Rich Brian, NIKI, & Warren Hue - California (Official Music Video)

Music video directed by Jason Ano
EP: Christopher Heinrich
Producer: Abby Wu
AD: Francis Galluppi
DP: Andrew Yuyi Truong
Steadicam Operator: Jun Li
1st AC: Felipe Larrondo
1st AC (Day 1): Jordan Sakai
2nd AC: Darrell Ham
Gaffer: Anderson Ko
Key Grip: Martin Watts
Swing: Mark Viloria
Swing: Haley Saunders
Casting Director: April Rivera
Production Designer: Phi Tran
Art Director: Daria Castellenos
Stylist: Katie Qian
Stylist Assistant: Katie Bone
MUA: Sinh Vo
Hair Stylist: Athena Alberto
PA: Mariya “Masha” Balakireva & Alain Guittard
Edited by: Alex Davis-Lawrence
VFX: Spencer Howson
Colored by: Dante Pasquinelli
Special Thanks to Bopomofo Café

"California" Lyrics
[Warren Hue]
Yeah I’m faded, fake faces,
I erase ‘em, California,
That fragrance, mad payments,
Fake places, California,
I don’t want to be the one that’s left behind,
I love the way, you lie,
Tryna get my money bag straight this time,
The hills is gon’ decide

LA westside mama scared most of the time,
Looking behind what’s this so called life,
Shawty run my other phone yeah,
Fake faces gotta cut em off yeah,
Fake faces they don’t problem solve yeah,
My faith is from the cameras yeah,

Flash flash, Imma take the pictures for my fam damn,
Show em I’ve made it, flashbacks
To the pictures from way back,
The kids were like who’s that, who’s that?
Now I do Hollywood, yeah
Copies everywhere like a walkie talkie,
Imma run the lobby, Speak to nobody,
San Gabriel Valley, might crash your party like,

[Rich Brian]
Yeah you made it, You’ve been anxious,
But you made it, California
Conversations, Til the sun rise,
When you stop by, California
I don’t want to be the one that’s left behind,
I love the way, you lie,
I don’t wanna be the one to lose my mind,
I know you know

Somebody put some brakes on me, I really need rest on me,
Pops callin’ up every couple days I’m smiling so he could think I’m straight,
Why can’t I tell the truth... (wooo)

Playing J Cole back then, with a clear end goal, like it all made sense, I needed myself and nobody else ok let’s go

From how it looks man it’s hard to complain,
Man I just been praying that when I get older that I got some smile in me that can remain,
My money is long but I got some new issues that feel like it’s longer than government names,
Man all I could wish is the mask that I wear and the face that’s below it is looking the same

like ooooooohhhhh,
you’ve been in this fight, I could see it in your eyes

like ooooooohhhhh,
I made up my mind, I don’t wanna waste no time

[NIKI]
Moneymaking, while we’re breaking,
It’s amazing, California,
Celebrate it, or berate it,
It’s been fated, California,
Oh Maria, the hills are swarming,
With dead ends and the bots performing,
Don’t mistake it, you can break big,
Til you get sick

Sigh

Shut the fuck up don’t wake another neighbor,
I don’t know you and I don’t want to later,
Praying to God I never run out of His favor,
But we don’t make the textbooks on our best behavior, do we?

I’m the antihero of my own damn movie,
All my exes write songs that I’m based on loosely,
Take after my ma I can be choosy, I can be choosy

And when the sky looks like a painting,
That’s when you look down

California (Money making while we’re breaking)
California (But you made it, California)
California (Yeah I’m faded, fake faces)
California (But you made it, California)
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[kyuuwaii]

we got arizona, bali, sydney and california i'm stoked

[BrutalizerX]

The Brothers Sun, truely a unique Asian-Hollywood show unlike anything we've seen before 🔥

[katiemorillo]

Came here after Shazaming this song after watching The Brother's Sun on Netflix. Now I'm obsessed with the song and have it on repeat. Watching the music video just made the song much more dope since this song was so perfect for the ending of the series. Never heard of this song I thought it was an original for the show and it's been out for 2yrs?!👀 so good!

[wiptieta]

oh God, i really have to appreciate NIKI's part. it's addictive.

[SaieedDeenOfficial]

CLOSING TRACK for THE BROTHERS SUN! Golden right there!

[jancok]

Niki rapping.. .. the beauty is just on another level...

[uk]

Atarashii Gakko's short cameo is enough to supply my dose of serotonin

[alextang]

I remember this song from two years ago after watching the Brothers Sun. Great song is timeless!!!

[angeloloturco]

Brothers Sun! What a wonderful show! So creative and captivating in the way the director makes you love gangsters and connect to their humaness combined with incredible violent Tarantino type action scenes and a lot of hilarious comedy! 🎉❤😊

[evisanjaya]

NIKI's voice is soooo soothing just like summer breeze uwoo

[yungbaddy]

The whole song is a build-up to NIKI's sigh at 2:34 and it's incredible

[animalfinatic]

The Brother's Sun brought me here again. Memories came flooding back to me as this song played. 88rising truly is to thank for all these iconic songs that captured bits of our lives. It's unbelievable how music does that to you. I'm glad I got to remember this again.

[leroyandjunior]

I remember going to Head In The Clouds festival when Jackson, Wang and Michelle yeoh and Rich Brian were singing this song together on stage and now, after watching the brother son with the ending credit, it’s so amazing again!

[emptysummer]

Brian's when he start sing "Californiaaa'' is the best part.

[hope]

Let's talk about how niki looks so damn fine with the scarf and her outfit is just awesome

[mylifetv]

Brian's voice here is so good. Niki and warren nailed it. Talented trio

[bettilupia]

This song makes me feel nostalgic for a place and culture ive never been a part of myself. Amazing.

[romasosiawan]

the "teh kotak and choki choki" kill this

[ichapry_]

When NIKI began to sing, my ears just— fly..

[lilithofthesouth]

I just saw Atarashii Gakko at the later part of the video, didn't notice them until now and I've been playing this video hundred times haha love 88rising talents they're all amazing!!!