Roddy Ricch

Rodrick Wayne Moore Jr. (born October 22, 1998), known professionally as Roddy Ricch, is an American rapper from Compton, California.

Rodrick Wayne Moore Jr. was born on October 22, 1998, in Compton, California.

Moore grew up in a Christian household.

He attended Compton High School.

Moore started rapping as young as eight, and at the age of twelve, performed for at-the-time rising artist and fellow Compton native, Kendrick Lamar.

He began making beats in earnest at age 16.

He also had a brief stint in county jail at the time when his second commercial mixtape, Feed Tha Streets II, was released.

Moore listened to Lil Wayne growing up, as well as Young Thug, Future, and Meek Mill.

Moore's first two mixtapes, Feed Tha Streets (2017) and Feed Tha Streets II (2018) received widespread acclaim.

On November 22, 2017, Ricch released his debut commercial mixtape, Feed Tha Streets, which is also his first project.

It featured songs like Position, "Chase tha Bag", "HoodRicch", and "Fucc It Up".

The tape earned him praise from established rappers, such as Meek Mill, Nipsey Hussle, and 03 Greedo, as well as established record producer Mustard.

He rose to fame in 2018 following the release of his single "Die Young," which marked his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100.

In March 2018, Ricch released his unofficial debut extended play, Be 4 Tha Fame.

In May of the same year, American rapper Nipsey Hussle brought Ricch out as his special guest at a PowerHouse concert in Los Angeles.

On July 20, Ricch released the single, "Die Young", the lead single from his second commercial mixtape, Feed Tha Streets II.

Ricch had written the song for a childhood friend, who was lost in a high-speed chase and said in a Genius interview he had written it the night that fellow American rapper XXXTentacion had died from being shot on June 18.

The song—which was dedicated, in part, to the childhood friend and its music video would go on to accumulate over 80 million views on YouTube and 120 million streams on Spotify.

On September 27, 2018, he released the single "Ricch Forever".

In October, American rapper Meek Mill brought Ricch out as his special guest at a PowerHouse concert in Philadelphia, in which he also gifted Ricch a "Dreamchasers" chain for appearing on his fourth studio album, Championships, in which he was co-featured alongside fellow American rappers Future and Young Thug on the song "Splash Warning", which was released a few weeks later on November 30.

On October 28, Ricch released the single, "Every Season", as the second single from Feed Tha Streets II.

He released the mixtape on November 2.

The album, which features the singles "Die Young" and "Every Season", peaked at number 67 on the Billboard 200 chart and at number 36 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

On December 7, 2018, Ricch released a collaboration with American DJ and record producer Marshmello, titled "Project Dreams".

Exactly one month later, on March 15, he was featured alongside fellow American rapper Tyga on the remix of American rapper Post Malone's 2018 single, "Wow".

On May 31, Ricch released the single, "Out Tha Mud".

On June 28, he released a collaboration with American record producer Mustard on the single, "Ballin'", as part of the latter's third studio album, Perfect Ten.

Moore guest featured alongside Hit-Boy on Nipsey Hussle's 2019 single "Racks in the Middle"—which earned him a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance—and on Mustard's single "Ballin'" that same year—which peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and received a nomination for the same award.

Moore signed with Atlantic Records to release his debut studio album, Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial (2019), which debuted atop the Billboard 200.

Its single, "The Box" topped the Billboard Hot 100 and received diamond certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

On February 15, 2019, Ricch was featured alongside American record producer Hit-Boy on American rapper Nipsey Hussle's single, "Racks in the Middle".

and earning him a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance.

On October 11, 2019, Ricch released the single, "Big Stepper", which serves the lead single of his debut album, Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial.

Two weeks later, on October 25, he released the album's second single, "Start wit Me", which features fellow American rapper Gunna.

Exactly one month later, on November 25, he released the album's third single "Tip Toe", which features fellow American rapper A Boogie wit da Hoodie.

The album was released on December 6, 2019.

Its follow-up, "High Fashion" (featuring Mustard) peaked within the top ten of the chart, while his guest performance on DaBaby's 2020 single "Rockstar" became his second number-one song.

Moore's second studio album, Live Life Fast (2021) reached number four on the Billboard 200 and saw moderate critical response; its lead single, "Late at Night" received platinum certification by the RIAA.

Moore has won several accolades, including a Grammy Award from ten total nominations, as well as two BET Awards, two BET Hip Hop Awards, and an American Music Award.

The song received a nomination for Best Rap/Sung Performance at the 2020 Grammy Awards.