Today we’d like to introduce you to Richardo Carr.
Hi Richardo , so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
I’m from Washington DC, A city where you can never let someone sit or walk behind you.A city full of hate jealousy and envy but that did not stop me from making a mark everyone will remember me for. When I was 11 my two cousins Fresh and T Haze use to do music, Fresh wrote my first rap and from that day on I knew music was something I can do myself. “ you mean to tell me all I gotta do is put words together that rhyme” oh that’s easy! So my music journey started. Now there’s 4 parts of DC you got Southeast Northeast southwest and Uptown.. My parents Maxine and step father Eugene Yarbrough moved me and my 4 brothers Uptown in the early 90’s which would change my life forever. My mom and step father did the best they could to raise me and provide but my actual dad was not around and that was a big problem. As a child I couldn’t understand why my dad was gone but my brothers father was around. Do you know how important it was to have a father in your household growing up? It’s very important because as I look back at it now all my relatives that grew up with both parents turned out in a better position than the ones who didn’t have both. So men if your making babies make sure you play that father role in your child’s life. Our women can not raise us boys into men. It’s very selfish to bring kids in this world and you do nothing to help them build and grown. Even though my step father tried to fill in the blanks I needed my biological father at the time. That walk in the park or to get ice cream never happened for me. When I played sports and looked in the sideline to see who was there I never saw my dad only my mom grandfather (Goo) brothers and step dad. When I got older to make my own decisions I started making all the wrong ones. I quickly jumped right into the street life and started to get active to build a name for myself. At this point of my life I was hurt and hurt people hurt people. I ran with a crew of 4 and introduced them 4 to the music and studios. Outta the 4 one of them one didn’t really do music lol it wasn’t his thing but he supported us the whole time, he was the oldest outta us all, he was the one who was going to bust your ass first of we ever had a problem lol We talked about all kind of violence we where involved in at the time but we kept the music inside the hood due to police. It wasn’t cool to be a rapper and broadcast violence at this time so we kept the songs only in the hood. As time passed on a lot of my high school friends began to loose there life to gun violence but me and my crew felt untouchable until that one year (2010) changed my life forever. As I’m attempting to robing a dice game I’m also on the phone with my friend David Weston when I hear crazy gun sounds and the phone dropping. “What the fuck was that fool” I asked him but I heard no response. At that point I knew my friend was dead. That was the first time I ever felt pain that hurt so bad and I couldn’t do nothing to bring him back. I remember going to the hospital to view the body and I broke down I was 21 at the time. Music was not apart of my life anymore violence was. At one point I stared feeling like the violence was fun and I can get a laugh out of it. Yea it’s all fun and games when your the one with the gun or knife chasing someone down but it’s no fun when your the one getting chased down. Its a feeling you don’t want to feel. In 2014 I was stabbed multiple times that almost took my life away. I had to learn how to walk and balance myself again, it was like I was a baby all over again. It’s kinda crazy because hours before the stabbing my grandmother told me to stay in the house because she had a funny feeling about something but hard headed me went outside anyways. That situation made me say to myself oh ok I’m not Superman I can’t fight 20 people if your out numbered get outta there and go hunting later. I remember laying up in that hospital bed and seeing everybody that really mattered the most, my Family! Everyday my room will be full of cousins brothers uncles aunts grandmothers grandfathers and one friend. I can’t say his name but iykyk lol I felt the love but I also felt like somebody gotta pay. The same person who did this to me needs to be in this hospital with me. Nobody is going to try to attempt to take my life away and we both still living this earth, naw fuck that somebody gotta go it’s no room for the both of us here . A couple days later look who’s arriving with multiple gun shot wounds. Lol yea it gets real like that. That line from 50cents ‘Many man’ song was wrote for me. “NOW ITS CLEAR THAT IM HERE FOR A REAL REASON BECAUSE HE GOT HIT LIKE I GOT HIT BUT HE AINT FUCKING BREATHING!” As time moved on death hit my circle ones again. Damn Ooh Ooh 😢.The police found the suspect a couple hours before we did. His ass was on his way to the promise land if we was to found him first. You one lucky mf boy! But Now I’m getting paranoid because I know my time is coming next and I can’t do nothing to control or stop it. I was ready for whatever for sure…All the things that made us laugh was the same thing that made us cry in the end. The violence was getting outta hand and i knew it was nothing I can do to change it..now i got kids who think the