Christian Rich is an American music production, songwriting, artist and DJ group consisting of twin brothers, Taiwo "Christian" Hassan and Kehinde "Rich" Hassan, Born February 5, 1982. Born and raised in Chicago, the brothers learned their musical acumen in Nigeria, and experienced the business in New York. With management from N.E.R.D's Shae Haley

Shae Haley

Sheldon Haley , better known as Shay or Shae, is an American musician. He is a member of the funk rock band, N*E*R*D, who often contributes backup vocals, while Pharrell carries lead duties, and Chad Hugo supplies the production. His role in the band is often questioned, but in a recent interview,...

 they have worked with genre legends Lil’ Kim, The Clipse, Chris Brown, Lupe Fiasco

Lupe Fiasco

Wasalu Muhammad Jaco , better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco , is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. As an entrepreneur, Lupe is the CEO of 1st and 15th Entertainment. He rose to fame in 2006 following the success of his critically acclaimed debut album, Lupe Fiasco's Food...

, Pharrell Williams

Pharrell Williams

Pharrell Williams , commonly known simply as Pharrell, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, composer, and fashion designer. Williams and Chad Hugo make up the record production duo The Neptunes, producing hip hop and R&B music...

/N.E.R.D and Diddy

Sean Combs

Sean John Combs , also known by his stage names Diddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He was originally...

, as well as indie acts like Peter Bjorn and John

Peter Bjorn and John

Peter Bjorn and John are a Swedish indie rock band, formed in Stockholm in 1999 and named after the first names of the band's members: Peter Morén , Björn Yttling and John Eriksson .They are best known for the 2006 single "Young Folks", which...

, The Noisettes

The Noisettes

Noisettes are an English indie rock band from London, comprising singer and bassist Shingai Shoniwa, guitarist Dan Smith, and drummer Jamie Morrison...

, and house/electro wizard Armand Van Helden

Armand Van Helden

Armand Van Helden is a record producer, DJ and remixer whose biggest commercial successes came from his remixes of the 1996 Tori Amos song "Professional Widow" , which reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1997, and his own track "U Don't Know Me ", which went to number 1...

.

Christian Rich came into popularity with their success as platinum producers for their work with Lil’ Kim and The Clipse. The release of a classic mixtape called “The Decadence” presented by Mick Boogie

Mick Boogie

Mick Boogie, born Mick Batsyke in Youngstown, Ohio, is an American DJ and mixtape composer.Mick Boogie and grew up in Poland, Ohio. His interest in music began at an early age. He learned to play the piano and the drums through school programs. His hiphop career began when his mother purchased a...

, Clinton Sparks

Clinton Sparks

Clinton Sparks is a Boston-based radio, mixtape & Club DJ as well as a recording artist, writer, producer and TV personality.-Biography:...

 and BBC/Ice Cream also launched the duo to the New York scene. The tape featured music heavyweights Pusha T

Pusha T

Terrence Thornton better known by his stage name Pusha T is an American recording artist, occasional actor and one half of the critically acclaimed hip hop duo Clipse. He is also the co-founder and co-chief executive officer of Re-Up Records along with his brother Gene 'Malice' Thornton...

, Pharrell, Shanelle of Young Money, L.A. favorites UNI, Bjorn from PBJ and others. They teamed up with the premiere vodka brand Belvedere

Belvedere (vodka)

Belvedere is a luxury brand of Polish vodka produced and distributed by LVMH. It is named after Belweder, the Polish presidential palace, whose illustration appears on the company's bottles. It is produced exclusively in Poland in the town of Żyrardów and has worldwide distribution....

 to create the mini documentary “A Day In The Life” as they created music and worked with N.E.R.D. The tape included an art video for the popular song “Hello Virgin” and the BB Gun directed, "Famous Girl". They received praise from MTV

MTV

MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....

, VH1

VH1

VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...

, HBO, E! TV, Highsnobiety.com, Juxtapoz Magazine, XXL Magazine, BBCIceCream.com, Complex Magazine

Complex magazine

Complex is a young men's style/lifestyle magazine founded by Marc Ecko and Hugh McFall in 2002. The publication offers mainstream readers insight into the latest trends in niche cultures, such as streetwear, sneaker culture, hip hop, and graphic art...

 and others.

