Orange County rapper Johnny Richter isn’t perfect. He does his best, but he proves that it’s all too easy to forget the lyrics to a song – even if it’s one that you helped write.

“Me personally, I’ve gone to a song after not doing a show for a couple months and went to do a show and forgot damn near half my lyrics. (I) just ended up freestyling when it came up,” Richter said in a phone interview. “The kids love it just as much because it shows we’re not robots.”

Richter is a member of Orange County rap duo Kingspade, which will be headlining a show tonight at the Boardwalk in Orangevale. The show starts at 8:30 and is $18 in advance or $20 at the door.

Richter, who is also a part of the Kottonmouth Kings, a genre-blending rap group which has hit No. 39 on the Billboard charts and appeared on the cover of High Times Magazine, listens to a surprising blend of musical styles – not just groups that are similar to his own.

“You can catch me in the car listening to Mozart sometimes,” he said. “I like all music, and I think that’s what reflects more in the Kottonmouth side of things.”

Richter said what separates Kingspade from his other projects, like the Kottonmouth Kings, is more of a direct hip-hop influence.

“But, definitely, as we got older and stated being able to drive and put subwoofers in (our) cars . . . I fell in love with the bass, and thats what kingspade portrays,” Richter said.

Richter and his childhood friend D-Loc (born Dustin Miller) released their second Kingspade album, “P.T.B.,” on Tuesday. “P.T.B.” stands for “P-Town Ballers,” which was the name of the duo’s basketball squad throughout their youth. “P-Town” refers to Placentia, the Orange County city where the two grew up.

The album tackles much more serious topics than their first record, which was filled with light-hearted songs such as “Drunk in the Club.”

“The first record we made was more about partying and stuff. It was a good record to put on and forget about life,” Richter said.

Topics covered by the new album range from drunk driving to the Iraq war to songs encouraging ambition and self-confidence.

To listen to the full interview with Johnny Richter and hear a sample of the group’s music, click here.

Cody Kitaura can be reached at [email protected].