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{{Infobox musical artist
| name         = BigTril
| image        =
| caption      =
| birth_name   = Rowland Raymond Kaiza
| birth_date   = {{birth year and age|1990}}
| birth_place  = Uganda
| genre        = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| occupation   = {{flatlist|
* Rapper
* record producer
* composer
* songwriter
* radio presenter
* pianist
}}
| years_active = 2011-present
| label        = {{flatlist|
* Baboon Forest Entertainment
* Striker Entertainment
}}
}}
'''Rowland Raymond Kaiza''' (born 1990), better known by his stage name '''BigTril''' is a Ugandan [[rapper]], [[Record producer|producer]] and [[songwriter]]. He is widely known for his  single hit "Parte After Parte"and giddem ft Beenie Gunter.
==Early life==
Rowland was born in 1990 in [[Uganda]]. He was raised as the fourth child out of five by single mother, Esther Nankinga. He attended Turkish Light Academy for his O and A-levels before graduating and gaining admission to [[Makerere University]] for a bachelor's degree in [[Journalism]] and [[Mass Communication]]. He was a very smart student with good grades. He dropped out after one year to pursue a musical career.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Kabura Ng'ang'a |title=BigTril biography; life, family, career, awards and much more |url=https://mdundo.com/news/18752 |date=4 February 2020 |accessdate=21 September 2020}}</ref>
==Career==
===2010-2018: Career beginnings, minor hits with Baboon Forest Entertainment, signing to new label, Striker Entertainment===
Rowland has stated his stage name, BigTril, to be an acronym for "Born in Greatness To Rise into a Legend". He did a lot of rhymes and poetry in high school but claimed that he never planned to venture into music but it rather 'called out' to him.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Ifetayo Adeniyi |title=I didn't choose to do music, music found me - Big Tril |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com?2017/04/didnt-choose-music-music-found-big-tril/ |publisher=www.vanguardngr.com |date=9 April 2017 |accessdate=21 September 2020}}</ref>
<blockquote>"It just called out to me. I had good grades but after I was done with school, I just told my mum I wanted to do music. She wasn't surprised because she told me when she met my dad he was a DJ. She said she would support me and she has been very supportive ever since. I started in 2011 and the journey has been dope; but like any other journey, you have your ups and downs. It hasn't been easy but then in life nothing is easy." - BigTril<ref>{{Cite web |title=I didn't choose to do music, music found me - Big Tril |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com?2017/04/didnt-choose-music-music-found-big-tril/ |date=9 April 2017 |accessdate=21 September 2020}}</ref></blockquote>
Rowland started out by battle rapping also known as underground rap while still in [[Makerere University]] at Club Rouge and Nana hostel. It was during one of these rapping sessions that he hooked up with [[GNL Zamba]] (GNL popularized [[Lugaflow]] before relocating to the United States) who signed him to Baboon Forest Entertainment. He worked with BFE for three years before working as a radio host on X Fm (a radio station in Uganda). During this time, he released minor hit singles that failed to gain popularity outside Uganda such as "Push Harder" in 2012, "Pretty Girls" in 2015, "Bad Gyal Ting" in 2017 and "Giddem".<ref>{{cite web |author1=Winnie Makena |title=How I came up with 'Parte After Parte' hit- Ugandan rapper BigTrill |url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/entertainment/features/2001345182/how-i-came-up-with-parte-after-parte-hit-ugandan-rapper-bigtrill |publisher=www.standardmedia.co.ke |accessdate=15 September 2020 |date=October 2019}}</ref>
Rowland left Baboon Forest Entertainment when he met John Obas Isokpehi, CEO of Striker Entertainment, a Nigerian label based in Uganda who got him signed.
