Rich the Kid
Dimitri Leslie Roger (born July 13, 1992),[3][4] known professionally as Rich the Kid, is an American rapper.[5][6] After a number of independent mixtapes, he signed with Interscope Records in 2017 to release his debut studio album, The World Is Yours (2018). The album, supported by the singles "New Freezer" (featuring Kendrick Lamar) and "Plug Walk", peaked at number two on the Billboard 200. His second and third studio albums, The World Is Yours 2 (2019) and Boss Man (2020) peaked at numbers four and 24 on the chart, respectively. He has also released the collaborative mixtapes Nobody Safe (2020) with YoungBoy Never Broke Again, and Trust Fund Babies (2021) with Lil Wayne. Furthermore, he founded the record label Rich Forever Music in 2016, and has signed rappers Famous Dex and Jay Critch.[7]
Rich the Kid
Dimitri Leslie Roger
Black Boy Da Kid
July 13, 1992
New York City, U.S.
College Park, Georgia, U.S.
- Rapper
- songwriter
2010–present[2]
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His guest appearance alongside Playboi Carti on ¥$ (Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign)'s 2024 single, "Carnival" marked a period of resurgence as it peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his first number-one hit. West and Ty were named executive producers for Roger's upcoming fourth studio album, Life's a Gamble.[8]
Early life[edit]
Dimitri Leslie Roger was born in Queens, New York City, on July 13, 1992.[9] He is of Haitian descent and grew up speaking Haitian Creole fluently.[10][11] After his parents' divorce, Roger moved with his mother to College Park, Georgia, when he was 13.[11][12]
Rich the Kid grew up listening to Nas, Jay-Z, 2Pac, the Notorious B.I.G., and 50 Cent, but after moving to College Park, he began listening to Southern hip hop artists including T.I. and Jeezy.[11] His first rap name was Black Boy Da Kid,[9] but later changed it to Rich the Kid. He attended Elmont Memorial Junior – Senior High School in Elmont, New York.[13]
Personal life[edit]
Roger was married to Antonette Willis and has two children with her. In March 2018, Willis filed for divorce, seeking full physical custody while giving Roger visitation rights and joint legal custody. Willis is also seeking spousal support.[65] This was shortly after Willis accused him of cheating on her with Blac Chyna and India Love, even alleging that he was in a relationship with the former.[66] Willis later claimed that Roger abused her and forced her to have abortions regularly, saying it was commonplace for police to be called to their residence for domestic abuse.[67][68]
Roger began dating Tori Hughes (professionally known as Tori Brixx) shortly following the filing of the divorce. On June 15, 2018, Roger was hospitalized following a home invasion at Hughes' home.[69] According to a police report, several men entered Hughes' home carrying firearms and demanded money. When Roger attempted to confront them, he was beaten by them and the men left with a "significant" amount of money and jewelry.[70] On December 29, 2018, Rich the Kid got into a UTV accident in Calabasas, CA, when Dimitri and his friend were driving around in a Polaris RZR 4-wheeler. Based on sources from TMZ, it seems that Dimitri lost control of it and fell off of his RZR 4-wheeler and severely injured his hand. He was taken to the hospital shortly after.[71] In February 2019, he was robbed and shot at outside of the Westlake Recording Studio in West Hollywood, California.[72][73]
Feuds[edit]
Lil Uzi Vert[edit]
Rich the Kid and Lil Uzi Vert's feud started on Twitter following a highly publicized label issue Lil Uzi Vert had with DJ Drama's Generation Now imprint in January 2018.[74] Rich the Kid tweeted at Lil Uzi Vert, offering them a position in his imprint Rich Forever Music, in which Uzi replied "Boy I'm not signing for 20 racks".[75][76][77] A month later on February 9, 2018, Rich The Kid said that he and Lil Uzi Vert had "personal issues".[78] On February 27, 2018, Rich the Kid previewed a diss track directed at Lil Uzi Vert titled "Dead Friends" with production from DJ Mustard.[79]
On March 26, 2018, Rich the Kid formally released "Dead Friends".[80][81] Following the release of "Dead Friends", Rich the Kid said he thought Lil Uzi Vert would not respond.[82] Uzi later responded on their SoundCloud with "Rich Forever Leaked" over the Chief Keef "Where" instrumental, to which Rich the Kid responded by saying "Fuck that nigga."[83]
On June 2, 2018, Rich the Kid and Lil Uzi Vert confronted each other at a Starbucks in Philadelphia. The former ran from the latter shortly after. Videos of the altercation were posted online on social media.[84]