Life's a Gamble (Rich the Kid album)

Life's a Gamble is the fourth studio album by American rapper Rich the Kid, released on July 19, 2024, independently through RTK and Gamma. The album is executively produced by ¥$, who provide a guest appearance alongside Peso Pluma, Offset, French Montana, Chief Keef, Bia, Quavo, and Young Adz. It follows Rich's collaborative mixtape with Lil Wayne, Trust Fund Babies (2021), as well as his third studio album, Boss Man (2020).

Life's a Gamble
Studio album by Rich the Kid
Released	July 19, 2024
Length	39:47
Label	RTK Gamma
Producer	¥$ (exec.) 2K Cassius Clay Childish Major D.A. Got That Dope Digital Nas DJ Durel Foreigngotem Hitkidd Kanye West the Legendary Traxster Murda Beatz Nyan Ojivolta SkipOnDaBeat Star Boy Supah Mario TheLabCook Tim Maxey Ty Dolla $ign
Rich the Kid chronology
Trust Fund Babies (2021) Life's a Gamble (2024)
Singles from Life's a Gamble
"Gimme a Second" / "Band Man" Released: May 24, 2024 "Gimme a Second 2" Released: June 21, 2024

Background

Rich The Kid spoke to Billboard magazine about what happened to him as an artist following his 2020 album Boss Man, saying he had to deal “with stuff behind the scenes with labels, but I feel like the time that has gone by, I been able to perfect my craft. I’ve been able to perfect the songs and the music and I know exactly what the sound is, what i’m shooting for,” he adds..

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	7/10

Clash wrote that “this is a record that succeeds in bursts, one that sparks into life before moving forwards once more. A noble solo experiment, it allows Rich The Kid to redefine his rules, on his own terms.”

Release and promotion

Following the success of ¥$'s song "Carnival" with Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti, Rich officially announced Life's a Gamble. He stated that it would be executively produced by ¥$, consiting of Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign. Initial tracklists and announcements had Carnival as a part of the album due to the song's success. Despite that, it wasn't on the album on launch.

On May 24, 2024, Rich the Kid released the album's second single, "Gimme a Second / Band Man", with "Gimme a Second" featuring Peso Pluma. It was also featured on Pluma's fourth studio album Éxodo.

Track listing

Life's a Gamble track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Dimitri Leslie Roger	Childish Major Tim Maxey	1:17
2.	"Gimme a Second" (with Peso Pluma)	Roger Hassan Laija Daryl McPherson Grant Dickinson	DJ Durel TheLabCook	2:53
3.	"Not In the Mood" (with Offset)	Roger Kiari Kendrell Cephus	D.A. Got That Dope	1:47
4.	"New Chanel Freestyle"	Roger	SkipOnDaBeat	1:25
5.	"Upside Down" (with French Montana)	Roger Karim Kharbouch	D.A. Got That Dope	2:31
6.	"Back Then"	Roger		1:35
7.	"Louie Coat" (with Chief Keef)	Roger Keith Farrelle Cozart	Murda Beatz Foreigngotem	2:59
8.	"Band Man"	Roger	D.A. Got That Dope	1:48
9.	"Like Yoga" (with Bia)	Roger Bianca Miquela Landrau	Hitkidd	2:40
10.	"Hold On"	Roger		2:41
11.	"Tell Me" (with Young Adz)	Roger Nathaniel Williams	Cassius Clay	3:03
12.	"Gimme a Second 2" (with Peso Pluma and ¥$)	Roger Nasir Pemberton Ye Tyrone Griffin, Jr. Samuel Lindley Laija	Digital Nas West the Legendary Traxster	2:51
13.	"Keep It Exclusive" (with Quavo)	Roger Quavious Keyate Marshall	2K	2:13
14.	"Sometimes"	Roger Nyan King	Nyan	3:08
15.	"No Mileage"	Roger	Star Boy	2:27
16.	"Plain Jane" (with Kanye West)	Roger Ye	SkipOnDaBeat	2:16
17.	"Rocking & Rolling"	Roger Jonathan Priester	Supah Mario	2:05
Total length:				39:47