Rich Brian带来2021年他的首支单曲“Sydney”，在这首由Brian自己制作的作品中，这位多才多艺的印尼艺术家，将自己标志性的低沉人声以及lay back flow与以萨克斯为装点的制作相融合。在hook部分，Brian通过说唱讲述了他多年来从来自雅加达的YouTube卧室歌手逐渐成长为亚洲音乐偶像这一过程中，他充满野心与抱负的生活方式。在整首歌中，Brian回忆了自己这些年如何学会去忽视质疑的声音，而更专注于自己的事业和生活以及下一步的自我实现。 　　“Sydney”也将作为2021年3月PUBG MOBILE职业联赛东南亚总决赛的新主题曲出现。PUBG MOBILE是一款移动端游戏应用，日活跃用户超3000万，每年的下载量超7亿次。此次赛事，对于整个东南亚的电竞游戏界来说是一个极为重大的时刻。 　　在印尼长大的Brian，自小在家接受自主教育，而后他通过网络学习英语，借由网络打开了走向世界的大门。在他17岁独自到美国生活之后，过往的经历使他面对广阔的新世界心生敬畏的同时又能始终保持谦虚的态度，独特的成长环境既给他造成重重障碍使他感到挫败，也成为他重新站立的推动力。在美国不断成长的Brian，一步步完成了自己所期待的成就——从与自己喜欢的21 Savage、Offset和Playboi Carti的合作，到在全世界举办座无虚席的演唱会与音乐节演出。Brian的首张专辑《Amen》，于2018年二月发布之后，获得了世界范围的好评，并登上了iTunes Hip-Hop榜单的榜首——这对于亚裔音乐人来说是历史性的第一次。Brian在北美、欧洲和亚洲各地巡演的门票都销售一空，在包括Bonnaroo和Rolling Loud等音乐节上的表现也获得火热的反响。 　　2019年，Rich Brian发布了自己的第二张正式专辑《The Sailor》,这张专辑在评论界广受赞誉，Hypebeast发表评论称“Rich Brian完美地诠释了自己快速成长的声量和亚裔的身份”。《The Sailor》汇集了知名制作人如Bekon&Donuts、1Mind、Frank Dukes和Rich Brian个人原创的众多作品，这张专辑记录了Brian在公众视野中不断成长的过程，他从一个崛起于互联网之上的说唱歌手逐渐成为了一位属于全球亚裔青年人的印尼偶像和英雄。这张专辑以“100 Degrees”,“Yellow”,和“Kids”作为特色主打，目前在全球范围已获得了超过5亿的流媒体播放量。 　　在经历了数月因疫情而来的居家生活后，Brian在专辑《The Sailor》之后发布了自己的全新EP《1999》。这张EP是在几个月的社会隔离环境中所产生的多元化的音乐作品，其中的大部分作品都由Brian自己创作与制作完成，同时Louis Bell、Bekon&The Donuts以及Santell也参与了制作。 　　On the self-produced track"Sydney",Rich Brian's first single of 2021,the multifaceted Indonesian artist blends his signature deep vocals and laid back flow with saxophone-laced production that's equally inspired by Three Six Mafia.On the hook,Brian raps about the high-flying lifestyle he has grown into over the years during his growth from a YouTube bedroom sensation in Jakarta into an Asian music icon.Throughout the song Brian reflects on how he learned over the years to care less about his doubters and focus more on his career,lifestyle,and his next steps toward self-actualization. 　　"Sydney"will also serve as the new anthem for the PUBG MOBILE Pro League Southeast Asia Final in March 2021.PUBG MOBILE is a mobile gaming application with over 30 million active daily users and over 700M+downloads per year.This is a huge moment for the Southeast Asia gaming community. 　　Growing up homeschooled in Indonesia,Brian found the Internet to be his English teacher and window to the world beyond.After moving to America alone at the age of 17,Brian has been both awed and humbled by his experiences,as they simultaneously smack him down to Earth and lift him up.After making the leap to America,Brian has experienced all the glory of“making it”-from collaborating with the likes of 21 Savage,Offset,and Playboi Carti,to selling out shows and playing festivals around the world.Brian’s debut project Amen,released in February 2018,garnered widespread critical acclaim and topped the iTunes Hip-Hop charts-a first in history for an Asian musician.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. 　　In 2019 he released‘The Sailor’,Brian’s second full-length album.The album received critical acclaim,with Hypebeast proclaiming,“Rich Brian flawlessly tackles his sonic growth and Asian identity.”Featuring production from Bekon&The Donuts,1Mind,Frank Dukes and Rich Brian himself,‘The Sailor’documents Brian’s coming-of-age in the public eye,which has taken him from an Internet-born rapper to an Indonesian icon and hero for Asian youth around the world.The album features singles“100 Degrees”,“Yellow”,and“Kids”,and has been streamed over 500M times globally. 　　After spending months in quarantine,Brian followed up“The Sailor”with the“1999”EP.A sonically diverse project borne out of months of social isolation,the majority of the EP is both self written and produced,with appearances from Louis Bell,Bekon&The Donuts,&Santell on production as well.