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Rich Kidd
Birth nameRitchie Acheampong
BornApril 28, 1987 (1987-04-28) (age 37)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)Record producer, rapper
Years active2007 - present
Websiterichkiddbeats.com

Ritchie Acheampong (born April 28, 1987), better known as Rich Kidd, is a Canadian hip hop recording artist, record producer and film/video director from Toronto, Ontario. He is a two-time nominee for the Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year as a solo artist, garnering nominations at the Juno Awards of 2013 for The Closers and at the Juno Awards of 2014 for In My Opinion.

In 2013, he formed the project Naturally Born Strangers with collaborators Tona and Adam Bomb.[1] That group's debut release, The Legends League Presents: Naturally Born Strangers, won the Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2015.[2]

Early life

Acheampong was born in Toronto, Ontario,[3] to parents Elizabeth Acheampong, a warehouse laborer, and Morgan Acheampong, a taxi driver. Both are of Ghanaian descent. He was raised by his parents in Scarborough, in the city's east end. At age 3, his family moved to the suburb of Mississauga and frequently within the city. When his parents divorced, he and his mother moved to a subsidized housing area in Erin Mills (west Mississauga), locally known as the Ridgeway complex.[4] He graduated from Loyola Catholic Secondary School and was also a graduate of The Remix Project; an educational youth program for music, art, and business.[5]

Career

Debut

Rich Kidd began producing music as a teenager[5] and received his first production credit at 19 years old for rap artists Frank n Dank's "Get Right Song". In 2007, he released the first of an annual compilation series called We on Some Rich Kidd Shit currently composed of six volumes and featuring nearly 100 artists.[6] In 2007, he produced four songs on rap artist Drake's Comeback Season mixtape.

2009-present

In 2009, rap artists Busta Rhymes and Billy Danze from MOP released the song "Undescribable" using a Rich Kidd production.[7] That same year, performing artist K-os released his fourth studio album which included the single "I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman" featuring Nelly Furtado and Saukrates produced by Rich Kidd.[8] We On Some Rich Kidd Shit Vol. 3 was released in July 2009, featuring "The Search" a song featuring Drake and Saukrates.[9]

In 2010 Rich Kidd performed at Canadian Hip Hop festival Manifesto, and received production credits on Shad's Juno award-winning album TSOL[10] with the song "Listen".[11] He received a nomination for Producer of the Year at the 2010 Stylus awards[3] and returned the following year to five nominations including an award for Artist Mixtape of the Year.[12]

Rich Kidd launched his directorial debut Trespassing, a semi-biographical short film featured in the City Life Film Project[13] and debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival’s Bell Lightbox.[14] "Take It Slow" served as his debut solo single.[15] Soon after Rich Kidd was named top 5 local MCs by the Toronto Star[16] and began to tour the UK and Australia.[17]

In 2012, Rich Kidd released an instrumental mixtape "Kiddstrumentals" and his first studio album The Closers along with Vancouver MC SonReal[18] which landed him a Juno Nomination for Rap Recording of the Year[19] and another nomination for Hip Hop Video of the Year for the song "Hometown".[20]

In April 2013, Rich Kidd released his most complete solo full length project In My Opinion[21] which features singles "SYKE",[22] "Can I Get A [Bom Bom]",[23] and "I'd Be Lying".[24] In March 2013, the CBC named Rich Kidd "you're favourite Canadian rapper's favourite rapper" in their top 25 list.[25]

Discography

Collaboration Albums

Mixtapes

  • 2007: We On Some Rich Kidd Shit V.1
  • 2008: We On Some Rich Kidd Shit V.2 - Piecing Together The Game
  • 2009: We On Some Rich Kidd Shit V.3 - From The Bottom Of The CAN
  • 2010: We On Some Rich Kidd Shit V.4 - The Boiling Point
  • 2011: We On Some Rich Kidd Shit V.5 - Born To Win
  • 2012: We On Some Rich Kidd Shit V.6 - City On My Back
  • 2012: Kiddstrumentals V.1
  • 2013: In My Opinion

Singles

  • 2010: "Take It Slow"
  • 2010: "MJ Year"
  • 2011: "Don't Sleep On Me"
  • 2012: "Back In The Day"
  • 2013: "SYKE"
  • 2013: "Can I Get A [Bom Bom]"
  • 2013: "I'd Be Lying"

Awards

Awards

  • Juno Awards 2011 – Rap Recording of The Year (Shad’s TSOL produced by Rich Kidd)
  • Stylus Awards 2011 – Artist Mixtape of The Year Award
  • TIMA Awards 2010 – Best Live Urban Award

Nominations

Juno Awards 2013

  • Rap Recording of the Year Nomination for Rich Kidd / SonReal The Closers
  • Rap Recording of The Year for JD Era No Handouts
  • Rap Recording of The Year for Maestro Fresh Wes Black Tuxedo

Stylus Awards 2011

  • Hip Hop Single of The Year (2x)
  • R&B Single of The Year
  • Producer of The Year

Stylus Awards 2012

  • Artist Mixtape of The Year - We On Some Rich Kidd Sh*t Vol 5: Born To Win

MMVA 2010

  • Hip Hop Video Of The Year – K-os “I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman (produced by Rich Kidd)
  • Director of The Year – Director X for K-os “I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman (produced by Rich Kidd)

References

  1. ^ "Naturally Born Strangers: 'Naturally Born Strangers' (mixtape)". Exclaim!, December 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "2015 Junos: Bahamas, Arkells, Rush big winners at 'Junos Eve' gala". CBC Music, March 14, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Rich Kidd: Biographical Info". CBC Music. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
  4. ^ "The Time Is Now: Rich Kidd". INQ.
  5. ^ a b "The Remix Project: Success Stories". The Remix Project.
  6. ^ "What Inspires Rich Kidd". The Bee Shine.
  7. ^ "Credit Is Due?". Vibes And Stuff.
  8. ^ "The Break Presents: Rich Kidd". XXL Mag.
  9. ^ "The Search". Potholes In My Blog.
  10. ^ "Shad's 'TSOL' Takes Rap Recording Of The Year At Juno Awards". Artist Direct.
  11. ^ "Listen". Youtube.
  12. ^ "Announcing The Winners". Stylus Group.
  13. ^ "CityLife Film Project". CityLife Film Project.
  14. ^ "CityLife Film Project". CityLife Film Project.
  15. ^ "Take It Slow". Nahlright.
  16. ^ Christian K. Pearce (December 17, 2010). "Top 5 indie emcees: a few suggestions". Toronto Star.
  17. ^ "10 Toronto hip hop producers to keep an eye on". Blog TO.
  18. ^ "The Closers". All Music.
  19. ^ "Can hip hop be a sustainable career for Canadian rappers?". CBC News. April 19, 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
  20. ^ "2013 MMVA Nominees". Much Music.
  21. ^ "In My Opinion". Indy Live Mixtapes.
  22. ^ "SYKE". XXL.
  23. ^ "Can I Get A [Bom Bom]". MTV Hive.
  24. ^ "I'd Be Lying". Pitchfork.
  25. ^ "The 25 greatest Canadian rappers ever". CBC.

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