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Rich Brian

リッチ・ブライアン　/　りっち・ぶらいあん

Rapper from Indonesia

September 3, 1999 (age 26)　・　Jakarta, Indonesia

rapper
comedian

My Take

Rich Brian's story still feels improbable to me in the best way. A teenager in Jakarta, self-taught in English partly through the internet, drops Dat $tick on SoundCloud in 2016 and it goes properly viral, eventually certified gold. He came up under a clumsier name he wisely shed, and grew into a genuine artist rather than a meme. What I respect is the second act: it would have been easy to ride one fluke single, but he kept building as a rapper and singer and became a real face for Asian artists in hip-hop. Few people convert a viral moment into an actual career.

Overview

Brian Imanuel Soewarno (born September 3, 1999), known professionally as Rich Brian (formerly Rich Chigga), is an Indonesian rapper and singer. 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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Rich Brian
Name (Japanese): リッチ・ブライアン
Reading: りっち・ぶらいあん
Born: September 3, 1999 (age 26)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Rabbit
Origin: Jakarta, Indonesia
Blood type: Private
Height: 2 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: rapper / comedian

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

2021 Asia's Most Influential Indonesia

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/brianimanuel/
Xhttps://x.com/richbrian
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%83%81%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3

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