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Rich Money was born on October 5,1971 in the Bronx at the old Lincoln Hospital.
Rich Money was into music since he was 2 years old. His uncle Reginald Cooper was the one who Introduced him to the rap game. At the age of 14 , he became teamed up with a friend name Troy Hill. Rich Money and Troy did a talent show at the Savoy Manor on 149th street in the Bronx. They came in first place but was cheated out of the deal and the winnings. This caused great disappointment to both partners, which eventually led to Troy leaving the group. So Rich Money then decided to go on as a solo artist. At this time, Rich Money did a demo and sent it to various record labels. He then got a reply from Robert Hill CEO of Zakia & Profile Records whom at the time had Eric B and Rakim as well as King Sun on his label, Robert Hill liked his style and asked him to come in to sign a contract. At that time Rich Money started doing .
with producer name Kevin who had connections with Doug E. Fresh. So this was a chance for Rich Money to move on and make his mark. He then did a music video at a club called The World in Brooklyn, New York. Rich Money was with Robert Hill for three years but still wasn’ put out to perform. So he later decided he wanted a release from the label which at first Robert Hill did not want to give him. In the end, he finally gave in and let Rich Money go.
Rich Money moved on and met Bea Montgomery who offered him a deal to join her management called Up in Coming Stars and the opportunity to perform at the club Sweetwater’s that was located on Amsterdam Avenue at the time . Now Rich Money had a chance to show his talent. As soon as he got on stage the crowd applauded, As he spoke his lyrics the crowd went wild and rocked along with him. When he got to the chorus the crowd chanted with him. He then went on to do a cable TV show on channel 23 while still performing at Sweetwater‘s.
The people loved this rapper who they considered to be a talented young man from the Bronx. He was gifted with the mentality to do music. Rich Money was seen as not just an entertainer but a crowd pleaser and lyrical scientist. Bea Montgomery saw and respected his talent and let him move on with his hopes of attaining a greater success. As time went by, Rich Money met Derrick Williams from Too Hot Records.. Derrick heard that Rich Money had talent and wanted to hear his lyrics. Before he could finish displaying his skills, Derrick stopped him quickly and wanted to sign Rich Money to his label. Rich Money agreed and things started looking better. Rich Money then had a contract with a independent label
Richard Sha Archibald (Rich Money)