Do you know Richie Rich ? The rapper from Oakland ? He was a very close friend to 2pac . this song is actually dedicated to 2pac Amaru Shakur ... Very beautiful song by my opinion , he collabored with great rappers such as 2pac , Yaki Kadafi , Dru Down , Spice 1 , Luniz , RBL Posse , Mac Dre , The Deliquents , Kid Frost , Too Short , E-40 , J Stalin , MC Breed #westcoast 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. His rapping style had an influence on Snoop Dogg. In Snoops own words . 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 Dont Do It. 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 he released his second solo album in 1996, Half Thang, which peaked on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums at number 57. By 1995, Richie Rich had become the first Bay Area rapper to sign with New Yorks Def Jam Records, and his major-label album, Seasoned Veteran, was released in late 1996[5] Seasoned Veteran did rather well on the charts, and music videos were soon released for three songs on the album.Just as Richs career was booming, a merger at Def Jam (with PolyGram) left him without 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. Discography Studio albums 1990: Dont Do It 1996: Half Thang 1996: Seasoned Veteran 2000: The Game 2002: Nixon Pryor Roundtree Collaboration albums 1989: 41Fivin (with 415) 1991: Nu Niggaz on Tha Blokkk (with 415) 1999: Big League Records Greatest Hits (with 415 & D-Loc) Compilation albums 2000: Greatest Hits 2004: Grabs, Snatches & Takes Mixtapes and street albums 2010: Town Bidness 2011: Town Bidness Volume 2 -Jila
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