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Nikki & Rich

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Adapted from the English Wikipedia article Nikki & Rich, available under CC BY-SA 4.0Updated 30 November 2025
Nikki & Rich
Company typeMusical duo
IndustryMusic
Founded2008
FounderNikki Leonti, Rich Velonskis
Defunct2015
ProductsMusic albums, EPs, singles

Nikki & Rich was a contemporary R&B pair composed of Nikki Leonti and Rich Velonskis.

Career

Rich was in search of a singer and songwriter, leading to a collaboration with Nikki in December 2008, where they began composing and recording at his home studio located in the Hollywood Hills. The duo secured a contract with Reprise Records in 2009 and initiated work on their first album, titled Everything. After parting ways with the label, they independently issued the EP Finally Free on March 8, 2011. Additionally, they recorded a rendition of the 1980s track "Mr. Big Stuff" for the motion picture Hop. Following extensive touring, their debut album was digitally released on September 27, 2011 under their own imprint, Born Rich Inc., with the new title Greatest Hits....

In 2015, Nikki & Rich declared the end of their collaboration.

Albums

Year Title Chart peak positions Sales and certifications
U.S. U.S. R&B
2011 Greatest Hits
  • Released: September 27, 2011
  • Label: Born Rich Inc
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EPs

  • Next Best Thing (2010)
  • Finally Free (2011)

Singles

  • "Cat & Mouse" (2009)
  • "Dreaming" (featured on the Just Wright soundtrack) (2010)
  • "City Lights" (featuring Fabolous) (2011)
  • "Rainbow" (2011)
  • "Danger" (featuring Hayes) (2011)
  • "Same Kind of Man" (2011)

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