Richie Carter – Dark Hearts
Midwest artist Richie Carter recounts personal romance narrative to create music of substance
Born Erich Kalstrom, the rapper, songwriter and producer known as Richie Carter is a rising artist who hails from a city less than 90 miles outside Chicago. A highly creative lyrical and descriptive force, Richie consistently delivers conscious music portraying great emotion.
Continuing to display his talent for passionate storytelling, his single âDark Heartsâ is destined to be a hit. Written for his fiancĂ©e when they first began dating, the song tells the story of how their relationship started. âItâs kind of like a dark but optimistic, little love song,â Richie said. While he was living in California, Richie reconnected with her while he was back in Rockford for his motherâs funeral.
The single is one of six songs on Richieâs âSappy Hourâ EP, which was released in the middle of last year at the same time as his R&B/Rap EP, âToo Much Whiskey.â A romantic love story collection, âSappy Hourâ is based on his real life relationship. The entire EP is about his fiancĂ©e, and shares the in depth story about the course of their relationship — who they are as people and their healthy differences.
Describing himself as âa regular, simple dude,â Richie is different from most of todayâs rappers and R&B artists. He lists his greatest musical influences as Tupac Shakur, Lil Wayne, Drake and Jay-Z, but Richie is not as eccentric and eager to be radio friendly. Richie does have a knack for making music with meaning, conveying highly relatable themes. One of the EPâs standout tracks, âLittle Thingsâ talks about the little things he appreciates about his fiancĂ©e, while the song âGhostâ conveys the difficulties of trying to do the right things during a long distance relationship in order to end up together.
Growing up in Rockford, a city with a decent music scene where nearly everybody is into making their own music, profoundly influenced Richieâs sound. Growing up, he and his two best friends were obsessed with music. âI think we had every single Cash Money record, every single No Limit record, cassette or CD,â he said. âWe had every Tupac, down to every Makaveli mixtape that you could only get in Chicago.â There is great passion for music in Rockford which has a bad reputation for violence and unemployment. âA lot of people here seem to lean towards music as a way to cope and get through things.â
Captivating music from Richie Carter is available on all digital platforms, and he has ambitious plans for the coming months. After buying a house for his growing family, he plans to build a home studio by July. His next project, an EP titled âThe Kids Are Watching,â should follow shortly.
To listen to Richie Carterâs music or to follow him on social media, please visit:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0qu1pyJWVOgMpsCJ3a3Iho
https://twitter.com/ElRichieCarter
https://www.facebook.com/RichieCarterMusic
http://www.soundcloud.com/richiecartermusic
https://www.instagram.com/elrichiecarter/
“Sappy Hour”
https://open.spotify.com/album/4U5yNApw7Chf1cJqZkLpi5
https://soundcloud.com/richiecartermusic/sets/sappy-hour
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