the rich boys are everybody’s favorite new talent. and i don’t mean new like they just came out. they’ve been grinding for years, sitting on beats that would make the likes of yeezy and skateboard p shake in their boots. the nigerian-by-way-of-chicago-but-now-post-up-in-NYC duo (twins, if you didn’t catch that yet. come on, stay with me) have such appeal to eclectic musicgoers such as myself because they infuse so many different sounds and genres. you’ve heard their other stuff (if not, get familiar here, and QUICK!), but don’t get it twisted; if they wanna make something for hip hop veterans like the clipse or foxy brown, they can do that with utmost ease. and already have. click here and here, respectively if you don’t believe me. they made those, and much more. and they’re only a couple years older than me. what a resume.

i figured i’d treat you to a few gems that not everybody got a chance to grab before they hit MTV. that’s what i’m here for, anyway. quick history lesson 102: Christian Rich.

Section 001: Hit The Slopes.

if you don’t know armand van helden, then you better hit that wikipedia. the boston-born musicsmith is pictured above, and his globetrotting ways have led to him becoming one of the biggest international hit makers and remixers of all-time. somehow, someway, christian rich linked up with him and created this JAM. this needs to go on any party mix that you have in your iTunes immediately. jam it (if you’d like to see the video, it’s here, currently at almost 200,000 plays), and download the track below that.

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DOWNLOAD: Christian Rich feat. Armand van Helden – Ski Hard

Section 002: Hmm. What If Jeezy…

creative people can come up with the trillest ideas in seconds. harmless daydreaming brought about the far-fetched idea of the three-time award winning trapper of the year, young jeezy eating at Lola’s in NYC’s tribeca neighborhood, and then heading off to perform at club sway, where his vocals would be placed over these less drug trafficking, but drug induced instrumentals.

then they turned it into a reality in a couple days, because they can do that. the short EP features 5 jeezy tracks remixed with some songs that you’re probably familiar with. it’s a jeezy you’ve never heard, and a christian rich that you’ve been dreaming to hear. click the artwork, or grab it via the link below.

DOWNLOAD: Christian Rich – Jeezy Eats AT Lola’s [EP / Mixtape]

class dismissed. stay in the loop of their happenings at their new site, christian rich goods.

in the last three months, wiz khalifa has quickly climbed to the top of my new favorite artists. and standing next to him on that list are my boys christian rich. so when i heard that CR remixed his single "say yeah," i had to give you guys the exclusive. when i heard those drums, i had to run and get my BOSE headphones to really jam it like it’s supposed to be jammed. some crazy intense $#!t! completely different take than the original, i’ll say that much. let me know how you feel about it.

here’s wiz’ video for the original song.