I Am Legend

The former St. Bernard Projects resident and John McDonogh Sr. High alumnus born Ricky Bickham began rapping in 1986, influenced strongly by the gangsta rap of the time. After DJ Jimi’s “Where They At” swept New Orleans in 1992, Ricky decided to move his music away from the dark, violent imagery of the gangster rap he had started with. In 1995 he released a bounce EP Ricky B for Bounce on Ivory “Mobo Joe” Payne’s Mobo Records on the West bank that became an instant classic. “I try to reach out to the kids and show them that you don’t have to listen to violent songs…you can listen to positive music and realize that the city surroundings you live in might be bad, but you don’t have to get into that violent lifestyle,” he was quoted as saying in an OffBeat article. By the spring of the following year, he had gained enough popularity to book a performance at the New Orleans Jazz Fest. In recent years, Ricky B has been living in Baton Rouge, having taken a long break from the music industry. He recently released a new song His forthcoming album The Archives includes the track Hello produced by Beat Flippa (Ross Music Group) serves as a re-introduction to the music scene. D J Quickie Mart’s remix of the classic Shake for Ya Hood is sure to be one of the CD’s best tracks. The club banger Head Bob Slo produced by Bigalow, Go’ On Rock Wit It Produced by DJ No Shoes, and Nightfall, featuring Robin Barnes, JQuest and Bigalow, shows the versatility of the CD. “Save My City,” takes the listener back down memory lane to visit the old stomping grounds and personalities of classic New Orleans hip-hop and R&B, shouting out DJ Slick Leo, Club Polo, Sporty T and many others. The Party, The Music, The Record, Ricky B opens The Archives. 1World1Life1Love I’m just glad to back on the music scene because of the love I have for music and I will forever be indebted to the people who’ve made and supported Ricky B. Ricky can be contacted on facebook.com/rickbeeda1 for album and show updates. Booking info: FM - facemgt@gamil.com