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Richard Lawson (born December 24, 1969, inJamaica), known professionally asDJ Daddy Rich orDJ Richie Rich, is a Jamaican-American record producer andturntablist who was best known as a member of the New York-based rap trio3rd Bass.^[2] He was part of The "Supermen" DJ crew which also included other top DJs such as Scratch, Clark Kent, Miz, Supreme, and Alladin. Rich also appeared in the movie "Juice" in the DJ battle scene, and recorded the scratches for the soundtrack. While working with 3rd Bass, he was one of the first DJs ever to do a DJ trick routine on TV when they appeared onThe Arsenio Hall Show.

Larson attendedFarmingdale State College.

WithMC Serch andPete Nice, Lawson formed the rap group 3 the Hard Way, which became 3rd Bass, in 1988. After releasing two albums in 1989 and 1991, the group split in 1992. Rich and Pete Nice collaborated on their only release together, the 1993 albumDust to Dust, which peaked at #171 on theBillboard 200, #50 on theTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #3 on theTop Heatseekers.^[3][4]

Rich produced the track "I'm Kurious" forKurious Jorge's 1994 debut,A Constipated Monkey, before leaving the music business. He resurfaced briefly in 1999 on The Madd Rapper's albumTell 'Em Why U Madd, providing scratches for the single "Dot Vs. TMR."

• The Cactus Album, 1989
• Cactus Revisited, 1990
• Derelicts of Dialect, 1991

• Dust to Dust, 1993

• "I'm Kurious" from theKurious albumA Constipated Monkey, 1994
• "Dot Vs. TMR" from The Madd Rapper albumTell 'Em Why U Madd, 1999

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