Life's a Gamble (Rich the Kid album)
2024 studio album by Rich the Kid
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Life's a Gamble is the fourth studio album by American rapper Rich the Kid, released on July 19, 2024, independently through RTK and Gamma.[1][2] The album is executively produced by ¥$, who provide guest appearances alongside Peso Pluma, Offset, French Montana, Chief Keef, Bia, Quavo, and Young Adz. It follows Rich's collaborative mixtape with Lil Wayne, Trust Fund Babies (2021), as well as his third studio album, Boss Man (2020).
- ¥$ (exec.)
- 2K
- Cassius Clay
- Childish Major
- D.A. Got That Dope
- Digital Nas
- DJ Durel
- Foreigngotem
- Hitkidd
- Kanye West
- the Legendary Traxster
- Murda Beatz
- Nyan
- Ojivolta
- SkipOnDaBeat
- Star Boy
- Supah Mario
- TheLabCook
- Tim Maxey
- Ty Dolla $ign
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| Released | July 19, 2024 | |||
| Length | 39:47 | |||
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Background
Rich The Kid spoke to Billboard magazine about what happened to him as an artist following his 2020 album Boss Man, saying he had to deal “with stuff behind the scenes with labels, but I feel like the time that has gone by, I been able to perfect my craft. I’ve been able to perfect the songs and the music and I know exactly what the sound is, what i’m shooting for,” he adds.[3]
Critical reception
Release and promotion
Following the success of ¥$'s song "Carnival" with Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti, Rich officially announced Life's a Gamble.[1] He stated that it would be executively produced by ¥$, consisting of Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign. Initial tracklists and announcements had Carnival as a part of the album due to the song's success. Despite that, it wasn't on the album on launch.[5][6][7]
On May 24, 2024, Rich the Kid released the album's second single, "Gimme a Second / Band Man", with "Gimme a Second" featuring Peso Pluma.[8] It was also featured on Pluma's fourth studio album Éxodo.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" | Dimitri Leslie Roger |
| 1:17 |
| 2. | "Gimme a Second" (with Peso Pluma) |
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| 2:53 |
| 3. | "Not In the Mood" (with Offset) | D.A. Got That Dope | 1:47 | |
| 4. | "New Chanel Freestyle" | Roger | SkipOnDaBeat | 1:25 |
| 5. | "Upside Down" (with French Montana) |
| D.A. Got That Dope | 2:31 |
| 6. | "Back Then" | Roger | 1:35 | |
| 7. | "Louie Coat" (with Chief Keef) |
| 2:59 | |
| 8. | "Band Man" | Roger | D.A. Got That Dope | 1:48 |
| 9. | "Like Yoga" (with Bia) | Hitkidd | 2:40 | |
| 10. | "Hold On" | Roger | 2:41 | |
| 11. | "Tell Me" (with Young Adz) |
| Cassius Clay | 3:03 |
| 12. | "Gimme a Second 2" (with Peso Pluma and ¥$) | 2:51 | ||
| 13. | "Keep It Exclusive" (with Quavo) | 2K | 2:13 | |
| 14. | "Sometimes" |
| Nyan | 3:08 |
| 15. | "No Mileage" | Roger | Star Boy | 2:27 |
| 16. | "Plain Jane" (with Kanye West) |
| SkipOnDaBeat | 2:16 |
| 17. | "Rocking & Rolling" |
| Supah Mario | 2:05 |
| Total length: | 39:47 | |||
