RichGirl
The group drew inspiration from the musical talents of Destiny's Child, Spice Girls, SWV, En Vogue, TLC, Beyoncé, Toni Braxton, Madonna, Stevie Wonder, Angie Stone, and Michael Jackson.
Audra Simmons relocated to Los Angeles to launch a solo career and joined the group through an open audition.
The girls wrote several songs on the album and did their own vocal arrangements, although Lyndriette said they "didn't get an opportunity to write as much as we all liked only because it was a little rushed, and the label was pushing us to get it done".
[2] In addition to Harrison, the group has recorded with Bryan-Michael Cox, and production duos The Underdogs, Dre & Vidal, and "KP" and Malay.
[1] As they continued work on their debut album, the girls performed at the annual Teen Takeover event in May 2009, alongside Keri Hilson and Yung L.A.[5] RichGirl was an opening act for Beyoncé on her I Am ... Tour, for the North American Leg beginning on June 21, 2009, in New York.
The group performed a 15-minute set, which included their single, "He Ain't wit Me Now (Tho)", snippets from their debut album and a cover of "Over the Rainbow".
[9] The song features production from the group's founder Rich Harrison, and was accompanied with a music video directed by Ray Kay.
[15] The girls' mixtape Fall in Love with RichGirl was released on Valentine's Day 2011 and was made available for free download on their official site.
With the shutdown, the girls (and all other artists previously signed to these three labels) would release their future material (including their self-titled debut album) on the RCA Records brand.
In October 2011, it was confirmed that RichGirl member Lyndriette had been enrolled in Robin Antin's revised edition of the Pussycat Dolls.
[23][24] On March 21, 2012, Se7en released a song titled "Red Handed" along with a statement that confirmed her disbandment from the group and revealed that she had signed with Chris Brown's CBE imprint.
Known for their "powerful pipes," and strongest as a quartet, the group would cover songs such as Bruno Mars's "Grenade" and Lloyd's "Lay It Down" with ease, attempting vocals that promise to "turn their man out.
[36] Praising the group, Delerme showed great appreciation for RichGirl for bring back the glory days of "Glam&B," "when we sipped Hpnotiq and danced on couches with no regard for the world's impending financial crisis.
"[37][38] The group's name, RichGirl, refers to "a certain attitude and confidence, combined with individuality and talent that any girl might possess", rather than material items.
"[34] Being part of a group, the girls would introduce themselves with words that would describe their personalities and uprisings; the spoken-word poet Brave, the Southern belle Lyndriette, church-raised Se7en, and the sassy Audra.
[34] When asked about their part in writing music for their album, members Lyndirette and Audra replied: "We're very hands on when it comes to the songwriting.
'"[34] RichGirl takes advantage of the fact that there are four members, allowing their music to create emotional connections through songwriting with a combination of the four women's personal experiences, as Se7en states: "Because there are four of us, we have four different stories.
[40] Although the alter-ego's have never made a musical debut, in an interview with Billboard Brave revealed that Kiki Bravery created an extended remix to their promotional single "24's" with an extra rapped verse.