===2019-Present: Breakthrough with "Parte After Parte" and planned upcoming debut concert===
Rowland released his breakthrough single "Parte After Parte" in August 2019 with the official music video on 13 September 2019. It currently have 2.1million  views on [[YouTube]]. The song received a lot of airplay in places outside Uganda including [[Nigeria]], [[South Africa]] and [[Kenya]] where it became gained popularity after Rowland performed it during the Nyege Nyege festival, eventually becoming an unofficial anthem. It peaked at number one on the African Music Chart.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Sasbeatz |title=Big Tril's 'Parte After Parte' Tops This Week's African Music Chart |url=http://temydee.com/big-tril-parte-after-parte-tops-african-music-chart/ |publisher=Temydee |date=27 December 2019 |accessdate=15 September 2019}}</ref> It peaked at number one on the [[Apple Music]] Top 100 charts in Uganda, Kenya, Zambia and Malawi and number two on the Apple Music Top 100: Nigeria chart behind [[Davido]] and [[Popcaan]]'s "Risky".<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Isaac Ssejjombwe |title='Parte after parte' tops Keya Apple music charts |url=https://www.sqoop.co.ug/201911/four-one-one/parte-after-parte-tops-kenya-apple-music-charts.html |publisher=Sqoop |date=1 November 2019 |accessdate=15 September 2020}}</ref> It also peaked at number one on [[BBC Radio 1Xtra]]'s DJ Edo DNA's Top 5 countdown.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Josh Ruby |title=Big Tril's 'Parte After Parte' soars to top spot at BBC Radio countdown |url=https://mbu.ug/2019/12/05/big-trils-parte-after-parte-soars-to-top-spot-at-bbc-radio-countdown/ |publisher=mbu.ug |date=5 December 2019 |accessdate=16 September 2020}}</ref> It also peaked in the top 10 positions on the [[Boomplay Music]] Top 100: Nigeria chart. BigTril planned to embark on his debut concert in early 2020 sometime in the month of March.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Josh Ruby |title='Parte After Parte' star Big Tril lining up mega concert |url=https://mbu.ug/2019/12/10/parte-after-parte-star-big-tril-lining-up-mega-concert/ |publisher=mbu.ug |date=10 December 2019 |accessdate=15 September 2020}}</ref>
===Live Performances===
BigTril has performed with numerous popular African artistes such as [[Wizkid]] who he has performed with twice at Kololo and at Starboy Fest, [[Kizz Daniel]] and [[Naira Marley]] at Marlian Fest. Apart from his planned debut concert, he also planned to perform at [[Ghana]]'s [[Afrochella]] concert.
His biggest single, "Parte After Parte", gained recognition in Kenya after he performed it during the four-day [[Nyege Nyege]] festival two weeks after its release. It became an unofficial Nyege Nyege festival anthem.
===Possible Future Collaborations===
During a five-day trip in Uganda, Nigerian-American singer and rapper, [[Jidenna]] revealed plans of a possible collaboration with BigTril, [[Eddy Kenzo]] and [[Fik Fameica]].<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Solomon Mwesigwa |title=Jidenna to collaborate with Eddy Kenzo, Big Tril and Fik Fameica He had planned to do a remix of Parte after Parte with DJ snake. It was earlier gossipped that he wanted to collaborate with super star Sean Paul|url=https://mbu.ug/2019/12/13/jidenna-to-collaborate-with-eddy-kenzo-big-tril-and-fik-fameica/ |publisher=www.mbu.ug |date=13 December 2019 |accessdate=15 September 2020}}</ref>
Sailors, a Kenyan group known for their "Wamlambez" single and BigTril performed at the Valentine's Jamboree Concert in [[Nairobi]] where they talked about the possibility of a collaboration. At Ole Sereni Hotel, Miracle Baby, lead singer of Sailors said, "Artistes talk to each other and when they meet, they attract each other, so a collab is coming." BigTril who has a growing interest in Kenya's music scene with songs like "Wamlambez" and "Figa" also voiced the possibility of a collaboration.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Elizabeth Ngigi |title=Sailors, Big Tril to collabo |url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/sasa/word-is/2020-02-18-sailors-big-tril-to-collabo/ |publisher=www.the-star.co.ke |date=18 February 2020 |accessdate=15 September 2020}}</ref>
In a tweet, [[DJ Tunez]] (Wizkid's main producer and DJ) hinted at a collaboration between the two artistes.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Tracy Teddy Nayiga |title=Big Tril to scoop collabo with Nigeria's superstar Wizkid |url=https://www.pmldaily.com/features/entertainment/2019/12/big-tril-to-scoop-collabo-with-nigerias-superstar-wizkid.html |publisher=www.pmldaily.com |date=6 December 2019 |accessdate=15 September 2020}}</ref>
==Parte After Parte (single)==
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| artist     = ''BigTril''
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| released   = August 2019
| genre      = [[hip-hop/rap]]
| length     = 2:47
| label      = Striker Entertainment
| writer     = Rowland Raymond Kaiza
| producer   = Rowland Raymond Kaiza
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===Background and inspiration===
BigTril replaced the 'y' in 'party' with 'e' so it became 'parte' which he repeated over and over until it became a catchy hook. He produced the beat and wrote the song on the same day.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Nyamu Wa Mwombe |title=How pastor influenced the creation of 'Parte After Parte' hit |url=https://hivisasa.com/posts/57827079-how-a-pastor-influenced-creation-of-parte-after-parte-hit |publisher=www.hivisasa.com |date=13 October 2019 |accessdate=15 September 2020}}</ref>
===Composition===
"Parte After Parte" is a hip-hop/rap song that runs for two minutes and forty-seven seconds with a fast beat which sounds like an early 2000s hip-hop song from any Anglophone African country with arrangements of a suo or konto sound infused in it.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Motolani Alake |title=Parte after parte: The Big Tril song making Nigerians go crazy |url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/wizkid-endorses-parte-after-parte-by-big-tril-the-song-making-nigerians-crazy/4hp6szw |publisher=www.pulse.ng |date=15 November 2019 |accessdate=15 September 2020}}</ref>
===Promotion and popularity===
BigTril performed the song during the four-day [[Nyege Nyege]] festival held in Jinja, Kenya two weeks after its release. It became an unofficial Nyege Nyege festival anthem.
