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Power Rich is an American hip hop group based in Florida. The group came together in 2011 and became one of the forerunners for the poetic rap movement. The group originally consisted of Stevie Fierce, Devious JC, and Lil’ Rocket who were all three childhood friends. Four more members: Def Diggity, Ken Slick, Phat Goose, Chrome Z joined the group later on which gave the group a total of seven members. Chrome Z later defected from the group and joined Diabolical Entertainment. Power Rich later signed to Lightning Star Records where they gathered up their fame. The group became involved in the Continental hip hop rivalry.

==History ==

===Foundation and The Worlds Strongest Boyz ===

Power Rich was originally in 2011 formed when Stevie Fierce began rapping as a teenager and enlisted his best friends Devious JC and Lil’ Rocket to start a rap group with him. The group was originally as the Whip Teenz but the name was later changed to Power Rich as the group won a rapping contest in their hometown. The group was named Power Rich due to the fact that they felt they were rich in power and skill after winning the contest.

Power Rich then signed with the up and coming record label, Lightning Star Records, which was also based in Florida. The group then recorded their debut album The Worlds Strongest Boyz and released it in 2012. The album went gold as it sold 575,222 copies throughout the United States. Shortly after the success of their first album, the group recruited Josh “Chrome Z” Crow.

===Born Power Rich and Solo Careers ===

Power Rich, now with four members, went on to record a variety of mixtapes throughout the rest of 2013. To celebrate their graduation from high school that year, Power Rich released their second studio album Born Power Rich which failed to gain as much attention as the group’s first album.

After the failure of their second album the group temporarily split up for solo careers. While separated Stevie Fierce and Chrome Z both sold their own individual albums which both went platinum. A friendly rivalry began between the two rappers which erupted into a public beef by the time 2015 rolled around.

===Return of the Rich and Feud with Chrome Z ===

The group Power Rich got back together in 2016 when the members of the group were now around twenty-one and twenty-two-years of age. Chrome Z did not rejoin the group as he was currently experiencing success with his own solo career. Chrome Z joined rising record label Diabolical Entertainment which had been a bitter rival of Lightning Star Records for quite some time. Chrome Z then released a diss track known as “Power Poor” against Power Rich which openly dissed the group and unleashed threats against it’s members.

Shortly after the release of Chrome Z’s track “Power Poor” Power Rich went on to recruit three other members: Def Diggity, Ken Slick, and Phat Goose who joined the group to combat Chrome Z who had dissed them on separate tracks. Chrome Z then released his sophomore solo album Power Surge which was titled as a diss against Power Rich.

Power Rich made return insults against Chrome Z in their own diss record “Buckle Down” which also included insults against Diabolical Entertainment for signing Chrome Z in the first place. Diabolical Entertainment was displeased that Power Rich had dissed them. In retaliation to Power Rich’s diss track artists from Diabolical Entertainment collaborated on a diss track known as “Pulling the Plug” which used a variety of allegories to reference Power Rich. The inital conflict between Power Rich and Diabolical Entertainment was what got Lightning Star Records involved and started the Continental hip hop rivalry.

===Shooting of Devious JC, Back and Better, and Rebuilt ===

Tragedy struck the group in 2020 with the start of the Continental hip hop rivalry. A drive-by shooting on Lightning Star Records headquarters resulted in Devious JC being shot three times in both of his legs and his stomach. Devious JC was rushed to a hospital where he was operated on immediately, fortunately he survived the shooting.

Diabolical Entertainment was immediately accused of the shooting as well as being accused of violating the laws of poetic rap. Devious JC was rendered incapacitated as a result of the shooting and was forced to go on a hiatus from rapping. Outraged by the shooting, rappers from Lightning Star Entertainment collaborated on their own diss record known as “Wannabes” which was obviously directed towards Diabolical Entertainment. The group released two albums Back and Better in 2020 and Rebuilt in 2021.

===Post-Continental hip hop rivalry and Wealthy 4 Life ===

After the Continental hip hop rivalry ended in the early 2030s the group Power Rich parted ways with Lightning Star Records and started their own record label: Influential Entertainment. They have since made amends with former rival Chrome Z who also parted ways with Diabolical Entertainment.

The group released their fourth studio album Wealthy 4 Life in 2031 which featured the return of Devious JC. A single also titled “Wealthy 4 Life” was featured on the album and was notorious because it was the first time Chrome Z collaborated with the group since the start of the Continental hip hop rivalry. Wealthy 4 Life also featured guest appearances from many other artists and it went platinum: selling over a million copies in the US.

==Members ==

===Current Members ===

Steven Jerquan Duke also known by his stage name Stevie Fierce was born on August 5, 1995 in Tampa, Florida. At the age of fifteen Steven went on to find the group Whip Teenz which would later move on to become the infamous group Power Rich. He is widely recognized as the groups leader.

Joesph East Crowley also known by his stage name Devious JC was born on June 8, 1995 in Tampa, Florida. He joined Stevie Fierce, a fellow high school friend in creating the group Whip Teenz. He was shot in a drive-by shooting during the Continental hip hop rivalry and was hit in both legs and his stomach.

Yavon Nappull Matthews II also known by his stage name Lil’ Rocket was born on September 2, 1995 in Tampa, Florida. He joined Stevie Fierce and Devious JC in creating the group Whip Teenz. He was well known for his usage of onomatopoeia in his verses as well as his high pitched voice and quick flow.

Zachariah Kelvon Smith also known by his stage name Def Diggity was born on January 23, 1997 in Tallahassee, Florida. He was not an original member of Power Rich and actually joined the group in 2016 after being dissed by former member Chrome Z. He is the youngest member of the groupZ

Kensuto Nejigoto Saruto also known by his stage name Ken Slick is a Japanese American rapper born on October 21, 1995. He was not an original member of Power Rich and actually joined the group in 2016 after being dissed by former member Chrome Z.

William Davis Johnson also known by his stage name Phat Goose was born on March 19, 1996. He was not an original member of Power Rich and actually joined the group in 2016 after being dissed by former member Chrome Z. He was given his name as a young child due to the fact that he was overweight yet a very fast runner.

==Former Members ==

Diontez Thomas Lewis also known by his stage name Chrome Z was a former member of Power Rich who left the group to join Diabolical Records. Before signing with Diabolical Records he was involved in an open beef with Stevie Fierce which resulted in him not returning to the group when it got back together. Lewis has since made amends with the group after the end of the Continental hip hop rivalry and has even collaborated with the group on a song.

==Discography ==

“The World Strongestz Boyz” (2012) “Born Power Rich” (2013) “Return of the Rich” (2016) “Back and Better” (2020) “Rebuilt” (2021) “Wealthy 4 Life” (2031)