Ricko is the Alabama born rapper who proclaims that his style is "down south kuntry slang wit a lil soul and a lot of passion." Reppin' the A.L. like no other rapper before him, Ricko has vowed to put Alabama on the hip-hop map. Rapping since the age of 16, Ricko has been influenced by hip-hop icons Outkast and DMX. His sound, however, is a distinctive style of his own which leaves a lasting impression incomparable to none. A true hustla, Ricko started recording at age 18, and first received some college radio airplay with his independent single "Get That Paper" at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama while he was not even signed to a record label! A self-promoting machine, Ricko hustled his way into opening up for T.I., Jim Crowe and Free from 106 & Park in the Total U Tour. So far in 2006, Ricko has performed with Are You The Girl's Oh So Crispie, Khujo Goodie, S-Dub, Young Dro, and Gucci Mane in Atlanta; he opened for Brooke Valentine in Huntsville, AL; and he got the crowd crunk and ready for Pastor Troy, DJ Unk, Baby D, and Yola in Gadsden, AL. Ricko has also performed in Greenville, SC; Blackstock, SC; Montgomery, AL; Birmingham, AL, Gadsden, AL; Huntsville, AL; Anniston, AL; Charlotte, NC; and numerous venues in Atlanta, Georgia.
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