88rising

American mass media company

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April 2022 88rising performed at Coachella with a Head in the Clouds Forever showcase, featuring performances by CL, 2NE1, Hikaru Utada, Jackson Wang, Rich Brian, Bibi, Niki, Milli, and Warren Hue. They also released a single of the same name.
2021 88rising executive produced and released the soundtrack album for the Marvel film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
December 3 2020 88rising launched a 24-hour Sirius XM radio channel featuring Asian artists and hosted an online Double Happiness festival with performances by Anderson .Paak, Knxwledge, Audrey Nuna, and Ylona Garcia.
May 6 2020 88rising held the online Asia Rising Forever festival, streamed on YouTube and Twitter, due to the cancellation of the planned Jakarta festival because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 88rising was awarded Label of the Year by Netease, a major Chinese music streaming platform, recognizing the company's significant impact in the music industry.
August 17 2019 The second Head in the Clouds music festival was held at Los Angeles State Historic Park, featuring performances by Joji, Rich Brian, Higher Brothers, NIKI, DPR Live, and marking the North American debut of K-Pop group iKon.
July 26 2019 Rich Brian released his second studio album 'The Sailor', primarily produced by Bekon and The Donuts, featuring guest appearances from RZA and Joji.
February 22 2019 Higher Brothers released their second studio album 'Five Stars', which became the top album on Chinese streaming platform Netease in Q1 and earned them Hip-Hop Artist of the Year.
October 26 2018 Joji released his debut album 'Ballads 1', which included the Platinum single 'Slow Dancing in the Dark' and became the first album by a solo Asian artist to top the Billboard R&B / Hip-Hop charts.
September 22 2018 88rising presented its first Head in the Clouds Festival at Los Angeles State Historic Park, featuring artists like Rich Brian, Joji, Keith Ape, Niki, Higher Brothers, and marking the US debut of Japanese rapper Kohh.
July 20 2018 88rising released their first compilation album 'Head in the Clouds', featuring 17 tracks including the Gold record 'Midsummer Madness'.
February 2 2018 Rich Brian released his debut album 'Amen', which charted at No. 18 on the Billboard 200 and became the first album by an Asian artist to top the iTunes Hip-Hop Chart.
November 2017 88rising announced and conducted a tour across nine major Asian cities, including Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, and Jakarta, featuring Rich Brian, Joji, and Higher Brothers.
May 2017 88rising held a live collective performance at the Boiler Room in Los Angeles, featuring Rich Brian, Joji, and Keith Ape, with Higher Brothers performing via live stream from Chengdu.
May 2016 The company uploaded their first video content on YouTube under the name 88rising and began collaborating with artists Rich Brian, Joji, and Higher Brothers.
2015 Sean Miyashiro and Jaeson Ma founded 88rising (originally known as CXSHXNLY), establishing a hybrid management, record label, video production, and marketing company focused on Asian American artists.
July 27 2015 88rising released the remix of Keith Ape's single 'It G Ma' featuring A$AP Ferg, Father, and Waka Flocka Flame through OWSLA, with the music video premiered by Complex.

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