Rich the Kid

Dimitri Leslie Roger (born July 13, 1992), known professionally as Rich the Kid, is an American rapper from College Park, Georgia.

Dimitri Leslie Roger was born in Queens, New York City, on July 13, 1992.

He is of Haitian descent and grew up speaking Haitian Creole fluently.

After his parents' divorce, Roger moved with his mother to College Park, Georgia, when he was 13.

Rich the Kid grew up listening to Nas, Jay-Z, 2Pac, the Notorious B.I.G., and 50 Cent, but after moving to College Park, he began listening to Southern hip hop artists including T.I. and Jeezy.

His first rap name was Black Boy Da Kid, but later changed it to Rich the Kid.

He attended Elmont Memorial Junior – Senior High School in Elmont, New York.

In 2013, he released his debut solo mixtape, Been About the Benjamins, and later that year released a collaborative mixtape series with Migos called Streets On Lock (volume 1 and 2), with volume 3 being released in 2014 and volume 4 being released in 2015.

His second solo mixtape titled Feels Good 2 Be Rich was released in August 2014, and featured artists Migos, Young Thug, Kirko Bangz, Rockie Fresh, Stalley, Soulja Boy, RiFF RaFF, Jeremih, K Camp, Young Dolph, Yo Gotti, French Montana, Chinx & Kodak Black.

In November 2014, Rich the Kid released the single "On My Way" featuring GS9 artists, Bobby Shmurda & Rowdy Rebel.

In December 2014, he released his third mixtape Rich Than Famous which featured YG, Migos, Bobby Shmurda, Rowdy Rebel, Gucci Mane, Johnny Cinco and Peewee Longway.

Rich the Kid's first release in 2015 was a collaborative mixtape titled Still On Lock with Migos.

In August 2015, he released Flexin' on Purpose.

The 14-track project featured collaborations with Master P, Young Dolph, Ty Dolla $ign, Fetty Wap and Rich Homie Quan.

In October 2015, he released Streets On Lock 4 with Migos with features from Jose Guapo, Skippa Da Flippa, Hoodrich Pablo Juan, Lil Duke, 2 Chainz, Jeezy, Waka Flocka, Young Dolph, Peewee Longway, Mango Foo, Slim Jxmmi, ILoveMakonnen, Tray1, Migo Domingo, Migo Jerz, YRN Lingo and Young Greatness.

Rich the Kid and ILoveMakonnen released Whip It, featuring 8 tracks on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2015, with guest spots from Rome Fortune, Migos, T-Wayne and Key!.

The next month Dabbin Fever was released on Christmas Eve 2015, with features from Wiz Khalifa, Migos, Skippa Da Flippa, 21 Savage, ManMan Savage, Jose Guapo, Playboi Carti, Kodak Black and Curren$y.

Furthermore, he founded the record label Rich Forever Music in 2016, and has signed rappers Famous Dex and Jay Critch.

His guest appearance alongside Playboi Carti on Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign's 2024 single, "Carnival" marked a period of resurgence as it peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100.

The latter two were named executive producers for Roger's upcoming fourth studio album, Life's a Gamble.

He released his Trap Talk mixtape in April 2016, which features 21 Savage, Ty Dolla $ign, Playboi Carti, Kodak Black, Migos, Famous Dex and PartyNextDoor.

In March 2016, Rich founded his record label, Rich Forever Music.

In October 2016, he released his mixtape Keep Flexin which featured Desiigner, Migos, Famous Dex, Jeremih, Young Thug and Playboi Carti.

After a number of independent mixtapes, he signed with Interscope Records in 2017 to release his debut studio album, The World Is Yours (2018).

The album, supported by the singles "New Freezer" (remixed featuring Kendrick Lamar) and "Plug Walk", peaked at number two on the Billboard 200.

In May 2017, he collaborated as a featured artist on the Diplo song, "Bankroll", which also features Rich Brian and Young Thug (the song originally featured Justin Bieber instead of Rich Brian).

On June 9, 2017, Rich the Kid announced that he had signed to Interscope Records.

In an interview with XXL, Roger talked about his decision on signing with Interscope:

"I was talking to different labels, Columbia, RCA, Epic, I decided not to sign with Epic even after L.A. Reid offered me a crazy deal. [Senior Vice President of A&R at Interscope] Manny Smith & Interscope CEO John Janick understand me and my vision for myself and also my label. Interscope gave me the opportunity to take over the game completely and that's what I'm going to do."

Rich the Kid released the single "New Freezer" featuring Kendrick Lamar on September 26, 2017.

The track marked Rich's first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 41 on the charts.

On February 9, 2018, Rich the Kid released "Plug Walk".

The track proceeded to become Rich;s highest charting single at the time on the Hot 100 after peaking at number 13 and received a remix featuring Gucci Mane, YG, and 2 Chainz, released on June 20, 2018.

"Dead Friends" was released on March 26, 2018.

The three singles apeered on Rich's debut studio album, The World Is Yours with guest appearances from Lil Wayne, Swae Lee, Quavo, Offset, Trippie Redd, Khalid, Kendrick Lamar, Rick Ross, Future, Jay Critch and Chris Brown It debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, marking his second US top 10 album.

His second and third studio albums, The World Is Yours 2 (2019) and Boss Man (2020) peaked at numbers four and 24 on the chart, respectively.

On January 9, 2019, Rich released the official music video for the December 2018-released, "Splashin".

Months later, on March 1, 2019, Rich released the single, "4 Phones" while also announcing his sophomore full-length studio album and the sequel to his debut, The World Is Yours 2.

The album's third single, "Tic Toc" with Tory Lanez was released on March 14, 2019, just a week prior to the release of the album.

He has also released the collaborative mixtapes Nobody Safe (2020) with YoungBoy Never Broke Again, and Trust Fund Babies (2021) with Lil Wayne.