Rich The Kid

Rich The Kid

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Rich The Kid in 2014
Background information
Birth name Dimitri Roger
Born July 13, 1992
Queens, New York City, New York, United States
Origin Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper
Years active 2009–present
Labels Rich Forever, Quality Control, 300, Atlantic
Associated acts Migos, Soulja Boy, Jose Guapo, YG, Peewee Longway, Murda, Skippa Da Flippa, Eskay

Dimitri Roger (born July 13, 1992), better known by his stage name Rich The Kid is an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. In 2014, he released his debut EP, Rich Than Famous.

Early life

Dimitri Roger was born at Mercy Hospital in Queens, New York. He is of Haitian descent and grew up speaking creole fluently. When he was thirteen his parents split up and his dad stayed in New York while he and his mom moved to College Park, Atlanta because he was getting into a lot of trouble. Roger was always a class clown in school. He listened to Nas, Jay Z, Tupac Shakur, Notorious B.I.G., and 50 Cent when he was in Queens. Once he got to Atlanta, he started to get into T.I. and Jeezy.[1] Roger once got fired from Wendys, for coming in high on the drug his manager served him. His first name was "Black Boy The Kid", but when he started to get rich he changed it to Rich The Kid.[2]

Musical career

In 2013, Roger announced he was going to release his debut solo mixtape, Been About The Benjamins, March 1st on Livemixtapes.com.[3] He also released a collaborative mixtape series with Migos called Streets On Lock, they've released volume 1 and 2 in 2013 and volume 3 in 2014. Roger was featured in the mixtape by the Quality Control Music label called Solid Foundation which was hosted by DJ Drama and released on February 2, 2014. His second solo mixtape called, Feels Good To Be Rich which was released on August 14, 2014 and featured other artists such as Young Thug, Rockie Fresh, Kirko Bangz, Yo Gotti, Riff Raff, and more.[4] On November 4, 2014, Rich The Kid released the single "On My Way" featuring GS9 artists, Bobby Shmurda and Rowdy Rebel to promote his debut EP, Rich Than Famous. It was later released on Christmas day.[5]

It was announced that Rich The Kid is going to be in the Shmigo Gang mixtape with Migos, Bobby Shmurda, Rowdy Rebel, and Domingo set for a release in 2015. In February the single "She Wit It" was released by Rich The Kid and Iamsu!. In the same month, the single "Nervous" was released with Curren$y on the song. [6]

Discography

EPs

List of extended plays, with album details
Title Album details
Rich Than Famous
  • Release Date: December 25, 2014
  • Label: Rich Forever Music, Quality Control Music
  • Formats: Digital Download

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with album details
Title Album details
Been About The Benjamins
  • Release Date: March 1, 2013
  • Label: Rich Forever Music
  • Format: Digital Download
Streets On Lock
(with Migos)[7]
  • Release Date: August 3, 2013
  • Label: Migo Gang Entertainment[8]
  • Format: Digital Download
Streets On Lock II
(with Migos)[9]
  • Release Date: October 1, 2013
  • Label: Quality Control Music[10]
  • Format: Digital Download
Solid Foundation
(with Quality Control Music)[11]
  • Release Date: February 2, 2014
  • Formats: Digital Download
Streets On Lock III
(with Migos)
  • Release Date: April 20, 2014
  • Label: Quality Control Music, Hoodrich Entertainment
  • Format: Digital Download
Feels Good To Be Rich
  • Release Date: August 14, 2014
  • Label: Rich Forever Music, Quality Control Music, Hoodrich Entertainment
  • Format: Digital Download

References

  1. ↑ Diep, Eric. "XXl, Rich The Kid". Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Rich The Kid Reflects On His Firing For Being High By The Same Manager Who Sold It To Him". UrbanLeakz. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Been About The Benjamins by Rich The Kid". Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Feels Good To Be Rich Info". Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  5. ↑ Lyons, Patrick (2014-11-04). "Rich The Kid - On My Way Feat. Bobby Shmurda & Rowdy Rebel (Prod. By Zaytoven)". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
  6. ↑ Walker, Angus (2015-02-10). "Rich The Kid - She Wit It Feat. Iamsu!". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
  7. ↑ "Streets on Lock". DatPiff. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
  8. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Migos-Rich-The-Kid-Streets-On-Lock/release/5452085
  9. ↑ "Streets On Lock 2". DatPiff. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
  10. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Migos-Rich-The-Kid-Streets-On-Lock-2/release/5451984
  11. ↑ "Solid Foundation". DatPiff. Retrieved 2014-02-03.

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