2014–present: Next to Nothing, Top of the Line and Last Call On October 15, 2013, Rittz appeared with fellow rappers Wax, Rapsody, Emis Killa and Jon Connor in the first cypher at the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards. He released his solo debut, The Life and Times of Jonny Valiant on April 30, 2013. Rittz and Tech N9ne immediately began working together, releasing the popular collaboration remix of Rittz's "Bloody Murdah" shortly after Rittz joined the label. Rittz signed to Tech N9ne's Strange Music in 2012.
In 2012 he took his favorite songs from White Jesus and added a few new songs and re-released it as White Jesus: Revival. Rittz is also widely known for his 2011 mixtape White Jesus. Since then, he has frequently collaborated with Yelawolf, and the pair toured together on the 2012 Slumerican Tour. Rittz's career breakthrough occurred with the release of Yelawolf's 2010 EP track "Box Chevy". 2010–13: White Jesus and The Life and Times of Jonny Valiant Rittz also went on to say that he would commonly tell people he was a rapper, even when he was not active. This isn’t gonna happen and that’s when Yelawolf put me on ‘Box Chevy.’” Rittz stated in a 2013 interview that he had supported himself by working various "nine to five" jobs, such as in the restaurant industry. “I had some money behind me.” Rittz says, “Everything was going good and then everything fell out, at the same time, I’m getting older, thinking it’s time to hang it up. However, in 2009 he was contacted by the rapper Yelawolf, and this led to financial support.
But, so many industry up and downs, with managers, contracts…” He was broke, feeling dejected, living with friends, and ready to resign from the rap game. “I won Battlegrounds on Hot 107.9, got retired and shit and felt like I was ‘bout to make it.
Īround 2003, after numerous disappointments, Rittz's musical career stalled. His parents were intensely interested in rock and roll, ensuring that he and his siblings were exposed to musical instruments and recording studios from a young age. Rittz was born in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, on August 16, 1980, and moved with his family to the suburbs of Gwinnett County, Georgia, when he was eight years old. 1.3 2014–present: Next to Nothing, Top of the Line and Last CallĬareer 1980–2009: Early life and career.1.2 2010–13: White Jesus and The Life and Times of Jonny Valiant.
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