "Five MC's" (featuring D-Loc) 3:53 # "Side Show" (featuring D-Loc) 3:51 # "Ruthless Is Reality" (featuring D-Loc, Brot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Game (Richie Rich Album)
''The Game'' is the fourth studio album by American rapper Richie Rich, released September 12, 2000, on Ten-Six Records. It peaked at number 53 on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Independent Albums. _Charts_&_Awards_>_Billboard_Albums.html" ;"title="The Game > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums">The Game > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2009-12-05. Two singles were released, "I Ain't Gonna Do" and "If...". No music videos were released to promote the album. Conception Richie Rich left Def Jam and released this album on his own independent label, Ten-Six Records (created with Lev Berlak), yet most of the material was recorded while he was still on Def Jam. Track listing # "Straight Mail" (featuring B-Legit) 4:11 # "I Ain't Gonna Do" 5:04 # "Playboy" 3:48 # "Use Ta Sell" 4:08 # "If..." 5:12 # "The Truth" (featuring Gonzoe & Val Young) 5:05 # "Birds" 3:43 # "Game Don't Stop" (featuring Rhyth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PolyGram
PolyGram N.V. was a multinational entertainment company and major music record label formerly based in the Netherlands. It was founded in 1962 as the Grammophon-Philips Group by Dutch corporation Philips and German corporation Siemens, to be a holding for their record companies, and was renamed "PolyGram" in 1972. The name was chosen to reflect the Siemens interest Polydor Records and the Philips interest Phonogram Records. The company traced its origins through Deutsche Grammophon back to the inventor of the flat disc gramophone, Emil Berliner. Later on, PolyGram expanded into the largest global entertainment company, creating film and television divisions. In May 1998, it was sold to the alcoholic distiller Seagram which owned film, television and music company Universal Studios. PolyGram was thereby folded into Universal Music Group, and PolyGram Filmed Entertainment was folded into Universal Pictures, which had been both Seagram successors of MCA Inc. When the newly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seasoned Veteran
''Seasoned Veteran'' is the third studio album by American rapper Richie Rich. It was released November 5, 1996 on Def Jam Recordings, and to date is the only major label release for the artist. The album was produced by Ali Malik, DJ Daryl, Doug Rasheed, Jermaine Dupri, Lev Berlak, Mike Mosley, Richie Rich and Rick Rock. It peaked at number 11 on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 35 on the ''Billboard'' 200. _Charts_&_Awards_>_Billboard_Albums_))).html" ;"title="((( Seasoned Veteran > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))">((( Seasoned Veteran > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))) All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2010-01-09. Two of the singles released, " Let's Ride" and " Do G's Get To Go To Heaven?", both appeared on multiple ''Billboard'' singles charts. The album features guest performances by 2Pac, E-40, Luniz, D'wayne Wiggins, T-Boz, and Rame Royal of Rhythm & Green. Along with the single, a music video was produced for the song, " Let's Ride ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Half Thang
''Half Thang'' is the second album by American rapper Richie Rich. Track listing #"Intro" 0:32 #"Ruff Neckin'" 5:06 #"Half Thang" 3:55 #"Busta Phree" 4:29 #"As Usual (Skit)" 0:45 #"80 Ounces" 3:05 #"Fuck Dat Nigga (Skit)" 0:54 #"Tastes Like Shit" 4:37 #"Cheap Thrill" 4:32 #"W. Dick (Skit)" (featuring Kev T.) 0:34 #"Dirde Luv" 4:38 #"Young Guns" (featuring T-Uni & Eclipz) 5:13 #"Triple Gold (Outro)" 1:01 Samples "Ruff Neckin'" *" Nuthin' but a "G" Thang" By Dr. Dre "Half Thang" *"Ain't No Future in Yo' Frontin" by MC Breed *"Let Me Ride" by Dr. Dre "Cheap Thrill" *"Seven Minutes of Funk" by Tyrone Thomas & The Whole Darn Family *" Pop Life" by Prince "Triple Gold" (Skit) *"Waterfalls" By TLC Chart history References External links * '' Half Thang' at Allmusic * Half Thang' at Discogs * Half Thang' at MusicBrainz MusicBrainz is a MetaBrainz project that aims to create a collaborative music database that is similar to the freedb project. MusicBrainz was founded in respons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Simmons
Russell Wendell Simmons (born October 4, 1957) is an American entrepreneur, writer and record executive. He co-founded the hip-hop label Def Jam Recordings, and created the clothing fashion lines Phat Farm, Argyleculture, and Tantris. Simmons' net worth was estimated at $340 million in 2011. After producing or managing artists such as Kurtis Blow, Run DMC, Whodini, and Jimmy Spicer, Simmons joined forces with producer Rick Rubin to found Def Jam Recordings. Under Simmons' leadership as chairman, Def Jam signed acts including Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, LL Cool J, Jay Z, DMX, and Kanye West. From 1992 to 1997, he also produced the Def Comedy Jam television program. Simmons has promoted veganism and a yogic lifestyle. He also published books about healthy lifestyle and entrepreneurship. In 2017, Simmons was publicly accused of sexual assault by multiple women; he denied the allegations. Following these allegations, Simmons stepped down from his various business roles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Relativity Records
Relativity Records was an American record label founded by Barry Kobrin at the site of his company, Important Record Distributors (IRD) in metro New York. Relativity released music that covers a wide variety of musical genres. When it entered into a deal with Sony Music Entertainment, it became more known for its heavy metal and hip hop releases. History Although it was reportedly established in 1985, there is evidence that the Relativity Records imprint began as an in-house IRD label. In the 1980s, Relativity Records was mostly focused on rock music, including heavy metal and punk rock. Releases in this genre were split among Relativity and its sister labels Combat and In-Effect Records. Following the recession of 1990, these labels were folded back into the main Relativity label. Also in that year, Sony Music acquired a 50% stake in the company. Around 1992, the label underwent restructuring. IRD was renamed Relativity Entertainment Distribution. In 1995, Relativity enter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Def Jam Records
Def Jam Recordings (also simply known as Def Jam) is an American multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It is based in Manhattan, New York City, specializing predominantly in hip hop, contemporary R&B, soul and pop. The label has a London-based, UK arm known as 0207 Def Jam (formerly Def Jam UK in the 1990s until the mid-2000s) and is currently operated through EMI Records. It has a Johannesburg, South Africa and Lagos, Nigeria-based arm known as Def Jam Africa. Def Jam distributes releases of various label imprints, including Dave East's From the Dirt Records. Current artists include Justin Bieber, Toya Johnson, Nasty C, 2 Chainz, Dave East, Jeezy, Jeremih, Jhené Aiko, Fredo Bang and YK Osiris, among others. Company history Founding and CBS Records Group era (1983–1994) Def Jam was co-founded by Rick Rubin in his dormitory in Weinstein Hall at New York University, and its first release was a single by his punk-rock group Hose. Russell Simmons joi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
