Roddy Ricch performing at Lollapalooza 2021 at Grant Park in Chicago.
Mickey Pierre Louis for LollapaloozaRoddy Ricch is getting ready to add another album to his discography. On Wednesday (Dec. 1), “The Box” rapper revealed the name and cover art for his upcoming sophomore album.
“livelifefast 12/17 spread the word,” Ricch captioned the album’s cover art, which features him in a bright yellow jacket driving past a city skyline in a black Rolls-Royce. Ricch also cleared out his Instagram page in anticipation for his upcoming era. The 23-year-old rapper also posted the album art to his Twitter, and shared it with a blue evil eye emoji.
Live Life Fast will serve as the follow-up to his debut studio album, Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial. The album, released via Atlantic Records and Bird Vision Entertainment, spent 103 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart, with four weeks at No. 1. The debut also hit the No. 1 spots on the Top Rap Albums and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. “The Box” from that album spent 11 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Ricch most recently released “Lemme Find Out” alongside Bino Rideaux in October and solo single “Late at Night” in June.
Live Life Fast is currently available to be pre-saved on Spotify and Apple Music. Physical copies of the album, which is set to release Dec. 17, can be pre-ordered from Ricch’s official merchandise store.
See the cover art for the album below.
The estate of Prince has shared a previously unheard recording of “With This Tear,” a track the late icon originally wrote before passing it on to Celine Dion in the early 1990s.
The newly revealed version, released through NPG Records and Legacy Recordings, presents Prince’s own recording of the piano driven ballad, fully written, produced and performed by him. It was initially recorded at Paisley Park in November 1991 and had stayed in the vault until now.
Dion’s interpretation of “With This Tear” was included on her 1992 self titled album, highlighting one of many moments where Prince created songs for other artists while holding back his own versions. His original recording feels more minimal, putting the focus on his vocals and piano arrangement.
The newly issued version has been given an updated mix by Grammy nominated producer Chris James, who has worked on several Prince related releases before. This drop is part of the Prince Estate’s ongoing effort to open up more of his deep archive of unreleased music.
The release arrives at a meaningful moment, just ahead of the 10th anniversary of Prince’s passing. Since 2016, a consistent flow of archival material including deluxe reissues, vault recordings and rare collaborations has kept his legacy active in today’s music landscape while offering a closer look at how much he created.
“With This Tear” also highlights Prince’s long established role as a songwriter for others. Across his career, he wrote and produced tracks for a wide range of artists, often shaping songs that evolved into entirely new identities outside his own discography.
The release comes amid growing attention around Prince’s archive in recent years. In 2024, a demo of “Baby Doll,” an unreleased collaboration between Prince and Kylie Minogue, surfaced online and showed just how much material still remains unheard.
While there has been no official confirmation of a larger vault project, reports continue to suggest that more archival releases could be on the way.
