RI

Singer/Songwriter with a soulful melodic yet edgy &sexy R&B tempo . She was very shy growing up but she knew she could hold a tune as a child. Born in Dayton Ohio, where she comes from a musically inclined background of entertainers and her grandfather was the originally drummer of the R&B funk group of the 70s named "Ohio Players".She then resided to Atlanta at the age of 12 with her mom where it all began.All through elementary, middle & high school she joined choir and different activities pertaining to musical arts, & At the age of 16 she decided to take her career a bit more serious &began working with different local artists gaining recognition over the city of Atlanta. Recognized as MarleyBMonroe then later changed it to RICIA which she has been affectionally known by since a adolescence. As the years went on she began to perfect her craft, late nights in the studio, networking&studying what goes on behind the music,as she eventually started recording & engineering her own tunes