Trilly

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Trilly
Birth nameDarlington Chika Njoku
Born (1992-09-16) 16 September 1992 (age 31)
California, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • rapper
Years active2018–present
Labels
  • Trillion Dollar Records
Websitetdrecords.com

Darlington Chika Njoku (born 16 September 1992) known professionally as Trilly, is an American record producer, rapper, and ex-basketball player. He is the founder and the CEO of Trillion Dollar Records.[1][2]

Early life[edit]

Trilly was born Darlington Chika Njoku in Los Angeles, California, on 16 September 1992, the son of Marcel Njoku and Mrs Therese Njoku.

Career[edit]

In an interview in May 2020, Trilly announced that he has a song with Tory Lanez[3] and Joe Moses but didn't disclose when it will be released; instead he teased a new video for the song "Ay Bishhh",[4] which was released in June.[5][6]

In August 2020, Trilly announced a collaboration with afrobeat artist Davido.[7] In November of that year, the record titled 1942 was released.[citation needed] In September 2020, he released the "T-shirt" video featuring Sada Baby.[8] Later that month, Guardian Music reported that the record has surpassed over 100,000 streams across DSPs.[9] In November, Trilly released his new single with a video titled "Sheikhs".[citation needed] He was also featured on singer Glenn Mena new record, Standard.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ onabanjo (25 February 2020). "DISCOVER NIGERIAN AMERICAN RAPPER TRILLY AND HIS UNIQUE APPROACH TO MAINSTREAM". Culture Custodian. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  2. ^ tonye (25 May 2021). "Introducing Nigeria's budding new popstar, Trilly". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. ^ segun (25 May 2020). "Budding Nigerian-American rapper, Trilly, hints at collaboration with Tory Lanes". Nigerian Tribune. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  4. ^ taiwo (28 May 2020). "Nigerian popstar Trilly announced new video". PM News. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  5. ^ onikoyi (1 June 2020). "Trilly drops visuals for his triumphant-single 'AY Bishhh'". Vanguard. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  6. ^ omorogbe (1 May 2020). "Hip hop act, Trilly, out with new video". Tribune. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  7. ^ bassey (1 August 2020). "Trilly, Davido set tongues wagging on a possible collaboration". Vanguard. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  8. ^ okanlawon (8 September 2020). "Trilly links up with Sada Baby in new video "T-shirt"". Vanguard. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  9. ^ bakare (11 September 2020). ""T-Shirt" by Nigerian-American rapper, Trilly, hits over 100,000 streams". Vanguard. Retrieved 8 December 2023.