Rich Brian Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Rich Brian is an Indonesian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer who rose to fame with his very first single in 2016 titled Dat $tick which went viral after its upload on SoundCloud and eventually peaked at number 4 on the US R&B/Hip Hop charts getting certified as ‘Gold’ by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America). His 2017 single titled Gospel also earned ‘Gold’ certification from the RIAA after which he released his first studio album called Amen (2018). The album peaked within the ‘Top 20’ on the Canadian, US R&B, US, and US R&B/Hip Hop charts. His 2nd album titled The Sailor was released in July 2019.

Born Name

Brian Imanuel Soewarno

Nick Name

Rich Chigga, Rich Brian

Sun Sign

Virgo

Born Place

Jakarta, Indonesia

Residence

He splits his time between Jakarta, Indonesia, and Los Angeles, California, United States.

Nationality

Education

Rich Brian never attained any formal education and was homeschooled while he used to help out his parents with their café business.

Occupation

Rapper, Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer

Family

• Father – Heru Soewarno (Lawyer)
• Mother – Megawati Poernomo
• Siblings – Sonia Eryka (Older Sister) (Singer, Fashion Blogger), Roy Leonard (Older Brother) (DJ). He has another older sibling.

Manager

He is represented by Sean Miyashiro, 88rising, Mass Media Management Agency, New York City, New York, United States.

Genre

Hip Hop, Rap

Instruments

Vocals, Piano

Labels

• 88rising
• Empire Distribution, Records and Publishing Inc.
• 12 Tone Music

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 8 in or 173 cm

Weight

63 kg or 139 lbs

Race / Ethnicity

Asian

He is of Chinese and Indonesian descent.

Hair Color

Black

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• Slender frame
• Side-cropped, spiked hair
• Clean-shaven look
• Affable smile

Rich Brian Facts

1. He had come into the spotlight by uploading his music on social media and his first acquaintance with social media was by accident. As a child, he was fascinated by the Rubik’s Cube and realized that he could find strategies to solve it faster by connecting to the internet via his parent’s computer. This eventually led him to discover Twitter and YouTube when he was 11 years old.
2. He started by uploading videos including dark-comedy sketches on both these platforms. He later joined the Vine platform when he was 15 and used to post videos daily.
3. Rich Brian also learned English by watching YouTube videos of rappers such as , , , and . The videos also introduced him to the hip-hop musical genre and he wrote his first rap song in 2014. The song was recorded on an iPhone microphone over an MF DOOM produced instrumental.
4. Initially, he was interested in cinematography and had wished to attend a film school after moving to Los Angeles. However, he gave up the pursuit after his music career took off.
5. On January 1, 2018, he changed his stage name from Rich Chigga to Brian and eventually to Rich Brian because he would often face criticism for the name Rich Chigga which was perceived as having racial overtones and insulting to both Black and Chinese people.

Featured Image by Rich Brian / Instagram