Rich Quick
Rich Quick was born, Richard C. Strey Jr. on April 2nd, 1987 in the city of Woodbury, NJ. He grew up the middle of three children, an older sister and a younger brother.
When he was 5-years-old his parents separated and his father soon re-married into another family and lost contact with his three children. Though times were tough, and the family was poor, Rich’s mother always encouraged her children to pursue their GOD-given talents. She bought him his first musical instrument, an electronic keyboard at the age of 7.
Rich Quick taught himself to play music by ear. He would mimic piano riffs and bass lines he heard on the radio and television. When he was in the 2nd Grade he obtained a single of Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise”, the number one selling single of 1994. The single contained both the hit-song and it’s instrumental, an interpretation of Stevie Wonder’s “Pastime Paradise” from Songs In The Key Of Life Vol. 1. It was then that Quick realized his dream was to become an emcee. He spent hours penning rhymes to the instrumental. He became obsessed with rhyming and recording.
After years of writing elementary raps, when Rich Quick entered middle-school he met two other young rap artists named Anthony “Loc” McCoy and Maurice “Moesama” Junius, then known as Moe Cheeks. Rich Quick was the only white-rapper in Woodbury Junior High School, and had to battle for respect in the Hip-Hop circle. After many losses, he was finally able to prove himself.
He knew that if he could harness the talents of the local emcees around him, he could develop a super-group of vicious emcees that would be unstoppable on the local Hip-Hop scene. The group, known as Rag Tag, due to it’s diverse and disorderly composition, gradually grew to six members; Loc, Moesama, J-Wev, Patch, Shad Millz, and of course, Rich Quick himself. They set their course to destroy any rapper that stepped in their path.
Composed of solo-artists, the group began releasing mixtapes in 2002. Their slew of steady releases kept Rag Tag’s name in the mouths of the young Hip-Hoppers within the city. In May of 2003 Rich Quick released hiz first solo project, Get Rich Quick, +hiz follow up LP The Movement in 2004.
After several rap-beefs and brushes with the law, Rag Tag obtained their own studio in late 2006. It was set up in Rich Quick’s house, a gritty row-home where the parties never stopped. The studio was dubbed “The Krillage”. By 2007 the streets were flooded with Rag Tag releases from Moesama, Patch, Loc and Rich Quick. Constant collaborations with local artists and groups such as Young Nov’s “Move Militant”, and Menage Ross’ “Dice Game”, attributed to Rag Tag’s promotional success.
But with great success came great failure. Rag Tag’s brief stint under Todd McNair’s Blakout Records lead to the demise of The Krillage and crippled Rag Tag as a group. But Rich Quick arose from the rubble. He immediately linked back up with Ccelli and Jodie (former Blakout associates) and joined the roster of Exponent Entertainment, a Philadelphia based Hip-Hop management company. Quick now shares the deck with Exponent artists such as E. Ness of P. Diddy’s Bad Boy records, and DJ NoPhrillz, one of Philly’s most promising up-and-coming DJs as well as many other up and coming local artists.
Be on the look out for this talented young lyricist in the future. He can musically do most anything. His lyrics are second to none, and his ability to capture his audience is simply breathtaking. He is currently finishing up his debut mixtape, DJ NoPhrillz Prezentz: Rich Quick – The Major Issue, and a collaborative album entitled Deadly Az Sin, produced exclusively by California’s own Sinister. It has been a long journey for Rich Quick, but it has only just begun. Stay tuned.
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