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Name: RealRichIzzo
Sound: Rap/hip-hop
History: The 25-year-old rapper started having studio sessions when he was still a teenager, and how has tens of thousands of followers online and millions of collective streams of his music. RealRichIzzo reps Inkster, specifically and writes a lot of party-themed, sometimes raunchy lyrics set to hard-hitting beats.
“I ain’t no Detroit artist. I’m from Inkster,” he said in a press release announcing his album “Welcome to Inkster,” released in May on Priority Records. “I want to open that door for the kids behind me. I ain’t one of the players no more. I’m the coach now.”
The latest: On Friday RealRichIzzo will drop the new single “Spring Break” remix with Skilla Baby, a Detroit-based rapper who made national news this week with his inclusion in XXL Magazine’s annual Freshman Class list. Follow RealRichIzzo on Instagram @realrichizzo for upcoming performances, releases and other news.
Melody Baetens
