Randall Roberts of the Los Angeles Times gave the album two and a half stars out of four, saying "Landing a week before the big day, the 17-year-old Chicago thug offers infectious odes to nihilism and tirades against haters that are as simple-minded and catchy as they are brutal. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 62, based on 17 reviews, which indicates "Generally favorable reviews".
Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scoresįinally Rich received generally positive reviews from music critics. On August 15, 2013, the music video was released for "Citgo". On November 10, 2012, the music video was released for the bonus track "Kobe". On September 21, 2012, the music video was released for the song "Ballin'". The song peaked on the US Billboard Heatseekers Songs at number 16. The song features a guest appearances from fellow rappers 50 Cent and Wiz Khalifa. " Hate Bein' Sober" was released as the album's third single on December 13, 2012. It was later announced the song "Love Sosa" would be featured on the video game Grand Theft Auto V. The music video for "Love Sosa" was released on October 18, 2012. The song peaked at number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 20 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and number 17 on the Rap Songs charts. " Love Sosa" was released as the album's second single on October 18, 2012. The remix is featured as the final track on the West's G.O.O.D. On May 1, 2012, rapper and producer Kanye West, made a remix featuring Pusha T, Big Sean and Jadakiss. The mixtape was later mastered and made available for purchase on iTunes.
It also appeared on Chief Keef's mixtape Back from the Dead, which was released for free on March 12, 2012. The song has peaked at number 73 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number 20 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and number 15 on the Rap Songs charts. " I Don't Like" featuring Lil Reese, was released as the album's lead single on March 15, 2012. The album was originally scheduled to be released on November 27, 2012, but it was pushed back until December 18, 2012. Finally Rich was originally planned to be released as a mixtape but was later turned into a full-length album.