Rich Boy (album)


Rich Boy is the eponymous debut studio album by American rapper Rich Boy, released on March 13, 2007 through Interscope and Zone 4. The album was supported by Rich Boy's smash hit debut single, "Throw Some D's" produced by and featuring Polow da Don, which peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. The remix of "Throw Some D's" appears on this album and features Nelly, Jim Jones, Andre 3000, The Game, Murphy Lee and Lil Jon.
The album debuted and peaked at number 3 on the Billboard 200 with 112,000 copies sold in its first week. By the week of June 17, 2007, 332,000 copies had been sold.

Critical reception

Simon Vozick-Levinson of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a "B+", praising Rich Boy's vocal delivery and Polow's "intricate, varied, and unfailingly catchy instrumentals" for masking the "occasional lapses into generic macho posturing" throughout the lyrics. Jonathan Ringen of Rolling Stone noted how the record follows the Young Jeezy template but with a more varied list of topics. He also gave credit to Polow's production, singling out "Boy Looka Here" for being a "menacing banger". XXLs Paul Cantor credited Rich Boy on "Boy Looka Here" and "Ghetto Rich" for showcasing both his swagger and introspection but felt he falters on "What It Do" and "Lost Girls" when the production either reveals his lyrical flaws or dilutes his given message, concluding that "Sprinkled with a few more moments of clarity, Rich Boy has enough hits to make it worthy of throwin' some cheese on it." AllMusic's Andy Kellman commended Rich Boy's unique vocalization and the production, highlighting Brian Kidd's contribution on "Get to Poppin'", but concluded that the album wears thin with stagnant beats and "uninspired variations on the rampant materialism done so effectively on "Throw Some D's."" Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews criticized Rich Boy's "monotonous thuggery delivered with an excessively thick accent" and Polow's production having a "night and day" unevenness throughout the record.

Track listing

Charts