Christian Rich continues their extensive resume with DJ sets in the corporate world. They joined Microsoft

Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...

 to introduce the Xbox 360

Xbox 360

The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...

 Kinetic

Kinetic

-Art and entertainment:* Kinetic * Kinetic art* The 13th episode of the first season of the TV series Smallville* Kinetic, a comic by Allan Heinberg and Kelley Pucklett-Companies:...

product launch December 2010 in Toronto, Canada. The duo also DJ at the NY hotspots like the Thompson Hotel’s “Above Allen”, The Ace Hotel, Webster Hall, Gallery Bar, Sutra Lounge, Hotel Rivington, Highline Ballroom, Prohibit NYC Store and many other spots.

Lollapalooza also welcomed the duo at the HUB 51 set in Chicago with fellow DJ friends Clinton Sparks and DJ Spyder with attendance from Jennifer Love Hewitt. The duo continue to expand their brand as they prepare for more DJ sets this year with DC Shoes

DC Shoes

DC Shoes is an American company that specializes in footwear for extreme sports, skateboarding, snowboarding as well as snowboards, shirts, jeans, hats, and jackets.The company was founded in 1993 by Ken Block and Damon Way, and is based in Vista, California...

/Quiksilver

Quiksilver

Quiksilver, Inc. , is an American company based in Huntington Beach, California, one of the world's largest manufacturers of surfwear and other boardsport-related equipment...

 for Fashion Week in New York and London. More production work continues with Miguel

Miguel (singer)

Miguel Jontel Pimentel, who performs under the mononym Miguel, is an American recording artist, songwriter and producer. Signed to Jive Records in 2007, Miguel released his debut album, All I Want Is You, in November 2010. The album was preceded by the release of the single "All I Want Is You",...

, Pusha T, J. Cole, Kristina Debarge, Fabolous

Fabolous

John David Jackson , better known by his stage name Fabolous, is an American rapper of African American and Dominican descent. He grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Part of his early popularity arose from his hit single "Can't Deny It" in 2001, from his debut...

, Ludacris

Ludacris

Christopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...

 and many others. Christian Rich also plans to finish their first EP "The Decadence 2" due out Summer 2011 via iTunes

ITunes

iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....

 and Amazon

Amazon.com

Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...

 Digital formats.

