Rodrick Wayne Moore Jr.[1] (born October 22, 1998), known professionally as Roddy Ricch, is an American rapper and singer from Compton, California.

He rose to fame in 2018 following the release of his single "Die Young"—which marked his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 as a lead artist.

[3][4] The album's fourth single, "The Box" topped the Billboard Hot 100 for eleven non-consecutive weeks and received diamond certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Its follow-up, "High Fashion" (featuring Mustard) peaked within the top twenty of the chart while his guest performance on DaBaby's 2020 single "Rockstar" became his second Billboard Hot 100 number-one song.

[5] Ricch's second studio album Live Life Fast was released in 2021 and peaked at number four on the Billboard 200, experiencing moderate critical reception.

[11] On November 22, 2017, Ricch released his debut commercial mixtape: Feed Tha Streets, which also served as his first full-length project.

[13] In March 2018, Ricch released his debut extended play: Be 4 Tha Fame—consisting of four tracks, the EP featured a sole guest appearance from Skeme and lacked reviews from major music critics.

[17] In October, fellow rapper Meek Mill brought Ricch out as his special guest at a PowerHouse concert in Philadelphia, in which he also gifted Ricch a "Dreamchasers" chain for appearing on his fourth studio album: Championships, in which he was co-featured alongside fellow rappers Future and Young Thug on the song "Splash Warning", which was released a few weeks later on November 30.

[24] Exactly one month later, on March 15, he was featured alongside fellow rapper Tyga on the remix of Post Malone's 2018 single, "Wow".

[27] On June 28, 2019, he released a collaboration with producer Mustard on the single, "Ballin'", as part of the latter's third studio album, Perfect Ten.

[29][30] Exactly one month later, on November 25, 2019, he released the album's third single "Tip Toe", which features fellow rapper A Boogie wit da Hoodie.

[43] On May 19, 2020, Ricch's track "High Fashion", which features Mustard, was released as the fifth single from his debut album Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial.

[45][46] On August 27, 2020, Ricch appeared on Cordae's single, "Gifted", a bonus track from the latter's second studio album: From a Birds Eye View (2022).

[58][59] On April 2, Ricch released a collaboration with fellow rapper 42 Dugg, titled "4 Da Gang"—which appeared as the lead single from the latter's commercial mixtape, Free Dem Boyz.

[68] The album: Live Life Fast was released on December 17 and features guest appearances from Future, Kodak Black, 21 Savage, Takeoff, Jamie Foxx, Ty Dolla Sign, Alex Isley, Fivio Foreign, Lil Baby, Gunna, and Bibi Bourelly.

[71] On May 12, 2022, Ricch was featured on Post Malone's single, "Cooped Up", which appeared on the latter's fourth studio album, Twelve Carat Toothache.

[73][74][75] On September 8, 2022, Ricch released the single "Ghetto Superstar", which features fellow rappers G Herbo and Doe Boy.

[81][82] The following day—on October 22, 2022, Ricch announced the release date and revealed the cover art for his at-the-time upcoming third mixtape, Feed Tha Streets III.

[93] On August 11, 2023, Ricch and fellow rapper Trippie Redd released their single "Closed Doors", the song later appeared on the latter's fifth mixtape, A Love Letter to You 5.

[106] On December 6, 2024, Ricch released the single "Lonely Road", which features vocals from fellow musician Terrace Martin.

[110] Cady Lang of Time magazine noted Ricch's "remarkable musical style as a rapper combines his West Coast [hip hop] roots with the sound of trap music and Chicago drill rap, which gets an extra gravitas with his lyrics that range from pondering the tough realities of life to bouts of uninhibited bravado".

[111] Paul Thompson of Vulture called Ricch "an undeniably talented vocalist and occasionally a compelling songwriter", opining how he "frequently adopts the same syntax and vocal intonations as Young Thug".

[115][116] In August 2019, Ricch was arrested for felony domestic violence—the charges pressed on him were later dropped by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office due to insufficient evidence.

[117] On June 11, 2022, Ricch was arrested on weapon charges after him and members of his crew were stopped at a security checkpoint near Citi Field—where law enforcement found a loaded firearm, additional ammunition, and a large-capacity magazine.