Christian Rich

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Christian Rich
Born Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Origin Lagos, Nigeria
Genres Progressive rap [1]
Occupations
Years active2003 (2003)–present
MembersTaiwo Hassan
Kehinde Hassan
Website christianrich.com

Christian Rich is an American-born Nigerian production and DJ duo consisting of twins Kehinde Hassan and Taiwo Hassan. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Early life and career

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

YearTitleArtistAlbumCredit
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 RichShibuya (Ghost II)Artist & Producer
"Ghost" (Remix featuring ASAP Rocky)Jaden Erys Producer & Featured Artist
2018"Christopher Nolan" Yxng Bane HBKProducer
"Breakfast Interlude Feat. Eyelar"
"Evergreen" James Davis Lamplighter EPCo-Producer
"Pick Me Up"
"Its Me"Nili HadidaNili HadidaProducer/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 RichDripping SummersArtist & Producer
"Ghost" (featuring Christian Rich)JadenGHOSTProducer & Featured Artist
"Best Friends" (Christian Rich Re-Work) Little Dragon Best FriendsRemixer
"You Can Cry" (with Juicy J featuring James Arthur) Marshmello Non-album singleCo-Writer & Co-Producer
2017"Fashion Week" (featuring G-Eazy) Wale Shine Producer
"The Passion"Jaden Syre Writer & Producer
"Big Fish"Vince StaplesBig Fish TheoryProducer
"Nothing Burns Like The Cold" (Featuring Vince Staples) Snoh Aalegra FeelsProducer & 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 BoyProducer
"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 InstinctLake ComoProducer & 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 singleProducer
"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 RyeGo! 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 RemixesRemixer
"Hello Virgin"Christian RichThe Decadence MixtapeArtist & Producer
2009"Famous Girl"
2008"Schemer"G-Star Raw Records Volume 1Producer & 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

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References

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