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Richard Frierson

aka Younglord

Richard Frierson is credited on 156 releases across 64 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1997–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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156

Pressings credited

64

Albums

4

Decades active

193

In collections

Biography

Richard Frierson (born July 9, 1978), known professionally as Younglord, is an American record producer and entrepreneur. He was an early member of The Hitmen, the in-house production team for Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Records, contributing to albums including No Way Out (1997) by Puff Daddy and Harlem World (1997) by Mase, both of which reached number one on the Billboard 200. In the later years, he founded the music licensing company License to Rock. In 2025, Frierson expanded into business consulting and executive coaching with the launch of Unstuck Global.

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Credited work

156 releases · 64 albums · active 1997–2023

  • Production · 136
  • Performance · 73
  • Engineering · 13
  • Other credits · 12

Studios: The Hit Factory · Sound On Sound, New York · Daddy's House Recording Studio · Soundtrack Studios

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