Ricky Hil

Ricky Hil's murky, drug-fueled rap is a long way off from the bright and mainstream work of his father, fashion mogul Tommy Hilfiger. The Manhattan-born Richard James Hilfiger became Ricky Hil in 2007 and began releasing a series of mixtapes. In 2014, he formed the Limo Nostra label and released the LP SYLDD. The bleak album featured Kid Cudi and Leona Lewis, as well as the Weeknd, for whom Hil had co-written the Kiss Land track "Pretty." He traveled further along the downward spiral with 2015's Candy Painted Coffins, an album that featured songs like "Suicide Watch" and "Paranoia." Following the Lex Luger collaboration 500 Grams and ExorciSSm, Vol. 1, both of which were issued in 2016, Hil took a lengthy break. In 2020, he offered a handful of downcast singles that led to Same Shit Different Day, released in 2021.