The song grew more popular when it was used in memes that circulated round the internet catching the attention of Nigerian, South African and Kenyan citizens as well as other nations.
Nigerian artistes such as [[Wizkid]], [[Davido]], [[Zlatan Ibile]], and [[Olamide]] expressed their love for the song with Wizkid endorsing it and Davido calling it a 'nice song'. Olamide was seen singing to it in a video he posted on social media. [[Mayorkun]], another Nigerian artist also posted a video of him singing the song on his [[Instagram]] story.
Its popularity was not limited to only African nations. American [[Grammy Award]] winning rapper, [[Cardi B]] posted a video of her and husband, [[Offset (rapper)|Offset]] singing and dancing to the song while leaving a bar on the latter's birthday.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Josh Ruby |title=Cardi B dances to Big Tril's 'Parte After Parte' (VIDEO) |url=https://mbu.ug/2019/12/09/cardi-b-dances-to-big-trils-parte-after-parte-video/ |publisher=www.mbu.ug |date=9 December 2019 |accessdate=15 September 2020}}</ref>
"Parte After Parte" was one of ten African songs listed in [[The Guardian]]'s ''2019 in African pop: 10 must-listen tracks'' published on Christmas Eve 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Eromo Egbejule |title=2019 in African pop: 10 must-listen tracks |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/dec/24/2019-in-african-pop-10-must-listen-tracks |publisher=www.theguardian.com |date=24 December 2019 |accessdate=21 September 2020}}</ref>
===Music video===
An official music video directed by Kino Filmz was released on 13 September 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Solomon Mwesigwa |title=Big Tril releases eventful 'Parte After Parte' visuals {{!}} VIDEO ALERT |url=https://mbu.ug/2019/09/14/big-tril-releases-eventful-parte-after-parte-visuals-video-alert/ |publisher=www.mbu.ug |date=14 September 2019 |accessdate=15 September 2020}}</ref> It hit a million views after three months.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Josh Ruby |title=Big Tril's 'Parte After Parte' notches 1M views on YouTube |url=https://mbu.ug/2019/12/16/big-trils-parte-after-parte-notches-1m-views-on-youtube/ |publisher=www.mbu.ug |date=16 December 2019 |accessdate=15 September 2020}}</ref> As of September 2020, the video has 1.9 million views. It's still growing up as it currently have 2.1 million views as of October 2022.
===Commercial performance===
"Parte After Parte" peaked at number one on the [[Apple Music]] Top 100 charts in  Uganda, Kenya, Zambia and Malawi. It charted at the 11th, 8th and 6th places before peaking at number two on the [[Apple Music]] Top 100: Nigeria chart behind Davido and Popcaan's "Risky". It also peaked at number one on [[BBC Radio 1Xtra]]'s DJ Edu DNA's Top 5 countdown.
===Possible remix===
BigTril said that some Nigerian and South African artistes have approached him to record a remix but he knows some Kenyan artistes who can make the cut.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Winnie Makena |title=How I came up with 'Parte After Parte' hit- Ugandan rapper BigTrill |url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/entertainment/features/2001345182/how-i-came-up-with-parte-after-parte-hit-ugandan-rapper-bigtrill |publisher=www.standardmedia.co.ke |accessdate=15 September 2020 |date=October 2019}}</ref>
==Artistry==
===Influences===
Rowland draws inspiration from [[Jay-Z]], [[Notorious B.I.G.]] and [[Kanye West]]. Rowland is a big fan of Kenyan artistes such as Madtraxx, [[Sauti Sol]] and Khaligraph Jones. He admires rapper, Keko and [[Klear Kut]] legend, [[Navio (rapper)]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Big Tril's 'Parte After Parte' song scoops 2 awards |url=https://edge.ug/2019/12/08/big-trils-parte-after-parte-song-scoops-2-awards/ |publisher=www.edge.ug |date=8 December 2019 |accessdate=21 September 2020}}</ref>
===Genre===
As a rapper, Rowland's songs are mainly hip-hop. However, when asked about his genre, he said,
<blockquote>"I don't belong to any genre, that's putting labels on art. I believe art is formless and the best way to express yourself. I've always been a rapper but now I produce my own music. I produced "Parte After Parte" myself. Since I started production, I don't want to box myself into any genre. I'm a vibes creator. As long as it's a vibe and I can imagine it, then I create it."<ref>{{cite web |author1=Winnie Makena |title=How I came up with 'Parte After Parte' hit- Ugandan rapper BigTrill |url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/entertainment/features/2001345182/how-i-came-up-with-parte-after-parte-hit-ugandan-rapper-bigtrill |publisher=www.standardmedia.co.ke |accessdate=15 September 2020 |date=October 2019}}</ref></blockquote>
===Style===
BigTril raps in a mixture of [[English language|English]] and [[Luganda]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Big Tril's 'Parte After Parte' song scoops 2 awards |url=https://edge.ug/2019/12/08/big-trils-parte-after-parte-song-scoops-2-awards/ |publisher=www.edge.ug |date=8 December 2019 |accessdate=21 September 2020}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Rowland is currently single but said he could wed a Kenyan woman if she was suitable. He has called Ugandan female model, [[Lydia Jazmine]] the "hottest model".
