Tommy Hilfiger’s Son Goes To The Moon With KiD CuDi
I won’t lie. I dogged Rich Hil pretty badly. For the past two or so years, I’ve been dismissing his work before even really getting into it.
Even when I did give his music a chance, I listened with the anticipation of disliking.
But can you blame me? What about this 19-year-old blunt-toking son of multi-millionaire fashion mogul Tommy Hilfiger screams “appealing” to anybody? I mean, this is the spawn of the same guy who supposedly said, “if I knew that Blacks were going to wear my clothes, I wouldn’t have made them so nice.”
For all we know, Rich could have been strategically placed within the music industry to save his father’s business by appealing to the masses and promoting this vintage style and hippie image coupled with a little hip-hop culture and Woodstock. The fact that I had that far-fetched idea in my head shows you how reluctant I was to accept this guy. Besides, what could he be talking about?
Talk about prejudgment. But then I thought about it a little harder. Remember the Seavers? Yeah, I’m talking about the family from Growing Pains. Well, the father, Jason Seaver was played by Alan Thicke, who gave birth to one of the most well-respected crooners in R&B today.
Robin came from celebrity royalty and yet still made a name for himself (arguably more popular now than his father was in his heyday), so why can’t my man Rich do the same!? I decided to give him a chance.
By no means is the guy a musical genius, but he’s definitely working with something unique. And while his earlier work doesn’t do much for me (sample that here), he did recently get in the stu’ with KiD CuDi and craft two pretty trill joints.
They both sound like the two met on the moon to bang these out (if you get my drift), but nevertheless, these made me a Rich Hil supporter. His rockstar-esque approach to these tracks complement CuDi’s sing-songy, spaceship swag pretty damn well.
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DOWNLOAD: Rich Hil & KiD CuDi – Trippy
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DOWNLOAD: Rich Hil & KiD CuDi – Girls, Sounds, & Colors
Jam them and let me know how you feel. Like ‘em? Love ‘em? Despise ‘em? The comment section is ready to hear your thoughts. Oh, and I found some footage of the O.G. Hil on Oprah‘s show, dealing that “my clothes aren’t for blacks” rumor.
They;re a little weird, but im sure they grow on you after a couple listens
On the moon indeed! I can hear this sped up (or even chopped/screwed) in the club but not sure this gives the young silver spoon any cred. Just sayn.
Say word. When I read the title I was skeptical as well, but that ‘Trippy’ track is pretty good, semi hypnotic even. Great work.
Kudos on the new spot by the way.
I could def understand your initial skepticism about this kid…cuz soon as I saw his name I thought “womp womp”! It’s cool that he’s making a name for himself aside from his dad’s line of work! Idk if I’m feeling the first track…it’s different…Imma have to hear it a few more times before I pass legite judgment! The second joint won’t play for me…so Imma keep checking! About that video…womp womp! Lol!
yo katie, try jamming that second, it should work now. or, just download it. ha.
the tracks are cool. they’re def really “spacey” lol. the “Girls, Sounds and Colors” track is def the better one though.
I had never listened to this kid before i read this article and i had skepticism about his work as well. He is no musical genius, but he is worth listening to. A well written article, provocative and interesting style.
I interviewed him (Rich Hil) back in 2007 and let me tell you, this kid really has the passion to make music. His mixtapes are worth the listen. He’s a cool kid. I totally think he will evolve.
Hill sounds a lot like a Mike Posner. I’m not the biggest fan, but that’s just my personal taste. Cudi kills the 2nd song, very well put together.
i kinda like the song…. But I can see why anyone would be skeptical. I mean to be honest I didnt really want to check out the song at all because his reputation precedes him. not necessarily his fault but I guess being the son of Tommy Hilfiger has its gifts and curses.
with a good beat and cudi, i could make a hit. u have to question a rich’s motivations, hes already rich…what more can he want? acceptance? friends? thats fine. i guess u CAN buy success.
negative. im not a big cudi fan. this sounds like too much. that style is kinda synonymous with cudi. i feel like dude is just hopping on to it to get some exposure. unless this is a cudi track featuring Rich Hil. then i guess it makes sense. i like the second track better than the second tho. its ok. hook is weird on both tho lol.
I loved it! He is a great guy and terrific son. Even tgohuh I don’t get to see him enough, we talk and text often. I can’t wait to visit him in the spring and meet everyone he constantly talks about .good stuff.Where was that picture taken? Are you sure you are in California, it looks like Russia with that coat and hat.