Rich Brian

Brian Imanuel Soewarno, known professionally as Rich Brian (formerly Rich Chigga), is an Indonesian rapper. He is known for his viral debut single "Dat $tick," which was first released in March 2016 on SoundCloud. The single was later certified gold by RIAA. His debut studio album, "Amen," was released in 2018 and peaked at number 18 on the US Billboard 200, making Brian the second Southeast Asian artist to be on the top 20 Billboard 200 after Filipino singer Jake Zyrus. Brian's second studio album, "The Sailor," was released in 2019. He released an EP titled "1999" in 2020. He released another EP titled "Brightside" in January 2022. Brian has collaborated with many artists from China and South Korea such as Chungha, Keith Ape, Jackson Wang, and Jae Park.

Brian began his career under the name Rich Chigga and released his debut track, titled "Living the Dream" on 17 July 2015, on his YouTube account. Brian then went on to release his debut single "Dat $tick."

Brian then went on to release his second single titled "Who That Be" on iTunes in August of 2016. “Amen” was released also that year.

In 2019, Brian released a new single, titled "Yellow," featuring the artist and producer Bekon and later announced his second studio album titled “The Sailor.”

In 2020, Brian released an EP titled “1999.”

In 2022, Brian released an EP titled "Brightside". The four-track EP was preceded by a single titled "New Tooth". On the day of the EP's release, a music video for one of its songs, "Getcho Mans", which features fellow Indonesian rapper Warren Hue, was also released.

In 2023, Brian released a single titled "World Stop Tuning", featuring Warren Hue.

Brian announced his third studio album, "Where Is My Head?," set for release in May of 2025.