Hard Rico

Who is Hard Rico?

Hard Rico is a rapper from Ostrava. He released his debut album Devil's Son in December 2021 and said he made it "down there among the rats, drugs and everything connected with evil". It entered the Czech album chart at no. 3. He played The Culture four times: in Liberec in 2023 and 2024, in České Budějovice in 2024 and at the winter edition in České Budějovice in February 2026.

His second album Secret Eyes from April 2023 peaked at no. 2. The single NARCOS with Yzomandias from May 2024 entered the Czech digital chart straight at no. 1 and led it for 14 weeks in a row. The album GLOBAL from October 2024 entered the album chart at no. 1 and stayed there for three weeks. Musicserver wrote at the time that it looked as if he had taken over the "imaginary sceptre of king of Czech streaming platforms" from Viktor Sheen and Calin.

He also reached no. 1 on the digital chart with GHETTO ROMANTIKA (2024), Mě nedostanou and SI JE*LA (both 2025). In week 39 of 2025 he held the whole podium: SI JE*LA was first, Yzomandias's WAGWAN, on which he guests, second and HAYABUSA third. At the OSA Awards for 2025, presented in June 2026, he was named the most successful pop composer and the most successful lyricist. His fourth album Focus from June 2026 spent three weeks at no. 3 on the album chart.

What are Hard Rico's best-known songs?

His biggest hits on the Czech IFPI digital chart include:

• NARCOS (with Yzomandias, album GLOBAL, 2024, 14 weeks at no. 1, Platinum single)
• SI JE*LA (2025, 4 weeks at no. 1, Platinum single)
• GHETTO ROMANTIKA (2024, 3 weeks at no. 1, Platinum single)
• Mě nedostanou (2025, 2 weeks at no. 1, Platinum single)
• Režim nerušit (Dollar Prync with Hard Rico, 2023, no. 2, Platinum single)
• HAYABUSA (2025, no. 2, Gold single)
• WAGWAN (Yzomandias with Hard Rico and NobodyListen, 2025, no. 2)
• až bude hořet (Yzomandias with Hard Rico and Viktor Sheen, EP Paranoia, 2024, no. 3, Platinum single)
• Brick na brick (2023, no. 5, Platinum single)
• ULICE DRUHÁ MÁMA (with Rytmus, album GLOBAL, 2024, no. 5, Gold single)

By week 44 of 2026 NARCOS had spent 122 weeks on the chart.

What albums has Hard Rico released?

His releases include:

• Focus (2026)
• GLOBAL (2024)
• Secret Eyes (2023)
• Devil's Son (2021)

He has also released the EP Kriminal Mood.

Who has Hard Rico worked with?

With Yzomandias he made NARCOS, Nezhasnu (also with Nik Tendo), až bude hořet and WAGWAN, and with Robin Zoot five tracks from Heat (2022) to Můj sport (2026). Guests on his albums also include Calin, Rytmus, Luca Brassi10x, Dollar Prync, PTK, Pil C and Buka. He guested on Dollar Prync's Režim nerušit, on VOJNA from Rytmus's EP Čerto and on Ben Cristovao's Zasloužený.