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Richie Rich (2)

Real Name:
Richard Serrell
Profile:
Richie Rich is the stage name of Richard Serrel, an Oakland, California-based rapper. He had a minor hit on his own (Let's Ride) in the early 1990s and performed on one version of I Got 5 On It by The Luniz.

He is notable for being an early influence on rapper Snoop Dogg, both in vocal style (they both have a laid-back, drawling delivery), and in the naming of their groups - Snoop has stated that 213 (consisting of Snoop, Nate Dogg and Warren G) was inspired by Rich's 415, named after the area code of Oakland. In Snoop's own words, "The reason I formed 213 with Warren G and Nate Dogg is because Richie Rich had a group called 415. I was lovin' his style and voice which I incorporated into my style when I first started rapping."

Richie Rich was also a good friend of Andre "Mac Dre" Hicks who was gunned down in 2004. Dre mentions his friendship with Rich as far back as on Dre's second tape released in 1990.

He is largely known for his work with friend 2Pac Shakur; the pair regularly collaborated in the mid-1990s.
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Discography

Releases:
Don't Do It (LP)   Big League Records, Inc. 1990
Don't Do It (12")   Big League Records, Inc. 1990
Geeks Revenge (Rodney) (12")   Big League Records, Inc. 1990
1/2 (Half Thang) (CD, Album)   Shot Records 1996
Do G's Get To Go To Heaven? (Maxi) (3 versions)   Def Jam Recordings 1996
Let's Ride (12")   Def Jam Recordings 1996
Ni**As Done Changed (12")   Def Jam Recordings 1996
Ni**as Done Changed / Real Pimp (12", Promo)   Def Jam Recordings 1996
Seasoned Veteran (2 versions)   Def Jam Recordings 1996
If... / Straight Mail (12")   Def Jam Recordings 1998
The Game (CD, Album)   Ten-Six Records 2001
Nixon Pryor Roundtree (CD, Album)   Ten-Six Records 2002
Taste Like SHH- (12", Promo)   Def Jam Recordings  
Production:
Player IV Life (Album) (2 versions)   Relativity 1995
Cell Block Compilation (CD, Comp) 80 Oz. Cell Block Records, Priority Records 1996
Mix:
Player IV Life (Album) (2 versions)   Relativity 1995
Appears On:
Split Personality (LP)   Big League Records, Inc. 1990
I Got 5 On It (Maxi, Single) (9 versions) I Got 5 On It (Clean B... Noo Trybe Records ... 1995
Me Against The World (Album) (11 versions) Heavy In The Game Interscope Records ... 1995
Operation Stackola (Album) (4 versions) Pimps, Playas & Hustlas Noo Trybe Records ... 1995
Playa Hata / Pimps, Playas & Hustlas (12") Pimps, Playas & Hustla... Noo Trybe Records 1995
All Eyez On Me (Album) (12 versions) Ratha Be Ya Nigga, Ain... Interscope Records ... 1996
Touch Myself (Maxi) (3 versions) Touch Myself (Jermaine... LaFace Records ... 1996
An Eye For An Eye (Album) (2 versions) More Game Big Beat 1997
Everything You Want (Maxi) (3 versions) Everything You Want (C... EastWest Records America 1997
More Game / An Eye For An Eye (12", Promo) More Game (Radio Versi... Big Beat 1997
R U Still Down? [Remember Me] (Album) (7 versions) Lie To Kick It Jive 1997
Sky Ballin' (12", Smplr)   383 Records 1997
Cydalwayz (CD, Album) Cydalways Swerve Records 1998
$uccess The Best Revenge (CD, Album) All About Dollar$ West Coast Mafia 1999
Bosses Will Be Bosses (CD, Album) Haters, Bitch Niggas Dank Or Die Records 1999
