 For the next few years, he would write and compose songs for a couple of gospel artists such as Anointed and The Wordd.He also contributed a few tracks to the Guy reunion album "Guy III" of which "Why You Wanna Keep Me from My Baby" was released as a single and peaked at #50 on the R&B charts.In 2003, Rich returned with his third album "Resurrected" which marked his first release as an independent artist.