Maurice Richards (born September 2, 1983), [1] better known by his stage name Rich Boy , is an American rapper from Mobile, Alabama. He is best known for the hit single "Throw Some D's". His self-titled debut album was released in early 2007.

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Background

Richards dropped out of his studies of mechanical engineering at Tuskegee University in order to concentrate on music ^[2]. With a few demo releases, he was noticed by producer Polow da Don (who had already produced numbers for Ludacris, Jamie Foxx and Fergie). Rich Boy then signed a contract with Zone 4 through Interscope Records and started to work on his debut album. In the meantime, he made guest appearances on one of Ludacris' Disturbing tha Peace compilations and on a few mix tapes, such as Comeback Season by Canadian rapper Drake and Da Bottom, Vol. 5 by DJ Ideal and Jermaine Dupri. On March 13, 2007, Rich Boy released his self-titled debut album and with the success of his hit singles "Throw Some D's," "Boy Looka Here," "Good Things," and "Let's Get This Paper," the album went on to be certified Gold by the RIAA. ^[3]

His second album was thought to be entitled "5 million", but Rich Boy said in an interview that the first single will be released in the summer and indeed, the title will be Buried Alive . It is rumored that Buried Alive will be released in September of this year.'' ^[4]

He Is Also Planning on to release Part 2 of "Kool Aid Kush & Convertibles" this year.

Discography

Albums

• 2007: Rich Boy
• 2009: Buried Alive

Mixtapes

• 2006: "Bring It To The Block
• 2008: Bigger Than The Mayor
• 2009: "Pacc Man
• 2009: "Kool-aid, Kush and Convertibles
• 2009: "Kool-aid, Kush and Convertibles 2

Solo singles

Year	Song	U.S. Hot 100	U.S. Hot R&B	U.S. Rap	Album
2005	"Get to Poppin"	-	-	-	Rich Boy
2007	"Throw Some D's" (featuring Polow da Don)	6	3	1
	"Boy Looka Here"	116	53	-
	"Good Things" (featuring Polow da Don & Keri Hilson)	-	54	-
	"Let's Get This Paper"	-	-	-
2009	"Drop"	-	85	-	Buried Alive''
	"Hataz"	-	101	-

References

1. Discogs.com - Rich Boy Discography at Discogs
2. allmusic ((( Rich Boy > Overview )))
3. Rich Boy About | Celebrities | Vibe.com
4. Rich Boy Interview