Praiz revealed the release date to Rich & Famous on 24 November 2014.[5] The album art and track listings for Rich & Famous were revealed two days before the album's release.[6]
Singles
The title track, "Rich & Famous", was released on 22 July 2012 as the album's lead single. Produced by Cobhams Asuquo, the song explores themes of achieving success.[7] It was included on disc 1, Rich. The dual second singles "For You" featuring Seyi Shay and "I Miss You" were released on 3 February 2013. "For You", produced by Dekumzy, is a mid-tempo highlife track while "I Miss You", produced by Wilson Joel, is a low-tempo R&B track.[8] "For You" was included on disc 2, Famous and "I Miss You" was included on Rich. On 6 November 2013, "Oshe" featuring Awilo Longomba was released as Rich & Famous's third single on 6 November 2013.[9] Included on Famous, the Praiz-produced song interpolates Awilo's songs "Karolina", "Gâté le coin", and "J'ai envie de toi".[10] "Sweet Potato", the fourth single, features Chidinma and was released on 7 April 2014. It was produced by Praiz and included on Famous.[11] The fifth single "Mercy" was released on 30 April 2014. It was written and produced by Password.[12] "Sisi" featuring Wizkid was released on 14 December 2014 as the album's sixth and final single. It was produced by GospelOnDeBeatz and was included on Famous.[13] "Sisi" was nominated for Best Collabo at the Headies 2015.[4]
Critical reception
Jim Donnett of tooXclusive said Rich defined Praiz as an R&B singer, saying it played to his vocal strengths and concluding that it showed "the desired trend for a love-themed album." He thought Famous highlighted Praiz's genre exploration, acknowledging its versatility but uneven choices, and summed up the project as "long and exhaustive… simple and sophisticated," rating the album 3 out of 5.[14] In a review for 360nobs, Wilfred Okiche wrote that the Famous disc served as Praiz's pop outlet, calling it "the money maker of the duo" and concluding that "it is a pleasurable pop record" despite excess and uneven moments. He felt the Rich disc played more to Praiz's strengths in R&B, stating that "of the two discs, Rich is the better record" and concluding that "the material on Rich that will ensure that" will ensure Praiz's longevity.[15][16] Ayomide Tayo, writing for Pulse Nigeria, observed that the Rich disc centered on Praiz’s soul side, saying it showed his "plush voice," that he was "home singing this genre of music," and concluded it was "lush, emotional and well produced," rating it 4 out of 5. Moreover, Tayo stated that the Famous disc showed Praiz testing pop, noting that he "turns into a full blown pop act," that the album had "signs of shaky feet," but ended that it was "the confident steps of a man in a new terrain," rating it 3.5 out of 5.[17][18]
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