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.
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The band also came out on top in physical sales this week, claiming Number 1 on the Official Vinyl Albums Chart after selling more vinyl copies than any other release. Olivia Rodrigo follows at Number 2 with You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In, while Michael Jackson's The Essential remains at Number 3.
Scottish band The Snuts have taken Number 4 with Joy In Short Moments, marking their fourth album in a row to reach the Top 5. They also secured the Number 1 position on the Official Record Store Chart, recording the biggest sales across independent record shops during the past week. Fontaines D.C. complete the Top 5, with Dopamine Chamber falling three places to Number 5.
Elsewhere in the Top 10, Canadian rock band Nickelback have added another milestone to their career, as Everything Under The Sun enters at Number 6 to become their eighth Top 10 album. Birmingham group Editors have matched that achievement, with Surface, Echo & Sound arriving at Number 7. Following Halloween weekend, Michael Jackson's iconic album Thriller has also made a strong return, climbing 14 places to re-enter the Top 10 at Number 10.
American DJ and producer MK has made his first appearance on the Official Albums Chart at Number 20 with In The Night Again, his debut solo full-length album. Meanwhile, UK rapper Nines has secured his second Top 40 album of the year, with Young Nina opening at Number 30. This follows his earlier release Lost Tapes, which reached Number 14 earlier this autumn.
Completing this week's notable chart movements, The Who have returned to the Top 40 with their 1975 album The Who By Numbers, which has re-entered at Number 31 after the release of an extensive super deluxe edition.