Credits and music production

Year	Title	Artist	Album	Credit
2003	"Get In Touch With Us (featuring Styles P)"	LIl Kim	La Bella Mafia La Bella Mafia La Bella Mafia is the third studio album by rapper Lil' Kim, released March 4, 2003 on Atlantic Records. It debuted at number five on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 166,000 in its first week and reached number four on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart...	Co-Producer with Ez Elpee (Paperchase)
2003	"I'm Serious"	Clipse Clipse Clipse is a Virginia Beach, Virginia-based hip hop duo. Formed in 1992 by brothers Malice and Pusha T , the group is heavily affiliated with production team The Neptunes and signed to Star Trak Entertainment.- Exclusive Audio Footage :The Thornton brothers were born in The Bronx, New...	Cradle 2 the Grave (soundtrack)	Co-Producer with Ez Elpee (Paperchase)
2003	"Jumpin' "	Foxy Brown	Ill Na Na 2: The Fever Ill Na Na 2: The Fever Ill Na Na 2: The Fever was intended to the fourth full-length studio album and fifth recording by American hip-hop artist Foxy Brown. Scheduled for a May 6, 2003 release date, the album was cancelled due to disagreements between Foxy Brown and Bad Boy CEO Sean Combs.-History:Brown began recording...	Co-Producer with Ez Elpee (Paperchase)
2003	"Go Hard "	Posta Boy	Untitled	Co-Producer with Ez Elpee (Paperchase)
2004	"I Wanna Know"	Fiona Simone	Untitled	Co-Producer with Ez Elpee (Paperchase)
2004	"Problemz"	Young Gunz Young Gunz The Young Gunz is an American rap duo from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania composed of Young Chris and Neef Buck . The group is part of Beanie Sigel's State Property collective and was signed to Roc-A-Fella Records...	Tough Luv Tough Luv Tough Luv is the debut album by Philadelphia rap-duo Young Gunz, released February 24, 2004. "Can't Stop Won't Stop" was later nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group". There are numerous guest appearances by other Roc-A-Fella Records artists of that time on this...	Additional instrumentation with Ez Elpee (Paperchase)
2006	"Big Spender"	Raekwon Raekwon Corey Woods , better known by the stage name Raekwon, is an American rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. He released his solo debut, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... in 1995, and has since recorded four solo albums, as well as work with Wu-Tang and an extensive amount of guest contributions with...	The Vatican Mixtape	Co-Producer with Ez Elpee (Paperchase)
2008	"Ski Hard"	Armand Van Helden Armand Van Helden Armand Van Helden is a record producer, DJ and remixer whose biggest commercial successes came from his remixes of the 1996 Tori Amos song "Professional Widow" , which reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1997, and his own track "U Don't Know Me ", which went to number 1...	New York: A Mix Odyssey, Pt. 2	Featured Artist
2008	"Schemer"	Christian Rich	G-Star Raw Records Volume 1	Featured Artist and Producer
2008	"Hello"	Izza Kizza Izza Kizza Izza Kizza is an American hip-hop musician, rapper and MC, currently signed to Timbaland's Mosley Music Group label...	Kizzaland Kizzaland Kizzaland is the mixtape by Izza Kizza mixed by Nick Catchdubs. It was released as a free download on his weblog on July 2008. Kizzaland includes mixes by Timbaland, Soul Diggaz and Koolade. One of the songs from the mixtape, "Red Wine", was featured as the opening track of Paste Magazine's June...	Featured Artist and Producer
2009	"My First Model"	GLC GLC (rapper) Leonard D. Harris is an American rapper from Chicago.-Early life:Leonard D. Harris found poetry and hip-hop at an early age and used both to cope with the passing of his parents. “As long as you’re talking about the negativity, you’re only attracting more negativity into your life. Stay positive. I...	Love, Life & Loyalty	Featured Artist and Producer
2009	"Get Up, Get Down"	Willy Northpole Willy Northpole William Adams, professionally known as Willy Northpole, is an American rapper/Southwest Hip Hop artist who is signed to Disturbing Tha Peace Records. He released his first album, Tha Connect in June 2009. He is from Phoenix, Arizona.-Biography:...	Tha Connect Tha Connect Tha Connect is the debut studio album by American rapper Willy Northpole. It was released on June 23, 2009. The album's first single was "Body Marked Up" and second "#1 Side Chick" featuring Bobby Valentino. The album features guest appearances from Ne-Yo, B.o.B, and Bobby Valentino. The albums...	Additional instrumentation with Bangladesh Bangladesh Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
2009	"Saturday Night Paranoia"	Mick Boogie Mick Boogie Mick Boogie, born Mick Batsyke in Youngstown, Ohio, is an American DJ and mixtape composer.Mick Boogie and grew up in Poland, Ohio. His interest in music began at an early age. He learned to play the piano and the drums through school programs. His hiphop career began when his mother purchased a...  & Terry Urban	Wild Young Heartbreaks (The Noisettes Remixes)	Featured Artist and Remixer/Producer
