Ricky Himself, is a 25 year old California musician that makes music in all spectrums of styles and genres, but recently tapped into the pop-punk of his youth, adding a satirical and self-aware twist.
As a college screenwriting student, he was skating with his friends on Ventura Boulevard. Outside a famed dispensary, Ricky and his friends encountered Hit-Boy (JAY-Z & Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, and Drake). He played one song for Hit Boy and the two connected over his unique sound. Over the next few years, the pair would work together as Ricky experimented with different sounds.
With the recent release of ‘Parasocial’, which saw a team up with Pop-Punk royalty in Mark Hoppus, the angst pop punk melodic hit ‘I Might Die’ (ft. Chloe Lilac) as well as the an infectiously satirical take on today’s ‘outcast’ image on ‘I Know You Like Black Flag’, the ‘Poser’ EP drives home his vision and creative breakthrough.
As pop punk has entered a new phase in the 2020s, Ricky is taking the sounds of his youth, and creating music that is refreshing and something that everyone can relate to. Although it is just the beginning, with a unique upbringing and being ingrained in the culture his entire life, Ricky Himself is paving his own path in the genre.
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