Rickey Reid

DJ

Birthplace Bridgetown, Barbados

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About

Barbadian DJ, music producer, and musician known professionally as Lil Rick and Lil Rick HD and known for songs such as "Monster Winer," "Guh Down," "Hard Wine," "Bumper Inspector," "Hypa Dawg," "I'z A Bajan," and "Breakfast in Bed."

Before fame

He began his career as a reggae artist and DJ before transitioning into soca music in the 1990s. His released his first album Challenge in 1997. His big break came in the late 1990s when songs like "Bumper Inspector" and "Hard Wine" helped him explode onto the Barbados soca scene.

Trivia

He has won Barbados' Party Monarch title multiple times including wins in 1998, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2016, and 2017. He won the Sweet Soca Monarch title in 2018 with "Breakfast in Bed." He is also known for albums such as Challenge, We Surviving, More Hype, Spontaneous, I Like Muhself, and Lil Rick HD & Friends.

Family life

He married his long-time girlfriend Caragh Smith in 2015, and they have three children together. His children have also released music as Hypa Kidz.

Associated with

He collaborated with Kerwin Du Bois on the song "Monster Winer" which was released on the 2013 album Lil Rick HD & Friends.