Younglord's Bio

Some people live and leave this earth without ever finding their purpose or the courage to follow their dreams. Richard "YoungLord" Frierson is not one of those people...He's the complete opposite! Early on in his life he realized his passion for music. In grade school, YoungLord threw $1 parties in his parents' basement to raise enough money to purchase his first drum machine. Using the same commitment and focus he taught himself how the use the machine and create his music.

During his freshman year in Cardinal Spellmen High School in the Bronx, YoungLord caught the attention of the hottest producers in the industry, Sean "P-Diddy" Combs. Impressed with his talent and age P-Diddy signed YoungLord to his production team, "The Hit Men" in November 1994. YoungLord was only 16 Years old. He was the youngest producer in music industry with commercial hits.

Younglord has produced hit records for Notorious BIG, LL Cool J, DMX, Big Pun, Beyonce', New Edition, Lil Kim, the Lox, Big Pun, Ice Cube, and even P-Diddy himself. Richard "YoungLord" Freirson contributed to the sale of over 28 million records worldwide.

Now as the CEO of his own music production he continues to produce for some of today's hottest artist!