It all started in 2016 with a figure in a pink Polo shirt and bumbag spitting out line after feisty line on an unassuming suburban road. The video for “Dat $tick” introduced the world to larger-than-life rapper Brian Imanuel Soewarno aka Rich Brian, whose trademark drawling delivery went on to grace an array of genre-bending hip-hop cuts like “Glow Like Dat” and “Kids”. With the help of an internet-friendly persona, the viral star and 88rising crew member saw his career reach dizzying heights as he became one of music’s most recognisable young artists.