Ricci Riera Explained

Ricci Riera
Origin:	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre:	Hip hop
Instrument:	Logic Pro
Years Active:	2011–present
Associated Acts:	Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott, A$AP Rocky, Schoolboy Q, Future, M.I.A., James Blake

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 Los Angeles production duo THC.^[3] Riera scored his first Grammy nomination as a producer for the Drake track "U with Me?", produced with 40, Kanye West, DJ Dahi, Axlfolie, Vinylz and Oz, from the second best selling album of 2016, Views.^{[4] [5]} Riera most recently contributed twice on Kendrick Lamar's^[6] much anticipated third studio album Damn^[7], producing on the tracks "Element"^[8], produced with Sounwave, James Blake, Tae Beast and Bekon, and "God" produced with DJ Dahi, Bekon, Cardo, Top Dawg, Yung Exclusive, Mike Hector and Teddy Walton.^{[9] [10]}

Production discography

Notable songs produced on major albums^{[11] [12]}

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		RIAA: Platinum	Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
"Collard Greens"^[13]	2014		RIAA: Platinum
"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"^[14]	2015	Mac Miller
"U Wit Me?"^[15]	2016		RIAA: 4× Platinum^[16]	Views^[17]
"SDP Interlude"^[18]	2016		RIAA: Platinum	Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight
"Element"	2017		RIAA: 2× Platinum	Damn^[19]
"God"^[20]			RIAA: 2× Platinum^[21]
"New Choppa"(featuring ASAP Rocky)	2017	Playboi Carti
"Riviera"(featuring Joey Badass and Telana)	2017	ASAP Twelvyy		12^[22]

Other songs

Kendrick Lamar - Section.80^[23] (2011)

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

(2012)

• "Cartoons and Cereal"^[24]

Iman Omari- Energy (2011)

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

Overdoz- Live For, Die For (2011)^[25]

• 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)

• 4. "Sex Drive" (featuring Jhené Aiko)
• 5. "Oxy Music"

Skeme- Alive and Living (2012)

• "Kidz With Gunz (featuring Schoolboy Q)

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)

Notes and References

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