Rich Boy f. Chili Chil, “Top of the World” (prod Polow da Don) MP3
- story Peter Macia
Leave it to Polow to be the first to interpolate The Jacksons without it sounding like a gimmick. For “Top of the World,” he’s all over “Can You Feel It?” (still one of the best videos) while Rich Boy shreds as usual. We’re trying to think of an analogy for his Rich Boy’s relentless snarl, but the only person who comes to mind is Kurt Cobain and that’s not really right. Maybe Johnny Rotten? MOP? Whatever, we’re just saying he never seems to let his foot of the pedal and might be semi-crazy. Also, Chili Chil is on the hook, and if you’re like us and have time for this stuff, you might remember him as part of Surf Club, the Polow proteges who’ve produced a bunch of under-the-radar major jams and are, like, 10 years old.
Download: Rich Boy f. Chili Chil, “Top of the World” (prod Polow da Don) (via Nah Right)
Video: Rich Boy, “Country Club” + New Mixtape
- story Peter Macia
Rich Boy’s latest mixtape should once again make everyone long for the days when certain websites were almost 50% jokes about him being shirtless and our website was about 17% posts about how ridiculous his flow is. Along with the Pacc Man and Bigger Than The Mayor tapes and the apparent second part of Kool-Aid coming soon, this dude may not even need to release a legit follow-up to his debut album to keep his spot on the FADER favorites list. Plus, he can pitch out of the bunker and that shit is not easy. Watch him do that and walk around with the ice-grillingest caddy of all time above and download the DJ-free version of Kool-Aid below.
Download: DJ Scream & Rich Boy, Kool-Aid Kush & Convertibles (via DGB)
Freeload: Jay’Ton f. Blood Raw & Rich Boy, “Spaceship” MP3
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Was “Put On” really that long ago? This sample sounds epic and makes us feel like we should still be hearing it when we go out. Kanye West’s “Spaceship” was about finding an escape from working at the Gap, but we have a feeling people who work at the Gap are escaping everyday by way of Jay’Ton’s preferred method of ascent.
Download: Jay’Ton f. Blood Raw & Rich Boy, “Spaceship”
Schnipper’s Slept On
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Each Tuesday, FADER editor Matthew Schnipper highlights an underappreciated recent release he thinks we need to know about. This week it’s Rich Boy’s “Get To Poppin’” 12-inch. Listen to the song here and read Schnipper’s thoughts on it after the jump.
Freeload: Rich Boy x Pacc Man Mixtape
- story THE FADER
Say you’re Rich Boy. You’ve released a series of hot singles, have a near classic album (yeah, we said it) already on the shelf, and your most recent single “Drop” is way more awesome than anyone expected. What do you do? Apparently you release a mixtape totally blanketed in weed carriers! Sounds like a disaster right? Luckily Rich Boy has a tendency to stick to what he does best: slow, ominous and spare songs with his ridiculously thick accent barreling through any beat thrown his way. Sure, we could do with a tiny bit less Supa Villain and Al Myte, and yeah most of these songs wormed their way onto the internet over the last couple months and were, uh, less than impressive, but taken as a whole they become a part of Rich Boy’s world, where cars are monsters and even second string rappers get their chance to shine.
Download: Rich Boy, Pacc Man Mixtape (Via Nah Right)
Freeload: Rich Boy, “It’s Over”
- story THE FADER
After watching Against All Odds again, one thing that occurred to us is that late-’80s movies had awesomely dramatic soundtracks. Are hi-gain echo pedals the new autotune? We hope so. At the forefront of this trend we just made up is Drumma Boy, who put Miami-cop-movie guitars on this beat for “It’s Over.” Rich Boy responds in kind by rapping slowly and dramatically about Range Rovers, which may have something to do with the end of SUVs in America. It’s all very stony and zeitgeistical.
Download: Rich Boy, “It’s Over”
Freeload: Rich Boy, “Hataz”
- story THE FADER
Is it okay to start playing “Throw Some D’s” every single day again? Was it ever not okay? We just checked our iTunes playcount and that shit is still way up near the top, so there’s a pretty good chance we never actually stopped listening to it. We’re not saying that we’ve been neglecting the rest of the Shirtless One’s catalog though, the new M-16 produced “Hataz” is getting plenty of play around here as well. Music world, when can we get that new Rich Boy album?
Download:Rich Boy, “Hataz”
Freeload: Rich Boy f. OJ da Juiceman, Al-Myte & the Supa Villain, “Counting Them 100s”
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Alright we’ve listened to this song approximately 30 times today, and initially we were skeptical of the unexceptional beat and Rich Boy cohorts Al-Myte and the Supa Villain, but guess what, we listened to this song 30 TIMES! We can’t explain it either, but after that many listens even really bad shit sounds good. Luckily this song has our favorite rising star OJ da Juiceman, Al-Myte and Supa Villain actually sound a little bit like 8 Ball and… a smaller 8 Ball, and Rich Boy continues to develop one of the most impressive voices in rap.
Download: Rich Boy f. OJ da Juiceman, Al-Myte & the Supa Villain, “Counting Them 100s” (Via Traps N Trunks)
Freeload: Rich Boy f. Kardinal Offishall, “Drop (Remix)”
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We posted Rich Boy’s newest song last October with very few clues about its origin or ultimate destination. “Drop” has now been confirmed as the first leak from his second album, Buried Alive, but before that comes, Rich Boy is putting out a new mixtape called Pacc Man and points to a song from it “Da Pacc” on YouTube. As far as “Drop” goes, not sure why anyone would want to get next to Rich Boy as he shreds this beat but Kardi does alright for himself.
Download: Rich Boy f. Kardinal Offishall, “Drop (Remix)”
Video: Keri Hilson f. Lil Wayne, “Turnin Me On”
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The moral of this video: if you are a dude and not wearing a shirt and are sort of sweaty and rubbing your chest tats on FADER 51 cover star Keri Hilson’s first-90210-era Shannen Doherty bustier, you’re probably not going to get too far into the boobie-hula before Ms. Hilson starts reading you pages from the Don’t Be a Douche handbook, even if you are fine as hell. However, if you are a swag-tsunami’ing, glistening-mouthed rapper approximately five feet shorter than Keri Hilson, she will let you rub her leg on the sectional, if you sing her name in your signature melody (”It’s Keri, babaaay”). We love the drama of the small screen, almost as much as we love this track. Bonus: you can cancel your Amber Alert on Rich Boy! He cameos.
