Daniel Prakopczyk
Rich the Kid is betting big on his latest release. The Queens-born rapper dropped his highly anticipated new album Life is a gambleHis first solo full-length project since the 2020s boss hero.
Published on July 19, 2024, Life is a gamble Rich is riding the wave of his latest success with „Carnival,” a collaboration with Ye, Ty Dolla $ign and Playboi Carti, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 earlier this year. The hit gave Rich the Kid his first No. 1 and marked a major comeback after parting ways with RCA Records.
The 18-track album was produced by Ye and Ty Dolla $ign, bringing their Midas touch to Rich’s signature sound.
In a recent interview advertisement board, Rich explained the album title: “Everything in life feels like a gamble. If you go out the front door, you might get hit by a bus. Everything is a gamble. I have taken my successes and failures in my life and I felt this was a perfect topic.
Life is a gamble Ye has an impressive list of guest features including Ty Dolla $ign, Peso Pluma, Offset, Rob49, French Montana, Chief Keef, BIA, Quavo and a posthumous appearance from Takeoff. The album includes the previously released „Carnival,” „Gimme a Second / Band Man” and „Gimme a Second 2”.
Standout tracks include „Kim a Second” featuring Bezo Pluma, „Not in the Mood” with Offset and „Blain Jane” featuring Kanye West.
Rich the Kid saw significant success on the Billboard charts for several years before scoring his first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with „Carnival.”
Her breakthrough came with the 2017 single „New Freezer” featuring Kendrick Lamar, which peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2018, his debut studio album This world is yours It peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, powered by the hit single „Plug Walk”, which peaked at No. 13 on the Hot 100.
His subsequent albums also did well The world is yours 2 It debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 in 2019.
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