Richie Rich

Richard Serrell Better Known By His Stage Name Richie Rich Is A Rapper From Oakland California. His Rapping Style Is An Influence On Snoop Dogg By Snoop's Own Admission Richie Rich First Entered Music In The Late 1980s With The Oakland-Based Group 415. With D-Loc DJ Darryl And JED Rich Crafted A Bay Area Classic Called 41Fivin' Which Sold Well Around The Region And Spawned A Richie Rich Solo Album Don't Do It. As The Group Was Ready To Sign A Major-Label Contract With Priority Records In 1990 However Richie Rich Was Arrested For Possession Of Cocaine. 415 Released Its Next Album And Faded From The Scene Soon After While Rich Sat In Jail He Was Released A Year Later And Began Appearing On Tracks By The Luniz And 2Pac Before Forming His Own Label Oakland Hills 41510 And Releasing 1/2 Half Thang . By 1995 Richie Rich Had Become The First Bay Area Rapper To Sign With New York's Def Jam Records And His Major-Label Solo Debut Seasoned Veteran Was Released In Late 1996. His Long-Awaited Sophomore Effort The Game Was Issued Four Years Later. read less