"Gimme a Second" / "Band Man" Released: May 24, 2024
"Gimme a Second 2" Released: June 21, 2024
Life's a Gamble is the fourth studio album by American rapper Rich the Kid, released on July 19, 2024, independently through RTK and Gamma.[1][2] The album is executively produced by ¥$, who provide a guest appearance alongside Peso Pluma, Offset, French Montana, Chief Keef, Bia, Quavo, and Young Adz. It follows Rich's collaborative mixtape with Lil Wayne, Trust Fund Babies (2021), as well as his third studio album, Boss Man (2020).
Background
Rich The Kid spoke to Billboard magazine about what happened to him as an artist following his 2020 album Boss Man, saying he had to deal “with stuff behind the scenes with labels, but I feel like the time that has gone by, I been able to perfect my craft. I’ve been able to perfect the songs and the music and I know exactly what the sound is, what i’m shooting for,” he adds..[3]
Clash wrote that “this is a record that succeeds in bursts, one that sparks into life before moving forwards once more. A noble solo experiment, it allows Rich The Kid to redefine his rules, on his own terms.”[4]
Release and promotion
Following the success of ¥$'s song "Carnival" with Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti, Rich officially announced Life's a Gamble.[1] He stated that it would be executively produced by ¥$, consisting of Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign. Initial tracklists and announcements had Carnival as a part of the album due to the song's success. Despite that, it wasn't on the album on launch.[5][6][7]
On May 24, 2024, Rich the Kid released the album's second single, "Gimme a Second / Band Man", with "Gimme a Second" featuring Peso Pluma.[8] It was also featured on Pluma's fourth studio album Éxodo.
