Ricky Hil's murky, drug-fueled rap is a long way off from the bright and mainstream work of his father, fashion mogul Tommy Hilfiger. He emerged in the mid-2010s with projects such as SYLDD (2014) and Candy Painted Coffins (2015), and after an extended hiatus returned the next decade with Same Shit Different Day (2021).
The Manhattan-born Richard James Hilfiger became Ricky Hil in 2007 and began releasing a series of mixtapes. In 2014, he formed the Limo Nostra label and released the LP SYLDD, which stood for "Support Your Local Drug Dealer." The bleak album featured guest a...