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.
Sharleen Spiteri joined BBC Radio 2’s The Sara Cox Breakfast Show ahead of Texas taking the stage to launch the main live music programme at Radio 2 in the Park in Stirling.
Checking in from rehearsals, the Texas frontwoman spoke about getting ready for the band’s opening performance at City Park. Radio 2’s annual flagship festival takes place there from 11 to 13 September 2026. "I’m match fit because I’ve had a couple of days’ rehearsals," Spiteri said. "We’re kicking the whole weekend off, which we’re very much looking forward to, so everybody’s got to get ready to party."
Before the live acts take over, Friday’s DJ Pre-Party gets the weekend started with Radio 2 favourites Sara Cox, DJ Spoony, Gary Davies, Michelle Visage, and Rylan behind the decks.
Jo Whiley helped set the mood with a special programme from Stirling’s Tolbooth venue. Working with BBC Introducing Scotland, the broadcast put the spotlight on Scotland’s emerging music scene through performances and conversations with Fright Years, Alice Faye, and James Emmanuel.
Fright Years, a four member band from Edinburgh, played "Never Been Wrong" and offered their take on Simple Minds’ "Waterfront." Glasgow singer and songwriter Alice Faye, the BBC Introducing in Scotland 2026 winner, paired "Some Brief Encounter" with a rendition of Lulu’s arrangement of "I Started a Joke." James Emmanuel, who was born in Nigeria and now lives in Edinburgh, sang "Brothers & Sisters" before taking on Chaka Khan’s "I’m Every Woman."
"We’re all about celebrating BBC Introducing and all the music that’s come out of Scotland," Whiley told listeners. "It's about celebrating the local music scene and the incredibly important work that BBC Introducing does to support independent, up-and-coming artists."
Joining the conversation were Stephanie Cheape, presenter of BBC Introducing in Scotland, Tara McLoughlin, venue manager for Stirling Council, and student radio presenters representing the University of Stirling’s Air3 Radio.
Listeners can catch the complete interviews and live performances from the weekend’s programmes on BBC Sounds.
