Real Boston Richey

Real Boston Richey
Real Boston Richey
Birth name	Jalen Taheen Foster
Born	February 4, 1997 (age 28); Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Origin	Miami, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop; trap;
Occupations	Rapper; songwriter;
Years active	2021–present
Labels	Freebandz

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

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

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

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	US ^[9]	US R&B/HH ^[10]
Welcome to Bubba Land	Released: September 8, 2023^[11] Label: Freebandz, Epic Format: CD, digital download, streaming	94	42

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details and chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	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

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

List of singles, with selected peak chart positions
Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
Title	Year	US ^[17]	US R&B/HH ^[17]	US Rap ^[17]	Album
"Help Me"	2024	55	12	13	Non-album singles
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

References

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 Simpson, Paul. "Real Boston Richey - Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
^ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Real Boston Richey on Dropping Public Housing, Relationship with Future & Wanting to Work with Bad Bunny". The Source. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
^ ^3.0 ^3.1 "The Break Presents: Real Boston Richey". XXL. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
^ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 "Listen to Real Boston Richey's "Keep Dissing": The Ones". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
^ "Billboard 200 Week of September 10, 2022". Billboard. September 10, 2022.
^ "Future Blesses Real Boston Richey with Icy FBG Chain". HipHopDx. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
^ "Real Boston Richey Drops 17-Track Mixtape Public Housing Watch". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
^ "Real Boston Richey Explains Linking Up With Future & Lil Durk At His Video Shoot: Watch". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
^
- Welcome to Bubba Land: "Billboard 200 Albums: Week of September 23, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- Public Housing: "Billboard 200 Albums: Week of September 10, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- Public Housing, Pt. 2: "Billboard 200 Albums: Week of September 23, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
^ ^10.0 ^10.1
- Welcome to Bubba Land: "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of September 23, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- Public Housing: "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of Week of September 10, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- Public Housing, Pt. 2: "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of Week of January 21, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
^ Horvath, Zachary (September 9, 2023). "Real Boston Richey Takes On His Second Project "Welcome To Bubba Land" By Himself". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
^ @billboardcharts (January 17, 2023). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200... #38, @BostonRichey Public Housing, Pt. 2" (Tweet). Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Twitter.
^
- Public Housing: "Top Rap Albums: Week of September 10, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- Public Housing, Pt. 2: "Top Rap Albums: Week of January 21, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
^ Grose, Lawrencia (August 27, 2022). "Real Boston Richey Drops 17-Track Mixtape "Public Housing"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
^ "Spotify – Real Boston Richey – Public Housing, Pt. 2". January 6, 2023.
^ "Spotify – Real Boston Richey – Trappin & Finessin". February 27, 2023.
^ ^17.0 ^17.1 ^17.2
Peaks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
- "Help Me": "Billboard Hot 100: Week of September 21, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2024. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "R&B" defined multiple times with different content

External links

Real Boston Richey discography at Discogs

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[Allmusic-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Simpson, Paul. "Real Boston Richey - Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2022-11-09.

[thesource-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "Real Boston Richey on Dropping Public Housing, Relationship with Future & Wanting to Work with Bad Bunny". The Source. Retrieved 2022-11-09.

[XXL1-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "The Break Presents: Real Boston Richey". XXL. Retrieved 2022-11-09.

[pitchfork-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 "Listen to Real Boston Richey's "Keep Dissing": The Ones". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2022-11-09.

[Billboard-5] "Billboard 200 Week of September 10, 2022". Billboard. September 10, 2022.

[hiphopdx-6] "Future Blesses Real Boston Richey with Icy FBG Chain". HipHopDx. Retrieved 2022-11-09.

[hotnew2-7] "Real Boston Richey Drops 17-Track Mixtape Public Housing Watch". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2022-11-09.

[hotnew-8] "Real Boston Richey Explains Linking Up With Future & Lil Durk At His Video Shoot: Watch". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2022-11-09.

[US_Albums-9] 
Welcome to Bubba Land: "Billboard 200 Albums: Week of September 23, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

Public Housing: "Billboard 200 Albums: Week of September 10, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

Public Housing, Pt. 2: "Billboard 200 Albums: Week of September 23, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

[10] Welcome to Bubba Land: "Billboard 200 Albums: Week of September 23, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

[11] Public Housing: "Billboard 200 Albums: Week of September 10, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

[12] Public Housing, Pt. 2: "Billboard 200 Albums: Week of September 23, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

[RBHHA-10] 10.0 ^10.1
Welcome to Bubba Land: "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of September 23, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

Public Housing: "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of Week of September 10, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

Public Housing, Pt. 2: "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of Week of January 21, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

[14] Welcome to Bubba Land: "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of September 23, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

[15] Public Housing: "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of Week of September 10, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

[16] Public Housing, Pt. 2: "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of Week of January 21, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

[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.

[US_Rap-13] 
Public Housing: "Top Rap Albums: Week of September 10, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

Public Housing, Pt. 2: "Top Rap Albums: Week of January 21, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

[20] Public Housing: "Top Rap Albums: Week of September 10, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

[21] Public Housing, Pt. 2: "Top Rap Albums: Week of January 21, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

[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.

[R&B-17] 17.0 ^17.1 ^17.2 Peaks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
"Help Me": "Billboard Hot 100: Week of September 21, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2024. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "R&B" defined multiple times with different content

[26] "Help Me": "Billboard Hot 100: Week of September 21, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2024. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "R&B" defined multiple times with different content

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