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The Compton-based MC, Roddy Ricch, earned his first GRAMMY® Award in 2020 for Best Rap Performance (“Racks In The Middle” by Nipsey Hussle ft. Roddy Ricch and Hit-Boy). That same year, Ricch won BET’s 2020 Best New Artist and Album of the Year while also winning Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album at the 2020 American Music Awards.
His major label debut album, Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial, made an explosive chart debut upon its December 2019 release, arriving at #1 on Billboard 200 while also dominating the charts on all fronts as he maintained both the #1 song and #1 album in the United States for a total of 3 weeks. In addition, PLEASE EXCUSE ME FOR BEING ANTI SOCIAL hit #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart for a total of 4 weeks with over 3.6 billion U.S. streams to date.
His breakout single “The Box” is has received RIAA multi-platinum certified with over 1 billion U.S. streams to date. The single ruled at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 11 consecutive weeks and has made a mark on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts. Following his major success, with his first Billboard Hot 100 #1 song, Ricch earned a second #1 song on the charts with his feature on the 2020 hit song “Rockstar,” replacing himself as #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
At the 2020 Apple Music Awards, Ricch won Top Song of the Year and Top Album of the Year. Billboard named him 2020’s Top New Artist, Forbes included him in their 30 Under 30 Class of 2021, and was named Variety’s Breakthrough Artist of the Year in their annual Hitmakers issue. He topped off a banner year with notable inclusions in FADER’s 50 Best Albums of 2020, Pitchfork’s 100 Best Songs of 2020, Billboard’s 100 Best Songs of 2020, Complex’s 20 Best Rappers in Their 20s and more.
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