Doing Business As (CD, Album) City Life Hollywood Records 1999
Eyez On The Prize (12", EP) Night Shift (Radio Edit) Trump Tight Records 1999
Rally World Vol. 1 (CD) Robbin Hood Rally Entertainment 1999
Hempin' Ain't Easy (CD, Album) Gold Ones Koch Records 2000
Dat Whoopty Woop (Album) (2 versions) There Will Never Be An... Red Urban Records ... 2001
It's Not What You Say... It's How You Say It (CD, Album) Hold Off Thizz Entertainment 2001
Suge Knight Presents: Chronic 2000 (Comp, Album) (2 versions) Gotta Love Gangsta's Death Row Records (2) 2001
Past And Present (CD, Mixed) Ohh Ahh Infared Music Group 2003
Turf Matic (CD, Album) Can You See Me Lord Thizz Entertainment 2003
Makaveli The Don "The Way He Wanted It" Book 1 (CDr, Album) Niggaz Done Changed Not On Label 2005
Smash Rockwell (Album) (2 versions) Oaktown Hiero Imperium 2005
World Premier (CD, Album) It's Getting Hot (Remix) Koch Records 2005
Early Morning Shift (Mixtape Magazine Edition) (CD, Mix) The Nuthouse Zoo Entertainment (2), Livewire Records (2) 2006
The Book Of Life - Chapter 1 (CD) Strike 3 Down In The Boonies 2006
The 10th Anniversary Collection - The Sex, The Soul & The Street (3xCD, Comp, Box) Ratha Be Ya Nigga Death Row Records (2), Play It Again Sam [PIAS] 2007
Unreleased Heat Rocks (CD, Album) I Fuck With You Not On Label 2007
Million Dollar Mouthpiece (CD, Album) The Best Thing Goin', ... Rap-A-Lot Records, Smoke-A-Lot Records 2008
Tracks Appear On:
Cell Block Compilation (CD, Comp) 80 Oz. Cell Block Records, Priority Records 1996
NFL Jams (CD, Comp) Stay With Me Gridiron Records, Castle Communications 1996
The Nutty Professor Soundtrack (2 versions) Pillow Def Jam Recordings 1996
Def Jam's How To Be A Player Soundtrack (Comp) (3 versions) Hard To Get (Revisited) Def Jam Recordings 1997
Southwest Riders (2xCD, Comp) Yay Deep Sick Wid' It Records, Jive 1997
X Unknown! (Cass) Real Pimp Tape Kingz 1997
Bayriderz Compilation (CD, Comp) Take Me Back Bay Rider Entertainment 1998
The Golden Bay (CD, Album) Don't Sleep On The One Records 1998
#60 - Power Cypha 3 (The Grand Finale) (Cass, Mixed) Freestyle Tape Kingz 1999
Eyez On The Prize (2xCD, Comp) Night Shift Trump Tight Records 1999
Lake Berryessa Soundtrack (CD, Comp, Album) I Or 2 Thugs Hubb Entertainment 1999
The Unstoppable Def Jam Sampler (CD, Promo) If (Snippet) Def Jam Recordings 1999
M.V.P.'z Most Valuable Playaz Soundtrack Sampler (CD, Smplr, Promo) Power Of Money Certified Records 2000
Selections From The... MVP'z (12", Promo) Power Of Money (Radio) Certified Records 2000
United Ghettos Of America (CD, Album) I'm So Cool Rap-A-Lot Records, Smoke-A-Lot Records 2002
So Quick... Like A Heist (CD, Comp) D Game 40 Ounce Records, So Quick Entertainment 2004
United Ghettos Of America, Vol. 2 (CD, Album) The Side Show Smoke-A-Lot Records 2004
Urban Car Tunes 2 (2 versions) Let's Get The Money Street Dance ... 2005
Draped Up & Chipped Out (CD, Album) Not Too Late SMC Recordings 2006
Nuthin But Slap! Vol. 3 (Best Of The Bay Series) (CD, Mixed) Not Too Late Demolition Men 2006
Hip Hop Party Megamix (LP) Do G's Get To Go To He... Megajam Records  
Pandemonium (Comp) (2 versions) Get This Money Mo Beatz Records! ...  
Playa's EP (12") Real Baller 2 Jiggy  
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