Ricky Official is a German/Japanese performing artist in the genres of Hip Hop & contemporary R’n’B music. 
Ricky was born in Neustadt Aisch a small town in Bavaria Germany .He started exploring music by joining the choir at age eight, growing more and more interested in music in his high school years where he taught himself how to speak and write English.He performed in various bands as well as a solo artist under different monikers. Ricky left Europe behind in 2014 to pursue his goals, and became a resident of the hotbed city Atlanta, where he established himself with his now stage name Ricky Official in 2017.

Favoring musically rich beats and evocative wordplay Ricky Official is a musician & songwriter at heart and in skill set. He has a unique yet familiar signature sound that some describe as a mixture among the likes of Anderson.Paak, Kendrick Lamar and Bone Thugs and Harmony with which he is sure to grow his brand and enhance his international visibility. 

In 2017 he released his debut project “Flying High” which was produced by Brandon Consbruck an aspiring and talented producer and engineer from Atlanta. After releasing multiple singles and music videos associated to the record Ricky followed up with the 6 track EP “The Feeling” in 2019 which received positive feedback and reviews by the local scene as well as globally. In 2020 Ricky formed his LLC It’s Official Baby which under he released his latest singles “Anything” featuring Coach and “You don’t gotta go nowhere” both produced by Hozay Habanero who worked and produced for many established Atlanta musicians and is part of the Free Your Mind Network an Atlanta based talent company which Ricky helped form together with founder Brandon Consbruck .

His latest music video release for his recent single “Anything” featuring Coach have received great reviews.With the support of his fan base which he has dubbed The “Official’s” he is becoming a voice for his generation both in his native country and the states .Promoting self-awareness and authenticity, Ricky instills the importance of ‘being yourself’ in everyone he encounters.

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