RICH BRIAN & CHUNG HA
Drop Surprise Collaboration ‘These Nights’
New Single From ‘Head in the Clouds II’
Out October 11
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Praise for Rich Brian & 88rising/Head in the Clouds:
“88rising has pushed Joji, Rich Brian and other Asian hip-hop artists to the top of U.S. music charts, and it’s just getting started.” – Rolling Stone
“…an authority on how to create pop-culture crossovers.” – The New Yorker
“88rising is one of the only true, new age rap collectives looking to challenge BROCKHAMPTON for its spot.” – Highsnobiety
“88rising have been building something special over the last couple years with an eclectic range of talented young artists and a unique hybrid business model.” – Complex
“Rich Brian is taking over the world” – Pitchfork
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88rising shares These Nights, a blissful 80’s R&B-inspired duet from Indonesian rapper Rich Brian and K-Pop superstar CHUNG HA. These Nights is the latest single from 88rising’s forthcoming crew album Head In The Clouds II.
Listen to the song HERE now.
These Nights is an exercise in 80s-era R&B with vintage disco production perfect for late night cruising. A song about living for the nighttime and seizing the moment with a new love, These Nights features passionate modulated crooning from Rich Brian (his first release since sophomore album The Sailor) and silky smooth vocals in both English and Korean from CHUNG HA. It also marks the first time the K-Pop sensation has collaborated with 88rising.
These Nights marks the perfect time for a collaboration between both artists, adding to an already incredible year for both Rich Brian and CHUNG HA. Rich Brian stunned the internet with his Dave Meyers-directed video for “Yellow,” earned praise from the President of Indonesia during a meeting at the Presidential Palace, and recently began his global headlining tour. In January, CHUNG HA had a #1 on Korea’s KPop Hot 100 Chart and a #6 on Billboard’s World Digital Sales Chart with her Gotta Go single. While this past June saw CHUNG HA release her latest EP Flourishing with her lead single Snapping charting at #3 on Korea’s KPop Hot 100 and #9 on Billboard’s World Digital Sales chart. Already a multi-platinum artist in Korea and the 4th most searched K-pop female idol on YouTube, her music has amassed over 1B+ streams across platforms worldwide. Following the release of his critically acclaimed album The Sailor, Brian makes his debut on 88rising’s forthcoming Head In The Clouds II project with These Nights.
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Accompanying the song is a music video for “These Nights.” Directed by Mike La Burt (Joji’s “WANTED U”, Rich Brian – “Who That Be”), the video is a neon-tinged motorcycle drama with infectious head bobs, luxurious mullets, and tongue-in-cheek choreography.
These Nights follows 88rising announcing the release date for their Head In The Clouds II crew album (out October 11 via 88rising, exclusively distributed by 12Tone Music), throwing the 2nd edition of their Head in the Clouds festival at Los Angeles State Historic Park last month to over 22,000 fans, and dropping the first 3 singles from the crew album from NIKI, RHYME SO, and Joji & Don Krez. Head in the Clouds II is executive produced by Joji and is set to feature some unprecedented global collaborations in addition to 88rising’s core crew of Rich Brian, Joji, NIKI, AUGUST 08 and Higher Brothers
The Head in the Clouds II album will also feature exclusive work from legendary Japanese artist Hajime Sorayama. Sorayama, fresh off his recent collaboration with fashion designer Kim Jones for the Dior Men’s Pre-Fall ‘19 collection, is acting as visual art director for the album and it’s accompanying line of merchandise. The campaign as well as the merch collection takes inspiration from the Japanese artist’s signature “Sexy Robot” motifs, featuring graphics and prints on apparel and merchandise as well as all album and single art.
Pre-order Head in the Clouds II: HERE
Exclusive Sorayama-designed Head in the Clouds II Merch Capsule: HERE
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About Rich Brian:
Rich Brian is 19-year-old Brian Imanuel, born in Jakarta, Indonesia. After sharing a string of singles featuring guests such as 21 Savage, Offset and Playboi Carti, Brian’s debut album, Amen, was released to widespread critical acclaim in 2018. Brian has since gone on to sell out shows across North America, Europe and Asia, and festivals around the world including Bonnaroo and Rolling Loud. Brian currently resides in Los Angeles, California and recently released his sophomore LP The Sailor via 88rising, which features a Dave Meyer-directed video for “Yellow,” a RZA feature and even received praise from the President of Indonesia.
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About CHUNG HA:
CHUNG HA is a Korean solo artist who rose to prominence through her participation in the popular Korean music program called Produce 101 during its first season in 2016. Following the program, she became a cherished member of the girl group I.O.I. and after the project, CHUNG HA debuted as one of South Korea’s most popular vocalists with the success of her breakout hit “Why Don’t You Know”. The talented singer and dancer has since gone onto collaborate on tracks with other prominent Korean artists, and has released multiple hits such as “Roller Coaster”, “Love U”, “Wow Thing”, “Whatcha Doin’”, and “Gotta Go“. In June 2019, CHUNG HA kicked off the summer with her new 4th EP Flourishing and has plans to widen her international activities this year.
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About 88rising:
By now, if you’re in tune with culture, you know about 88rising. Revered by the likes of CNN, Forbes, Bloomberg, The New Yorker, Billboard, Pitchfork and Los Angeles Times, 88rising is at the forefront of catapulting Asian culture into new dimensions. Refusing to be confined within a single vessel, 88rising has exceptionally executed any and all ideas, while breaking new ground along the way. Best known as the team behind Internet-breaking sensations, including Joji, Rich Brian, Higher Brothers and Keith Ape, 88rising have quickly escalated to selling out world tours, hosting festivals and working with today’s biggest stars. “88rising is distinguished by its idiosyncratic tone and it’s up-to-the-nanosecond appreciation of hip-hop’s youthful, Internet-driven trends,” The New Yorker said, in their 8-page long feature on the company. Furthermore, it’s highlighted that in just three years, “88rising has become an authority on how to create Asian and American pop-culture crossovers.”
With over 3.3M subscribers and 1 billion views on their YouTube channel, 88rising’s influence is undeniable. But with their first label compilation album, Head in the Clouds, released last summer, their 17-date North American tour and inaugural Head in the Clouds music festival in the books, and now their first major fashion collaboration, GUE88 Head In The Clouds, selling out in minutes, 88rising is determined to make a difference now more than ever, not just for the culture, but primarily for the international Asian community.
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