Marece Benjamin Richards (born September 2, 1983), better known by his

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Rich Boy, is an American

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from

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. He is best known for the hit single "

Throw Some D's "Throw Some D's" is the first single from the self-titled album of rap artist Rich Boy, and his most commercially successful song to date. The single was produced by Butta and Polow da Don (who has a featured credit in the song). The song conta ...

" (featuring

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) released in August 2006. It was the lead single for his eponymous debut album, released a year later in March under Polow da Don's Zone 4 and

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. In 2009, one of his follow-up singles " Drop" became popular online through remixes and freestyles from then-upcoming internet rappers, including

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, Kid Cudi, and

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Early life and education

Richards is from

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. He was studying mechanical engineering at

Tuskegee University Tuskegee University (Tuskegee or TU), formerly known as the Tuskegee Institute, is a private, historically black land-grant university in Tuskegee, Alabama. It was founded on Independence Day in 1881 by the state legislature. The campus was de ...

, but he dropped out to concentrate on pursuing a rap career.

Career

Rich Boy signed a contract with Zone 4 through

and started to work on his debut album. In the meantime, he appeared on one of Ludacris'

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compilations and on a few mixtapes, such as ''

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'' by Canadian rapper

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and ''Da Bottom, Vol. 5'' by DJ Ideal and

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. On March 13, 2007, Rich Boy released his self-titled debut album, with the singles "

," "

Boy Looka Here "Boy Looka Here" is the second single from the self-titled debut album by rap artist Rich Boy. The single was produced by Polow da Don. The video features the Omega Psi Phi, Tuskegee University and Alabama A&M University marching band. The song w ...

," "''Good Things''", and "

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". "Throw Some D's" reached #6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, #3 on the

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, and #2 on the

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chart. "Boy Looka Here" and "Good Things" both peaked around #50 on the R&B chart. In 2009 he released a single, "Top of the World", which was part of the album Music Inspired by '' More Than a Game''. Rich Boy's second album was intended in 2010 to be titled ''Resurrected in Diamonds'' and was slated for a 2013 release. The intended first single released off the album was " Drop" which had been released in the beginning of early 2009. Another track "She Luvs Me (She Luvs Mi Knot)" featuring

was released on June 21, 2010. Both

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and

were confirmed contributors or producers for the album. On March 18, 2013, Rich Boy released the mixtape ''Back to Class'' in promotion of his second studio album, ''

Break the Pot ''Break the Pot'' is the second studio album by the American rapper Rich Boy. The album was released on April 9, 2013, by Zone 4 Records, Interscope Records and E1 Music. The album features guest appearances from Mista Raja, Maino, Hemi, GQ Bea ...

''. On January 14, 2013, the title track was released as a single in promotion of the album, featuring Hemi. On February 25, 2013, it was announced that ''Break the Pot'' would be released on April 9, 2013, and would feature guest appearances from Maino, Mista Raja,

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, Doe B, Playboi Lo and Smash. On March 17, the music video for "Break the Pot" premiered on ''

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''. ''Break the Pot'' was released on April 9, 2013, and included the single "Pimp On", which featured Doe B, Playboi Lo and Smash.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Mixtapes

Singles

Awards and nominations

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*2007: Rookie Of the Year in''

References

External links

Official FaceBook
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