Rowland has been open on how depression almost ruined his career before meeting John Obas Isokpehi, the CEO of Striker Entertainment.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Solomon Mwesigwa |title=Big Tril opens up on how depression almost ruined his career 5 years ago |url=https://mbu.ug/2020/07/16/big-tril-opens-up-on-how-depression-almost-ruined-his-career-5-years-ago/ |publisher=mbu.ng |date=16 July 2020 |accessdate=15 September 2020}}</ref>
===Tattoos===
On his tattoos, "Yeah, I have three. I have the [[eagle]], [[mantra]] and [[Star of David|star]] for King [[David]]. Eagles fly alone in the clouds, the mantra signifies knowledge and King David defeated [[Goliath]]. He inspires me to take on challenges.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Justus Lyatuu |title=Big Trill enjoying his big Parte After Parte |url=https://observer.ug/lifestyle/62206-big-trill-enjoying-his-big-parte-after-parte |date=7 October 2019 |accessdate=21 September 2020}}</ref>
===Comments on Ugandan 2021 Presidential Candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu===
When Kyadondo East lawmaker, [[Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu]] also known by his stage name '''Bobi Wine''', announced his bid to run for President in the Ugandan 2021 general election, BigTril noted that he will be disappointed if his manifesto doesn't include enforcing the copyright law in Uganda to protect content creators for the years he has been in the culture and creative industry. This was days after he complained of Uganda's music industry being broke.
<blockquote>"If Bobi Wine doesn't talk about enforcing the copyright law in Uganda to protect content creators in his manifesto then I'll be really disappointed" - BigTril<ref>{{cite web |title=I'll be hurt if Bobi Wine's manifesto doesn't include enforcing copyright - Big Tril |url=https://mbu.ug/2020/07/14/ill-be-hurt-if-bobi-wines-manifesto-doesnt-include-enforcing-copyright-big-tril/ |date=14 July 2020 |accessdate=15 September 2020}}</ref></blockquote>
==Awards and nominations==
BigTril has won two [[Buzz Teeniez Awards]] for Hottest Hip-Hop Song of the Year and Hottest Song of the Year for "Parte After Parte" in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Josh Ruby |title=John Blaq, Daddy Andre dominate the Buzz Teeniez Awards |url=https://mbu.ug/2019/12/08/john-blaq-daddy-andre-dominate-the-buzz-teeniez-awards/ |publisher=www.mbu.ug |date=8 December 2019 |accessdate=15 September 2020}}</ref> BigTril won a Zzina award in 2020 in the Best Lugaflow/Rap Song category for "Parte After Parte".<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Benjamin Emuk |title=Eddy Kenzo, Cindy Sweep Zzina Awards 2020 Online Edition |url=https://chimpreports.com/eddy-kenzo-cindy-sweep-zzina-awards-2020-online-edition/ |publisher=www.chimpreports.com |date=13 June 2020 |accessdate=21 September 2020}}</ref>
==Discography==
;Singles
*Wangi
*Batuwulira (featuring [[Fille Mutoni]])
*Giddem (featuring [[Beenie Gunter]])
*Awo
*No Yawa
*Sibalaba
*Rollin Dank
*She Got Me Blind (2011)
*Push Harder (2012)
*Your Ways (2014)
*Pretty Girls (2015)
*Bad Gyal Ting' (2017)
*Faya (2017)
*Why They Hate (2018)
*We Good (2018)
*Parte After Parte (2019)
*Feel like ft FlexD' Paper
*Og ft Vector,Larry gaaga,raezy.
*Mamacita.
*
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