Maurice Richards (born September 2, 1983 in Mobile, Alabama), better known by his stage name Rich Boy, is an American rapper signed to Zone 4 and Interscope Records. He is best known for the hit single “Throw Some D’s” from his self-titled debut album that was released in early 2007. His second album is expected to be released sometime in 2009 under the name 5 Million, although the album title was recently reported as being changed to Buried Alive.|He dropped out of his studies of mechanical engineering at Tuskegee University in order to concentrate on music. With a few demo releases, he was noticed by producer Polow Da Don. Rich Boy then signed a contract with Zone 4 through Interscope Records and started to work on his debut album. In the meantime, he made guest appearances on one of Ludacris’ Disturbing tha Peace compilations and on a few mix tapes, such as Comeback Season by Canadian rapper Drake and Da Bottom, Vol. 5 by DJ Ideal and Jermaine Dupri. On March 13, 2007, Rich Boy released his self-titled debut album and with the success of his hit singles “Throw Some D’s,” “Boy Looka Here,” “Good Things,” and “Let’s Get This Paper,” the album went on to be certified Gold by the RIAA.
His second album will be entitled 5 Million. He said in an interview with djbooth.net that the first single will be released in the summer and indeed, the title will be 5 Million. However, the album title was recently reported as being changed to Buried Alive.| |
