Ricci Riera

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Ricci Riera
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)Record producer, disc jockey, songwriter
Instrument(s)Logic Pro
Years active2011–present

Ricci Riera, is an American record producer,[1] DJ and songwriter from Los Angeles, California. He is best known for his production with notable hip hop artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Travis Scott, Schoolboy Q, Overdoz, and ASAP Rocky among others.[2] Aside from his solo production, Riera was previously a member of the Grammy Nominated LA production duo THC.[3][4] Riera scored his first Grammy nomination as a solo producer with "U With Me?" on the second best selling album of 2016, Views.[5][6] Ricci most recently appeared twice on Kendrick Lamar's[7] much anticipated 3rd studio album Damn.[8] producing on songs "Element"[9] co produced by James Blake and "God".[10][11]

Production discography[edit]

Notable songs produced on major albums[12][13][edit]

List of songs as producer or co-producer, with performing artists, showing year released and album name and certification.

Title Year Performing artist(s) Certifications Album
"M.A.A.D City" 2012 Kendrick Lamar RIAA: Platinum Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
"Collard Greens"[14][15] 2014 Schoolboy Q RIAA: Platinum Oxymoron
"Fine Whine" (featuring Future, Joe Fox and M.I.A.) 2015 ASAP Rocky RIAA: Gold At. Long. Last. A$AP
"Electric Body" (featuring Schoolboy Q) RIAA: Gold
"Clubhouse"[16] 2015 Mac Miller GO:OD AM
"U Wit Me?"[17] 2016 Drake RIAA: 4× Platinum[18] Views[19]
"SDP Interlude"[20] 2016 Travis Scott RIAA: Platinum Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight
"Element" 2017 Kendrick Lamar RIAA: 2× Platinum Damn[21]
"God"[22] RIAA: 2× Platinum[23]
"New Choppa"(featuring ASAP Rocky)[24] 2017 Playboi Carti Playboi Carti
"Riviera"(featuring Joey Badass and Telana) 2017 ASAP Twelvyy 12[25]

Other songs[edit]

Kendrick Lamar - Section.80[26] (2011)

  • 1. "Fuck Your Ethnicity"
  • 5. "Tammy's Song (Her Evils)"
  • 10. "Chapter Ten"

(2012)

  • "Cartoons and Cereal"[27]

Iman Omari- Energy (2011)

  • 3. "Midnight"
  • 5. "First Time" (featuring Joon)

Overdoz- Live For, Die For (2011)[28]

  • 1."Live For, Die For"
  • 2. "Before We Go On"
  • 3. "Don't Wanna Be Your GF" (featuring Skeme)
  • 5. "It Girl"
  • 8. "Pasadena"
  • 9. "The Function"
  • 10."Wanna Know Your Name"(featuring Casey Veggies)
  • 11. "Come First"
  • 12. "Taking Me Down" (featuring Kendrick Lamar)
  • 14. "Got Me F**ked Up"
  • 15. "Counting My Money" (featuring Dom Kennedy)

Dom Kennedy- Yellow Album (2012)

  • 1. "So Elastic"
  • 5. "Girls On Stage"
  • 6. "Don't Call Me" (featuring Too Short)
  • 7. "5.0"

Schoolboy Q- Habits & Contradictions- (2012)

Skeme- Alive and Living (2012)

Overdoz- BOOM (2013)

  • 1. "Underground" (featuring Pimp C)
  • 2. "These Niggas" (featuring Nipsey Hussle)
  • 3. "FSWAD"
  • 5. "Destos Don't Stress Hoes"
  • 6. "Killer Tofu"
  • 8. "De$tabil"
  • 10. "Barbary Coast"
  • 11."When I Woke Up"
  • 12."Thinkin"
  • 13. "Lois Lane"

Nipsey Hussle- Mailbox Money- (2014)

  • 8. "Between Us" (featuring K Camp)
  • 10. "Stay Loyal" (featuring J. Stone)
  • 12. "No N***a Like Me" (featuring Trae Tha Truth)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ricci Riera". GRAMMY.com. 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  2. ^ "A Look at Who's Who on Drake's 'VIEWS'". Complex. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  3. ^ "25 New Producers To Watch Out ForTHC". Complex. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  4. ^ AshleyOutrageous (2012-07-03), The Beat Suite: THC, retrieved 2017-04-12
  5. ^ "The Best Dressed Men of the 2017 Grammy Awards". Esquire. 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  6. ^ "The 17 best-dressed men of the Grammys 2017". British GQ. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  7. ^ Roberts, Randall (2017-04-14). "California Sounds: Who are Kendrick Lamar's 'Damn' collaborators?". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  8. ^ "Meet All 13 Producers on Kendrick Lamar's New Album - DJBooth Article". DJBooth.net. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  9. ^ "LeBron James Previews New Music from Kendrick Lamar's 'DAMN.' Album". OnSMASH. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  10. ^ Glynn, Patrick. "Kendrick Lamar Reveals 'DAMN.' Artwork, Tracklist". 2DOPEBOYZ. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  11. ^ "Kendrick Lamar's 'DAMN.': A Guide to All the Featured Artists, Producers & Writers". HYPEBEAST. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  12. ^ "Ricci Riera | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  13. ^ "Search | Warner/Chappell Music". www.warnerchappell.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  14. ^ ScHoolboy Q - Collard Greens Feat. Kendrick Lamar | Stream [New Song], 11 June 2013, retrieved 2017-04-12
  15. ^ "ScHoolboy Q, 'Oxymoron': Track-By-Track Review". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  16. ^ "Mac Miller - Clubhouse | OnSMASH". OnSMASH. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  17. ^ "Drake Shares VIEWS Production Credits Featuring Kanye West, Teases Album Guests | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  18. ^ "Drake Celebrates 'Views' Quadruple Platinum Certification". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
  19. ^ "Drake's Views Is A Love Letter To Toronto". GRAMMY.com. 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  20. ^ "Ricci Riera". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  21. ^ "DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar on Apple Music". iTunes. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  22. ^ "Kendrick Lamar's 'Damn.': A Track-by-Track Guide". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  23. ^ "Kendrick Lamar's 'DAMN.' Album Is Already Double Platinum - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  24. ^ Playboi Carti - New Choppa Feat. A$AP Rocky | Stream [New Song], 13 April 2017, retrieved 2017-04-29
  25. ^ "A$AP Mob » A$AP Twelvyy – 12 (Cover + Tracklist)". www.asapmob.com. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  26. ^ "Section.80 by Kendrick Lamar on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  27. ^ "Inside Kendrick Lamar's Unreleased Classic, "Cartoons & Cereal" - DJBooth Article". DJBooth.net. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  28. ^ Meka. "OverDoz – Live For, Die For (Album)". 2DOPEBOYZ. Retrieved 2017-05-15.