Ricky Racks

Ricky Harrell, Jr. (born May 7, 1987), professionally known as Ricky Racks, is an American record producer and songwriter.[1] He is best known for production with well-known artists, most notably Young Thug, Migos, and Lil Yachty.

Ricky Racks
Birth nameRicky Harrell, Jr.
Born (1987-05-07) May 7, 1987[1][2]
Greenville, North Carolina, U.S.
OriginAtlanta, Georgia, U.S.
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Years active2011–present
Associated acts

Early life

Ricky Harrell, Jr. was born on May 7, 1987 in Greenville, North Carolina. As his father played guitar in a band called One-A-Chord, Racks' was introduced to music at a young age.[1] While he learned the drums, he never considered being a musician, instead preferring sports such as basketball. Racks grew up listening to gospel, 90s RnB and rock, but discovered New York hip-hop himself as a teenager, listening to artists such as 50 Cent and Jay-Z.[1] As Racks learned more about southern culture, he found himself gravitating to the more southern rap style of Yo Gotti and Gorilla Zoe. He began producing music between the ages of 16 and 17, but gave it up after four years without major success.[1]

Career

Racks got back into music production when his friend gave him a computer. Racks had previously said to him that there was no money in music, but the friend liked Racks' demo CD of rap beats, and thought that Racks had potential.[1] Stafa, another of Racks' friends and a sound engineer, had moved to Atlanta, the home of modern southern rap. In Atlanta, Stafa met DJ Holiday who asked for some demo beats for Rick Ross. After sending some of Racks' demos to DJ Holiday, Holiday was very interested in Racks, and offered to sign him. Racks moved to Atlanta on May 6, 2012.[1] Racks connected with Atlanta rap group Migos through their uncle, who was a friend of Racks from Greenville.[1] Racks' relationship with Migos would lead to production credits on their Culture and Culture II albums.[3] He combines influences from east coast and southern hip hop.

Selected production discography
Song Album Artist Year
What The Price[1] Culture Migos 2016
Best Friend[1] Best Friend Young Thug 2015
Racks In My Pocket[4] Racks In My Pocket 21 Savage 2016
Peek A Boo Teenage Emotions Lil Yachty 2017
Mediterranean[5] Quality Control: Control The Streets, Volume 1 Quality Control 2017
Ice Tray[5] Quality Control: Control The Streets, Volume 1 Quality Control 2017
Slime Shit[6] Slime Season 3 Young Thug 2016
On Too Me[7] On Too Me Gunna 2018
Coupe Coupe - Single Lil Baby & Offset 2018
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References
  1. "Meet Ricky Racks, The Southern Sound Collector Who Found Success On His Second Try". The FADER. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  2. https://twitter.com/rickyracksicu/status/706851359111389184
  3. "Here Are the Producers Featured on Migos' 'Culture II' Album - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. "21 Savage - Racks In My Pocket (Prod. By Ricky Racks)". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  5. "Quality Control: Control the Streets, Vol. 1 - Quality Control | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  6. "Slime Season 3 - Young Thug | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  7. "Gunna - On Too Me". ILLROOTS. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
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