Roddy Ricch is an American singer and rapper from Compton, California. He rose to fame in 2018 with his single “Die Young”, which peaked at number 98 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Roddy Ricch was born on October 22, 1998, in Compton, California, where he was raised.
Ricch attended Compton High School. He spent some time living in Compton in his youth.
Roddy Ricch started rapping and singing as young as 8, and at the age of 12, rapped for at the time rising artist Kendrick Lamar. He began making beats in earnest at age 16.
Influenced by artists such as Meek Mill, Future, Speaker Knockerz, and Young Thug (as well as the stylings of Atlanta trap and Chicago drill), Ricch began recording in his bedroom at the age of 16, honoring his family’s Louisiana roots while chronicling Los Angeles street life.
His debut effort, Feed tha Streets, arrived in late 2017. The following year would see Ricch’s big breakthrough, starting with the release of his Be 4 tha Fame EP. That summer, he issued the single “Die Young,” produced by London on da Track. T
Full Name: Rodrick Wayne Moore Jr.
Date of Birth: October 22, 1998
Age: 23
Birth Place: Compton, California, U.S.
Nationality: American
Eye Colour: Brown
Hair Colour: Black
Zodiac sign: Libra
Profession: Rapper, Singer, Songwriter
Genre: Hip hop, Trap, Drill, Pop rap
Record labels: Atlantic Records, Warner Music Australia
Net-worth: $20 Million
Career:
In November 2017, he released his debut mixtape, Feed Tha Streets, which is also his first music project. It featured songs like “Chase Tha Bag”, “Hoodricch”, and “Fucc It Up”.
In March 2018, he released an EP entitled Be 4 Tha Fame. In May of that year, Nipsey Hussle brought Ricch out as his guest at a PowerHouse concert in Los Angeles.
On February 15, 2019, Ricch was featured alongside American record producer Hit-Boy on now-late American rapper Nipsey Hussle’s single “Racks in the Middle”, later becoming both first top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, and earning him a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance.
On October 11, 2019, Ricch released the single “Big Stepper”, the lead single of his debut studio album, Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial.
Two weeks later, on October 25, he released the album’s second single, “Start wit Me”, featuring fellow American rapper Gunna.
On November 25, he released the album’s third and final pre-release single “Tip Toe”, featuring fellow American rapper A Boogie wit da Hoodie. On December 6, 2019, the album was released, debuting and spending four non-consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard 200. It became the longest running number one debut rap album in the US since 2003.
Ricch became the first artist to achieve his first two number-one singles in the same year since Ed Sheeran did it in 2017.
Ricch won Album of the Year at the 2020 BET Awards.
He has spent eighteen cumulative weeks atop the Hot 100 so far, the most for any artist in 2020.
Personal Life:
In 2019, Roddy Ricch was arrested for felony domestic violence after he allegedly physically assaulted his girlfriend at his Los Angeles home.
In 2020, Roddy Ricch had a son with model and businesswoman Allie Minati.
He grew up in a Christian household.
Awards:
Apple Music Awards 2020: Album of the Year
“The Box” Song of the Year
BET Awards 2020: Best New Artist
Billboard Music Awards 2021:
Top Streaming Song
Top Hot 100 Song
Top Rap Song
Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
Best New Hip-Hop Artist
Awards: Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance
Songs:
Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial
“The Box”
“Rockstar” (with DaBaby)
Himself
High Fashion
