An influential alt-rap figure with a malleable sound that centers his naked emotion, Ricky Hil specializes in vulnerable music that this time you can mosh to. Blessing this Friday The 13th with a haunting new full-length, the artist teams with Lex Luger to refine his punk trap sound on his new album, 10,000 Grams.
Produced in full by Lex Luger, the album is a sequel to the producer/rapper duo’s first project together, released in 2011 en route to fan-favorite status. Like the first project, 10,000 Grams is hosted by the legendary Trap-A-Holics, whose drops add a hard edge to Lex Luger’s grandeur. The 13-track project is a hard-hitting hedonistic journey, following Ricky as he deals with the ramifications of his rockstar lifestyle. Ricky indulges in his base tendencies, and lives to face the consequences. The album is an ideal soundtrack to the hours between 2am and dusk, where the confident euphoria of a night’s partying transforms into something more sinister.
Ricky sets the tone quickly with “HELL VALLEY,” a shimmering and subdued symphony of regret and suicidal ideation, as Lex provides thunderous 808s and mournful pianos: “I don’t care if I die, cause I’m dead already,” intones Ricky. From that launching point, 10,000 Grams takes a tour through Ricky’s mind and myriad tastes, with songs like “U LIKE ME DEAD” adding chugging electric guitars to nod to Ricky’s alt rap roots, while others like “OXYCONTIN” featuring the villainous synth melodies that won Lex Luger his notoriety. Ricky brings his Limosa Nostra associate SosMula for a series of duets, including recent single “BLOW,” in which the two artists ping-ponging off one another with macabre flexes. Featuring additional appearances from Omertá, Niko G4, and Cl0wny, 10,000 Grams arrives via Ricky’s Limosa Nostra Records joint venture with Atlantic Music Group.
Along with the album, Ricky shares the video for 10,000 Grams highlight “SLUT.” The song is emblematic of Ricky and Lex’s partnership, with Lex’s monster movie synths providing an epic backdrop for Ricky’s rasping, raw flexes. The rapper touts his Swiss watch, compares himself to both baseball great Ken Griffey Jr. and Wes Craven villain Freddy Krueger, and gets faded in several different ways. In the video, Ricky gives a glimpse into his life, as he spends a torrid evening with a beautiful woman.
A natural-born trendsetter, Ricky Hil has been a fixture in the underground since emerging in the early 2010s. The artist’s dark and melodic sound, focusing inward on his personal issues and rockstar dreams, was a major influence on artists in the SoundCloud era, particularly GOTH BOY CLIQUE and their superstar, Lil Peep. In the ensuing years, Ricky has continued to innovate, eliminating the line between rap and alt-rock in his music.
Ricky is primed for a big year in 2026, highlighted by 10,000 Grams. This week, Ricky Hil and SosMula kicked off the “KILLA SEASON TOUR.” Spanning 13 dates, featuring music from Sos’s KAMP KRYSTL LAKE and the upcoming10,000 Grams.
Stay tuned for much more from Ricky Hil in the near future.
Stream 10,000 GRAMS: https://rickyhilsave.lnk.to/10000GRAMS
Watch “SLUT”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CtO46G-Vi4
Buy tickets for the “KILLA SEASON Tour”: https://www.sosmula.net/pages/tour
10,000 Grams Tracklist:
*all tracks produced by Lex Luger
- HELL VALLEY
- SLUT
- PIPE DREAMS
- U LIKE ME DEAD
- BLOW ft. SosMula
- AMERIE
- SEPHORA
- 1,000 POUNDS ft. OMERTÁ
- IN GOD WE TRUST ft. SosMula
- TURKEY BAGZ ft. Niko G4
- OXYCONTIN ft. SosMula
- THIRTEEN ft. NØTHING MATTERS
- 10,000 GRAMS
