“There was no ‘before the music,’ ” says Compton-born, Grammy-winning rapper Roddy Ricch when I ask him about his time prior to becoming an artist. It’s one of my greatest inspirations and accomplishments.” You probably know who Roddy Ricch is. That’s probably how I came up with Roddy Ricch; probably in the back of my mind. And even though you’re a huge artist and that’s probably expected of you, you don’t do that. I don’t know.