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Real Boston Richey
Birth nameJalen Taheen Foster
Born (1997-02-04) February 4, 1997 (age 27)
Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.[1]
OriginMiami, Florida, U.S.[2]
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
Years active2021–present[3]
LabelsFreebandz

Jalen Taheen Foster (born February 4, 1997),[1] known professionally as Real Boston Richey, is an American rapper from Tallahassee, Florida.[3] He is currently signed to American rapper Future's record label Freebandz, and is noted for his usage of Michigan-style hip-hop production.[4] His mixtape Public Housing peaked at number 60 on the Billboard 200.[5]

Career

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Richey began rapping in 2021 after the passing of his cousin and from a suggestion from his close friends.[2] In March 2022, he released his single "Keep Dissing".[4] In August 2022, American rapper Future appeared on his single "Bullseye 2" and gifted Richey a chain after signing him to his Freebandz record label.[6] Also in August 2022, he released a 17-track mixtape titled Public Housing.[7] In October 2022, American rapper Lil Durk appeared on his single "Keep Dissing 2" and its subsequent music video.[8]

Musical style

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Alphonse Pierre, writing for Pitchfork, describes Real Boston Richey's music style in the following manner: "That out of town influence doesn’t drown out the idiosyncrasies of a Sunshine State MC though; Richey’s regional drawl makes every word feel slurred and he has a natural melody even though he's not singing. Lyrically, he has a lot of the same problems as the drill-leaning scene across the way in Jacksonville, where nothing ever seems to stick out."[4]

Discography

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[9]
US
R&B/HH

[10]
Welcome to Bubba Land 94 42

Mixtapes

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List of mixtapes, with selected details and chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[12]
US
R&B/HH

[10]
US Rap
[13]
Public Housing
  • Released: August 26, 2022[14]
  • Label: Freebandz, Open Shift
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
60 34 22
Public Housing, Pt. 2
  • Released: January 6, 2023[15]
  • Label: Freebandz, Open Shift
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
38 22 15

Extended plays

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List of EPs, with selected details
Title EP details
Trappin & Finessin
  • Released: February 27, 2023[16]
  • Label: Freebandz, Open Shift
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming

Singles

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List of singles, with selected peak chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[17]
US
R&B/HH

[17]
US
Rap

[17]
"Bullseye" 2021 Non-album singles
"Keep Dissing" 2022
"Everybody" Public Housing
"Certified Dripper" Non-album singles
"Keep Dissing 2"
(with Lil Durk)
Public Housing
"Yes, You Did" Non-album singles
"Where You Been" Public Housing
"Bullseye"
(with Future)
"2 Million Up"
(with Peezy and Jeezy featuring Rob49)
Non-album singles
"On Site" Public Housing
"Win For Losin" 2023
"Fire in the Booth, Pt. 1"
(with Charlie Sloth)
Non-album singles
"5 Star"
"My Image"
"Neck of the Woods"
"Send a Blitz"
"Keep on Gettin It" Welcome to Bubba Land
"Black Truck"
"The Type"
(featuring YTB Fatt)
Non-album singles
"Lose Control"
(with C Stunna and DJ Drama)
2024 Still Stuntin
"Help Me" 71 20 24 Non-album singles
"Get in There"
(featuring GloRilla)
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

References

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  1. ^ a b Simpson, Paul. "Real Boston Richey - Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  2. ^ a b "Real Boston Richey on Dropping Public Housing, Relationship with Future & Wanting to Work with Bad Bunny". The Source. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  3. ^ a b "The Break Presents: Real Boston Richey". XXL. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  4. ^ a b c "Listen to Real Boston Richey's "Keep Dissing": The Ones". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  5. ^ "Billboard 200 Week of September 10, 2022". Billboard. September 10, 2022.
  6. ^ "Future Blesses Real Boston Richey with Icy FBG Chain". HipHopDx. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  7. ^ "Real Boston Richey Drops 17-Track Mixtape Public Housing Watch". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  8. ^ "Real Boston Richey Explains Linking Up With Future & Lil Durk At His Video Shoot: Watch". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
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  11. ^ Horvath, Zachary (September 9, 2023). "Real Boston Richey Takes On His Second Project "Welcome To Bubba Land" By Himself". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  12. ^ @billboardcharts (January 17, 2023). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200... #38, @BostonRichey Public Housing, Pt. 2" (Tweet). Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Twitter.
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  14. ^ Grose, Lawrencia (August 27, 2022). "Real Boston Richey Drops 17-Track Mixtape "Public Housing"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  15. ^ "Spotify – Real Boston Richey – Public Housing, Pt. 2". January 6, 2023.
  16. ^ "Spotify – Real Boston Richey – Trappin & Finessin". February 27, 2023.
  17. ^ a b c Peaks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
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