2009	"Sunshine"	Mick Boogie Mick Boogie Mick Boogie, born Mick Batsyke in Youngstown, Ohio, is an American DJ and mixtape composer.Mick Boogie and grew up in Poland, Ohio. His interest in music began at an early age. He learned to play the piano and the drums through school programs. His hiphop career began when his mother purchased a...  & Terry Urban	La De Soul	Featured Artist and Remixer/Producer
2009	"Living Thing"	Mick Boogie Mick Boogie Mick Boogie, born Mick Batsyke in Youngstown, Ohio, is an American DJ and mixtape composer.Mick Boogie and grew up in Poland, Ohio. His interest in music began at an early age. He learned to play the piano and the drums through school programs. His hiphop career began when his mother purchased a...  & Terry Urban	Peter Bjorn and John Remixes	Featured Artist
2009	"Buck Em Down"	Mick Boogie Mick Boogie Mick Boogie, born Mick Batsyke in Youngstown, Ohio, is an American DJ and mixtape composer.Mick Boogie and grew up in Poland, Ohio. His interest in music began at an early age. He learned to play the piano and the drums through school programs. His hiphop career began when his mother purchased a...  & Terry Urban	The ChangeMakers	Featured Artist
2009	"Famous Girl"	Christian Rich	The Decadence Mixtape	Artist and Producer
2010	"Hot-n-Fun (feat. Nelly Furtado)" (Christian Rich Remix)"	N.E.R.D	Hot-N-Fun The Remixes	Remixer
2010	"Hypnotize U" (Christian Rich Remix)"	N.E.R.D	Hypnotize U	Remixer
2010	"Hello Virgin"	Christian Rich	The Decadence Mixtape	Artist and Producer
2010	"Queen Bitch 101"	Lil Kim	Ms. G.O.A.T. Ms. G.O.A.T. Ms. G.O.A.T., an acronym for "Greatest Of All Time", is the debut mixtape by Lil' Kim. It was officially released on June 3, 2008 and was produced by Mister Cee and DJ Whoo Kid, DJ's from New York City.-Background:...	Producer
2010	"Untitled" (Didn't make album cut)	Diddy Sean Combs Sean John Combs , also known by his stage names Diddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He was originally...	Last Train to Paris Last Train to Paris Last Train to Paris is the fifth studio album by American rapper and producer Diddy, released on December 13, 2010 through Bad Boy Records . The album follows Diddy's alter-ego as he travels from London to Paris to regain a lost love...	Producer
2010	"Another Girl" (Didn't make album cut)	Lupe Fiasco Lupe Fiasco Wasalu Muhammad Jaco , better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco , is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. As an entrepreneur, Lupe is the CEO of 1st and 15th Entertainment. He rose to fame in 2006 following the success of his critically acclaimed debut album, Lupe Fiasco's Food...	Lasers	Producer
2011	"Bombs Away"	Chris Brown	Untitled	Producer
2011	"Lovely" (featuring Pusha T Pusha T Terrence Thornton better known by his stage name Pusha T is an American recording artist, occasional actor and one half of the critically acclaimed hip hop duo Clipse. He is also the co-founder and co-chief executive officer of Re-Up Records along with his brother Gene 'Malice' Thornton... )	John West John West (singer) John West is an American musician.He was born in Syracuse, New York on October 29 and has sung for such bands as Artension, Royal Hunt, Badlands, Lynch Mob, Cozy Powell, Michael Lee Firkins, Yngwie Malmsteen, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, James Murphy, Marc Ferrari, Sun Red Sun, Many Moons, Rider and...	John West	Producer
2011	"Closer"	Rye Rye Rye Rye Rye Rye is the stage name of Ryeisha Berrain, an American rapper and dancer from Baltimore, Maryland, United States signed to N.E.E.T. Recordings. She is currently finishing work on her debut album, Go! Pop! Bang!, slated to be released some time in 2012.-Early career:Rye Rye began performing at...	Go!Pop!Bang!	Producer and Co- Songwriter with Pharrell Williams Pharrell Williams Pharrell Williams , commonly known simply as Pharrell, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, composer, and fashion designer. Williams and Chad Hugo make up the record production duo The Neptunes, producing hip hop and R&B music...
2011	"We On It"	AKNU	Untitled	Producer
2011	"Face To Face"	Cris Cab	Untitled	Producer and Co-Songwriter with Cris Cab
2011	"Get Up"	DJ Mercer	Get Up	Featured Artist
2011	"Dreams"	Edison Chen Edison Chen Edison Koon-Hei Chen is a Hong Kong film actor, Cantopop singer, Hong Kong hip hop rapper, model, record producer, fashion designer, and a pop icon. Chen is also the founder of CLOT Inc., and the CEO of Clot Media Division Limited...	Confusion	Producer
2011	"Where Are You"	Edison Chen Edison Chen Edison Koon-Hei Chen is a Hong Kong film actor, Cantopop singer, Hong Kong hip hop rapper, model, record producer, fashion designer, and a pop icon. Chen is also the founder of CLOT Inc., and the CEO of Clot Media Division Limited...	Confusion	Producer
2011	"N.A.S.A"	Futurecop	Untitled	Featured Artist
2011	"Iman"	Mickey Factz Mickey Factz Mickey Williams , also known by his stage name Mickey Factz, is an American hip hop artist from The Bronx, NY.-Early life:Mickey Factz attended Adlai E...	Heaven's Fallout: 4th Anniversary Re-Release/Love.Lust.Lost	Featured Artist and Producer

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