Jalen Taheen Foster (born February 4, 1997),[1] known professionally as Real Boston Richey, is an American rapper from Tallahassee, Florida.[3] He is currently signed to Future's record label Freebandz, and is noted for his usage of Michigan-style hip-hop production.[4] His mixtape Public Housing peaked at number 60 on the Billboard 200.[5]
Real Boston Richey | |
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| Birth name | Jalen Taheen Foster |
| Born | February 4, 1997 Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.[1] |
| Origin | Miami, Florida, U.S.[2] |
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| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2021–present[3] |
| Labels | Freebandz |
Career
editRichey began rapping in 2021 after the passing of his cousin and from a suggestion from his close friends.[2] In March 2022, he released his single "Keep Dissing".[4] In August 2022, Future appeared on his single "Bullseye 2" and gifted Richey a chain after signing him to his Freebandz record label.[6] Also in August 2022, he released a 17-track mixtape titled Public Housing.[7] In October 2022, Lil Durk appeared on his single "Keep Dissing 2" and its subsequent music video.[8]
Musical style
editAlphonse Pierre, writing for Pitchfork, describes Real Boston Richey's music style in the following manner: "That out of town influence doesn’t drown out the idiosyncrasies of a Sunshine State MC though; Richey’s regional drawl makes every word feel slurred and he has a natural melody even though he's not singing. Lyrically, he has a lot of the same problems as the drill-leaning scene across the way in Jacksonville, where nothing ever seems to stick out."[4]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [9] |
US R&B/HH [10] | ||
| Welcome to Bubba Land | 94 | 42 | |
Mixtapes
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [12] |
US R&B/HH [10] |
US Rap [13] | ||
| Public Housing |
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60 | 34 | 22 |
| Public Housing, Pt. 2 |
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38 | 22 | 15 |
Extended plays
edit| Title | EP details |
|---|---|
| Trappin & Finessin |
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [17] |
US R&B/HH [18] |
US Rap [19] | ||||||||||||
| "Bullseye" | 2021 | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||
| "Keep Dissing" | 2022 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Everybody" | — | — | — | Public Housing | ||||||||||
| "Certified Dripper" | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||
| "Keep Dissing 2" (with Lil Durk) |
— | — | — | Public Housing | ||||||||||
| "Yes, You Did" | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||
| "Where You Been" | — | — | — | Public Housing | ||||||||||
| "Bullseye" (with Future) |
— | — | — | |||||||||||
| "2 Million Up" (with Peezy and Jeezy featuring Rob49) |
— | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||
| "On Site" | — | — | — | Public Housing | ||||||||||
| "Win For Losin" | 2023 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Fire in the Booth, Pt. 1" (with Charlie Sloth) |
— | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||
| "5 Star" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "My Image" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Neck of the Woods" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Send a Blitz" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Keep on Gettin It" | — | — | — | Welcome to Bubba Land | ||||||||||
| "Black Truck" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "The Type" (featuring YTB Fatt) |
— | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||
| "Lose Control" (with C Stunna and DJ Drama) |
2024 | — | — | — | Still Stuntin | |||||||||
| "Help Me" | 50 | 10 | 13 | Non-album singles | ||||||||||
| "Get in There" (featuring GloRilla) |
— | — | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Simpson, Paul. "Real Boston Richey - Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ^ a b "Real Boston Richey on Dropping Public Housing, Relationship with Future & Wanting to Work with Bad Bunny". The Source. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ^ a b "The Break Presents: Real Boston Richey". XXL. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ^ a b c "Listen to Real Boston Richey's "Keep Dissing": The Ones". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ^ "Billboard 200 Week of September 10, 2022". Billboard. September 10, 2022.
- ^ "Future Blesses Real Boston Richey with Icy FBG Chain". HipHopDx. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ^ "Real Boston Richey Drops 17-Track Mixtape Public Housing Watch". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ^ "Real Boston Richey Explains Linking Up With Future & Lil Durk At His Video Shoot: Watch". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ^
- Welcome to Bubba Land: "Billboard 200 Albums: Week of September 23, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- Public Housing: "Billboard 200 Albums: Week of September 10, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- Public Housing, Pt. 2: "Billboard 200 Albums: Week of September 23, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ a b
- Welcome to Bubba Land: "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of September 23, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- Public Housing: "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of Week of September 10, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- Public Housing, Pt. 2: "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of Week of January 21, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ Horvath, Zachary (September 9, 2023). "Real Boston Richey Takes On His Second Project "Welcome To Bubba Land" By Himself". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ @billboardcharts (January 17, 2023). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200... #38, @BostonRichey Public Housing, Pt. 2" (Tweet). Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^
- Public Housing: "Top Rap Albums: Week of September 10, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- Public Housing, Pt. 2: "Top Rap Albums: Week of January 21, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ Grose, Lawrencia (August 27, 2022). "Real Boston Richey Drops 17-Track Mixtape "Public Housing"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "Spotify – Real Boston Richey – Public Housing, Pt. 2". January 6, 2023.
- ^ "Spotify – Real Boston Richey – Trappin & Finessin". February 27, 2023.
- ^ Peaks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
- "Help Me": "Billboard Hot 100: Week of November 2, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ Peaks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Songs chart:
- "Help Me": "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Week of November 2, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ Peaks on the Hot Rap Songs chart:
- "Help Me": "Hot Rap Songs: August 24, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
External links
edit- Real Boston Richey discography at Discogs
