Christian Rich
Christian Rich | |
|---|---|
| Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Origin | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Genres | Progressive rap[1] |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Members | Taiwo Hassan Kehinde Hassan |
| Website | christianrich |
Christian Rich is an American-born Nigerian production and DJ duo consisting of twins Kehinde Hassan and Taiwo Hassan.[2][3][4][5]
Early life and career
[edit]The identical twin brothers were born in Chicago and raised in Nigeria for exposure to their father's Yoruba culture.[6] By 2013 they contributed to Drake's #1 Billboard album Nothing Was the Same on the intro of "Pound Cake" which features Jay Z and produced “Crawl” for Childish Gambino's Because the Internet.[7] They produced four tracks for Earl Sweatshirt's #1 Rap Billboard album Doris ("Chum", "Centurion", "Molasses", "Knight"), produced on J. Cole's Platinum, #1 Billboard album Born Sinner ("Sparks Will Fly") and earned a Grammy nomination with Childish Gambino. The brothers produced Vince Staples's big hit “Big Fish” and “Señorita”, Wale/G-Eazy's song “Fashion Week” and Marshmello/Juicy J's “You Can Cry”. They joined Jaden Smith on the joint single “GHOST”. They have production and writing credits with Snoh Aalegra, Juicy J, Anderson Paak and others.
Discography
[edit]| Year | Title | Artist | Album | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | "Just Like That" | Snoh Aalegra | Temporary Highes In The Violet Skies | Producers |
| 2020 | "LABMO LIFE" | Die Antwoord | HOUSE OF ZEF | |
| "DA GODZ MUS B CRAZY" | ||||
| 2019 | "Shibuya (Ghost II)" (featuring Jaden, Vic Mensa and Belly) | Christian Rich | Shibuya (Ghost II) | Artist & Producer |
| "Ghost" (Remix featuring ASAP Rocky) | Jaden | Erys | Producer & Featured Artist | |
| 2018 | "Christopher Nolan" | Yxng Bane | HBK | Producer |
| "Breakfast Interlude Feat. Eyelar" | ||||
| "Evergreen" | James Davis | Lamplighter EP | Co-Producer | |
| "Pick Me Up" | ||||
| "Its Me" | Nili Hadida | Nili Hadida | Producer/Writer | |
| "This Way" | ||||
| "Why Feel Alone" | ||||
| "401" | ||||
| "Dorian" | ||||
| "Another Drink" | ||||
| "Frank" | ||||
| "Gold Memories" | ||||
| "Brazilian War" | ||||
| "Covered In Luck" | ||||
| "A Lot Too Much" | ||||
| "Dripping Summers" (featuring Little Dragon and Vic Mensa) | Christian Rich | Dripping Summers | Artist & Producer | |
| "Ghost" (featuring Christian Rich) | Jaden | GHOST | Producer & Featured Artist | |
| "Best Friends" (Christian Rich Re-Work) | Little Dragon | Best Friends | Remixer | |
| "You Can Cry" (with Juicy J featuring James Arthur) | Marshmello | Non-album single | Co-Writer & Co-Producer | |
| 2017 | "Fashion Week" (featuring G-Eazy) | Wale | Shine | Producer |
| "The Passion" | Jaden | Syre | Writer & Producer | |
| "Big Fish" | Vince Staples | Big Fish Theory | Producer | |
| "Nothing Burns Like The Cold" (Featuring Vince Staples) | Snoh Aalegra | Feels | Producer & Co-Writer | |
| 2016 | "In Your River" | Don't Explain | ||
| "One On One" (featuring Chris Brown) | Casey Veggies | Customized Greatly Vol. 4: The Return of The Boy | Producer | |
| "My Own" (featuring JMSN) | Domo Genesis | Genesis | ||
| "Deep" | Lizzo | Coconut Oil (EP) | Producer & Co-Writer | |
| 2015 | "Time Flies" (featuring Lil B) | Mac Miller | GO:OD AM | Producer |
| "Señorita" | Vince Staples | Summertime '06 | ||
| "Lake Como" | Puro Instinct | Lake Como | Producer & Featured Artist | |
| 2014 | "The Palisades" | Childish Gambino | Kauai | |
| "Fire" | Jaden | CTV2 | Producer | |
| 2013 | "I.Crawl" | Childish Gambino | Because the Internet | Co-Producer |
| "Pound Cake / Paris Morton Music 2" (featuring Jay Z) | Drake | Nothing Was the Same | Intro/Speech Sampler With Utters | |
| "Something Special" | Chris Brown | Non-album single | Producer | |
| "One On One (When I Love Ya)" | ||||
| "Sparks Will Fly" | J. Cole | Born Sinner | ||
| "Centurion" | Earl Sweatshirt | Doris | ||
| "Knight" | ||||
| "Molasses" | Co-Producer | |||
| 2012 | "Chum" | |||
| "Dance" | Rye Rye | Go! Bang! Pop! | Producer | |
| 2011 | "Lovely" (featuring Pusha T) | John West | John West | |
| 2010 | "Hot-n-Fun (Christian Rich Remix)" (featuring Nelly Furtado) | N.E.R.D | Hot-N-Fun The Remixes | Remixer |
| "Hello Virgin" | Christian Rich | The Decadence Mixtape | Artist & Producer | |
| 2009 | "Famous Girl" | |||
| 2008 | "Schemer" | G-Star Raw Records Volume 1 | Producer & Featured Artist | |
| 2003 | "Get In Touch With Us" (featuring Styles P) | Lil' Kim | La Bella Mafia | Producer |
| "I'm Serious" | Clipse | Cradle 2 the Grave Soundtrack | ||
| "Jumpin'" | Foxy Brown | Ill Na Na 2: The Fever |
References
[edit]- ^ Schmidt, Torsten (2018). "Christian Rich". Red Bull Music Academy. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ Randall Roberts (August 16, 2013). "Producers Christian Rich talk Earl Sweatshirt, Beyonce, RZA, more". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ Brad Wete, "Christian Rich Producer Talks Earl Sweatshirt Work, House EP, and Chris Brown's 'X'", Billboard, June 5, 2013.
- ^ Christian Rich, Producers Of Earl Sweatshirt, Vince Staples, Performing At The Continental
- ^ Ludovic Hunter-Tilney (August 14, 2015). "Christian Rich: FW14 — review". Financial Times. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Rebecca Haithcoat (September 17, 2016). "'Big Fish' Style: Meet the Production Duo Quietly Making Your Favorite Beats". Complex. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ "Christian Rich: 'We've Always Done Everything Together'". NPR. August 22, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
External links
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