Christian Rich is an American-born Nigerian production and DJ duo consisting of twins Kehinde Hassan and Taiwo Hassan.[2][3][4][5]
Christian Rich | |
|---|---|
| Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Origin | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Genres | Progressive rap[1] |
| Occupation(s) | |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Members | Taiwo Hassan Kehinde Hassan |
| Website | christianrich |
Early life and career edit
The identical twin brothers were born in Chicago and raised in Nigeria for exposure to their father's Yoruba culture.[6] By 2013 they contributed to Drake's #1 Billboard album Nothing Was the Same on the intro of "Pound Cake" which features Jay Z and produced “Crawl” for Childish Gambino's Because the Internet.[7] They produced four tracks for Earl Sweatshirt's #1 Rap Billboard album Doris ("Chum", "Centurion", "Molasses", "Knight"), produced on J. Cole's Platinum, #1 Billboard album Born Sinner ("Sparks Will Fly") and earned a Grammy nomination with Childish Gambino. The brothers produced Vince Staples's big hit “Big Fish” and “Señorita”, Wale/G-Eazy's song “Fashion Week” and Marshmello/Juicy J's “You Can Cry”. They joined Jaden Smith on the joint single “GHOST”. They have production and writing credits with Snoh Aalegra, Juicy J, Anderson Paak and others.
Discography edit
| Year | Title | Artist | Album | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | "Just Like That" | Snoh Aalegra | Temporary Highes In The Violet Skies | Producers |
| 2020 | "LABMO LIFE" | Die Antwoord | HOUSE OF ZEF | |
| "DA GODZ MUS B CRAZY" | ||||
| 2019 | "Shibuya (Ghost II)" (featuring Jaden, Vic Mensa and Belly) | Christian Rich | Shibuya (Ghost II) | Artist & Producer |
| "Ghost" (Remix featuring ASAP Rocky) | Jaden | Erys | Producer & Featured Artist | |
| 2018 | "Christopher Nolan" | Yxng Bane | HBK | Producer |
| "Breakfast Interlude Feat. Eyelar" | ||||
| "Evergreen" | James Davis | Lamplighter EP | Co-Producer | |
| "Pick Me Up" | ||||
| "Its Me" | Nili Hadida | Nili Hadida | Producer/Writer | |
| "This Way" | ||||
| "Why Feel Alone" | ||||
| "401" | ||||
| "Dorian" | ||||
| "Another Drink" | ||||
| "Frank" | ||||
| "Gold Memories" | ||||
| "Brazilian War" | ||||
| "Covered In Luck" | ||||
| "A Lot Too Much" | ||||
| "Dripping Summers" (featuring Little Dragon and Vic Mensa) | Christian Rich | Dripping Summers | Artist & Producer | |
| "Ghost" (featuring Christian Rich) | Jaden | GHOST | Producer & Featured Artist | |
| "Best Friends" (Christian Rich Re-Work) | Little Dragon | Best Friends | Remixer | |
| "You Can Cry" (with Juicy J featuring James Arthur) | Marshmello | Non-album single | Co-Writer & Co-Producer | |
| 2017 | "Fashion Week" (featuring G-Eazy) | Wale | Shine | Producer |
| "The Passion" | Jaden | Syre | Writer & Producer | |
| "Big Fish" | Vince Staples | Big Fish Theory | Producer | |
| "Nothing Burns Like The Cold" (Featuring Vince Staples) | Snoh Aalegra | Feels | Producer & Co-Writer | |
| 2016 | "In Your River" | Don't Explain | ||
| "One On One" (featuring Chris Brown) | Casey Veggies | Customized Greatly Vol. 4: The Return of The Boy | Producer | |
| "My Own" (featuring JMSN) | Domo Genesis | Genesis | ||
| "Deep" | Lizzo | Coconut Oil (EP) | Producer & Co-Writer | |
| 2015 | "Time Flies" (featuring Lil B) | Mac Miller | GO:OD AM | Producer |
| "Señorita" | Vince Staples | Summertime '06 | ||
| "Lake Como" | Puro Instinct | Lake Como | Producer & Featured Artist | |
| 2014 | "The Palisades" | Childish Gambino | Kauai | |
| "Fire" | Jaden | CTV2 | Producer | |
| 2013 | "I.Crawl" | Childish Gambino | Because the Internet | Co-Producer |
| "Pound Cake / Paris Morton Music 2" (featuring Jay Z) | Drake | Nothing Was the Same | Intro/Speech Sampler With Utters | |
| "Something Special" | Chris Brown | Non-album single | Producer | |
| "One On One (When I Love Ya)" | ||||
| "Sparks Will Fly" | J. Cole | Born Sinner | ||
| "Centurion" | Earl Sweatshirt | Doris | ||
| "Knight" | ||||
| "Molasses" | Co-Producer | |||
| 2012 | "Chum" | |||
| "Dance" | Rye Rye | Go! Bang! Pop! | Producer | |
| 2011 | "Lovely" (featuring Pusha T) | John West | John West | |
| 2010 | "Hot-n-Fun (Christian Rich Remix)" (featuring Nelly Furtado) | N.E.R.D | Hot-N-Fun The Remixes | Remixer |
| "Hello Virgin" | Christian Rich | The Decadence Mixtape | Artist & Producer | |
| 2009 | "Famous Girl" | |||
| 2008 | "Schemer" | G-Star Raw Records Volume 1 | Producer & Featured Artist | |
| 2003 | "Get In Touch With Us" (featuring Styles P) | Lil' Kim | La Bella Mafia | Producer |
| "I'm Serious" | Clipse | Cradle 2 the Grave Soundtrack | ||
| "Jumpin'" | Foxy Brown | Ill Na Na 2: The Fever |
References edit
- ^ Schmidt, Torsten (2018). "Christian Rich". Red Bull Music Academy. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ Randall Roberts (August 16, 2013). "Producers Christian Rich talk Earl Sweatshirt, Beyonce, RZA, more". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ Brad Wete, "Christian Rich Producer Talks Earl Sweatshirt Work, House EP, and Chris Brown's 'X'", Billboard, June 5, 2013.
- ^ Christian Rich, Producers Of Earl Sweatshirt, Vince Staples, Performing At The Continental
- ^ Ludovic Hunter-Tilney (August 14, 2015). "Christian Rich: FW14 — review". Financial Times. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Rebecca Haithcoat (September 17, 2016). "'Big Fish' Style: Meet the Production Duo Quietly Making Your Favorite Beats". Complex. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ "Christian Rich: 'We've Always Done Everything Together'". NPR. August 22, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2020.