Vulture

How Roddy Ricch’s ‘The Box’ Just Became Rap’s First Viral No. 1 Hit of 2020

“The Box” is on pace to not only blow past Roddy’s previous songs in terms of popularity, but to become one of the biggest rap hits in recent memory. Photo: Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Last week, ...
Yahoo Finance

Roddy Ricch’s Single ‘The Box’ Cleared Of All Copyright Allegations — What This Could Mean For Up-And-Coming Musicians and Recording Labels

Roddy Ricch, whose given name is Roderick Wayne Jr., has emerged victorious in a two-year legal battle surrounding his chart-topping hit song, “The Box.” In December 2022, songwriter Greg Perry ...
Billboard

Five Burning Questions: Roddy Ricch Tops the Hot 100 & Billboard 200 Simultaneously

Two weeks into the 2020s, and it appears the decade's first new breakout star has already been anointed in West Coast rapper Roddy Ricch. By Billboard Staff Two weeks into the 2020s, and it appears ...
Billboard

Roddy Ricch Hits No. 1 on Hot 100 Songwriters Chart, Thanks to ‘The Box’ & More

As Roddy Ricch scores his first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, with "The Box" rising to the top of the chart dated Jan. 18, the rapper concurrently hits No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Songwriters… By ...
Time

Going Viral Helped Catapult Roddy Ricch and 'The Box' to No. 1 — But There's More to the Story

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Yahoo

Roddy Ricch Defeats Copyright Lawsuit Over His Hit Single “The Box”

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Songwriter Greg Perry sued Roddy Ricch and Atlantic Records back in 2022, claiming that the rapper hijacked key elements from ...
xxlmag

Here Are the 25 Funniest Memes About Roddy Ricch’s New Song “The Box”

Roddy Ricch’s new song “The Box,” is the hottest single of the new decade thanks in large part to memes created by fans on social video platforms, Tik Tok, Twitter and Triller. The 30 Roc-produced ...
AllHipHop

Roddy Ricch Talks Moving Beyond The Success of “The Box”

California’s #RoddyRicch is preparing to drop #FeedTheStreets3. Roddy Ricch’s “The Box” was one of the biggest songs of 2019. The Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial track spent eleven weeks at #1 ...
Rolling Stone

Roddy Ricch Beats Copyright Suit Over Monster Hit ‘The Box’

Rapper Roddy Ricch is the victor in a legal battle that claimed his highest-charting megahit “The Box” infringed on the copyright of a 1975 soul song titled “Come on Down.” In a biting ruling, a ...
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Roddy Ricch’s “The Box” Beats Justin Bieber’s New Song “Yummy” to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100

Roddy Ricch is on a run. On Monday (Jan. 13), Billboard confirmed that the 2019 XXL Freshman's new single "The Box" officially hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Not only was this a feat in and of ...
Forbes

Roddy Ricch Releases Visual For “The Box”

Roddy Ricch has found much success with his hit single, “The Box,” yet he hasn’t even dropped a visual for the track — until now. The rapper released the music video for the viral song on Friday ...