violence I do is cool and now they following behind what I do. If I don’t get out this game this game is going to be the death of me. I saw death around the corner I use to drive to the cemetery and call my mom and breakdown crying. I couldn’t deal with the pain and depression I really miss them and wish I could bring them both back. My brother Eugene Yarbrough 111 the brother under me always been a entrepreneur since he came out my mother stomach. He knew and really realized early from watching me that the street life was not going to get him to that level he wants to be at. He jumped into the entrepreneur lane moved to a couple states and showed me what success feels like. That changed my mind all ova again. I got a brother who is half way on top of the world and I’m running around building cases on myself. That didn’t sit right with me when I had time to sit back and think. In 2020 i decided I was going to join my brother on this road to success. I gave my life to success just as I did with the streets, one of the best decisions I’ve ever made in life. My brother myself and a couple solid soldiers formed the biggest brand coming to a city and town near you @Prettygirlburgers ,the most viral burgers in the world. I currently live in Miami working for myself producing a lot of events (Audio Visual Production) and private parties. As much as I love music I tried running away from that life because of the attention but no matter how much I run away from it it always seems to find me…I dropped a video 10 years ago that’s currently sitting at 16k views with fans telling me to drop more music as we speak.. I had to really accept the fact that I’m public figure and I also had to accept the fact that we need people like me so you can point your fingers and say THATS THE BAD GUY! I’m the one who touched that stove when they said it will burn you. I’m the one your mother telling you to stay away from, Don’t hang with him baby he’s trouble. Fast forward to 2026 I’m everything your mother wants you to be now lol . You can take me out the hood but you can’t take the hood out me…kids say no to drugs and stay in school don’t follow behind what I do..I have a angle on my side and the devil on my shoulders you might not get as lucky as me!
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
My biggest struggle is controlling my anger and attitude and having to walk away when people got me f***up.. I always thought being an entrepreneur would be the easy way out but it’s definitely the hardest way out. I work twice as hard than other. When people are sleep I’m working, when people are partying I’m working, when people are spending they money I’m working on saving, credit and investing. You can’t be scared to put that money into your dreams and goals. You can’t be scared to loose that money too. This is a bumpy road to success. You also gotta be able to tell people NO!!!! NO NO NO!!! I don’t care if you do got it to help say no.. it comes a point in time in your life where you have to worry about yourself and be selfish..if you want to shine don’t pass the ball take the shot everytime..When it was time to shot the basketball Micheal Jordan didn’t pass it he shot it whether he missed or made it. I had to also learn I can’t help everybody ,some people are failures and you can’t help out a failure. Do what’s best for you and only you.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
I’m really known for beating people ass lol yea you don’t want to get hit with this left hand. I know some of yall can’t stomach that i beat that ass before but yea I really used to put that belt to you niggas lol…but right now I’m corporate Thuggin lol . I can’t speak to much on my job titles and what i actually do. If you want to find that out you gotta be able to watch my journey, follow me and tune into my life and after you do that you can find out and see what kind of jobs I do. I’m most proud of the fact that I made it out my city and I’m not a follower. I’m glad God gave me a mind of my own and to not be afraid what people think of me. When I was ready to say fuck the streets I didn’t care who would be mad or feel a kind of way that I wasn’t down any more I didn’t want to be remembered as the guy on the block everyday with nothing to show for it. I’m also proud that I’m alive and I’m still healthy. I’m also proud and thankful I’m able to pick up the phone and call or text my mom, i know what unconditional love feels like because of my mom. She is my biggest support without a doubt.What sets me apart from other is I’m Richardo Carr my name means power. I’m the cocky one, you ever meet a person who just feel like they better than everybody in everything? Lol yea that’s me. A person can have 10x more than me and I still feel like I’m better than you. I feel like I look better than you niggas I dress better than you niggas I smell better than you niggas and I feel like success looks better on me than you niggas.i only care for my family and close friends that i call family if your not one of them i care less about you and that boat you sailing in ima sink that shit real soon. Call it what you want but you better stay out my way! For those who love me I love you back more and for those who hate me the feelings are mutual I HATE YOUR ASS TOO! Fuck ya!
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