Tony Richard

Complex doesn’t even begin to describe the man named Tony Ri’chard. Born in Houston, raised in Broussard and eventually landing in Lafayette, Louisiana; the 27-year-old painter/rapper is poised to change his community, and himself, with his art.

Being shaped by everything Louisiana had to offer, Tony came up listening to Cash Money, Boosie and Webbie, although that didn’t stop the young artist from enjoying the likes of Nas and Tupac. With influences ranging from Frankie Beverly and Maze to Miles Davis and Nina Simone, as well as Zydeco, his music comes off as a renaissance fusion of passion and style. It’s everything good and bad about life, wrapped in the soul of Louisiana.
Tony spent nearly 3 years at the Art Institute of Houston, balancing a life outside of the law and being there for his mother before she passed in late 2015. Eventually he decided that school wasn’t for him and worked on building a committed base of followers and buyers of artwork and music.

As a budding rap artist, he has performed around the United States in everything from clubs and stadiums to prisons. Tony would eventually go on to open multiple shows for Frankie Beverly and Maze where Frankie Beverly said of him, “If I had heard of him yesterday, he would be opening for me tomorrow.” As a painter, he's been a part of several art shows, painted murals and has a loyal commission base. When it comes to artistic discipline and work ethic, Tony is difficult to overlook or ignore.<br>