Trippie Budd Teams Up With Zae And SAJKA On New Single “cheekybang” — Listen
“I want this track to somehow dominate the club scene across the country and maybe eventually become part of the street sound as well, alongside other genres,” Trippie Budd explains.
TRIPPIE BUDD, ZAE, SAJKA: Photographed by Arnold Pilapil
TRIPPIE BUDD, ZAE, SAJKA: Photographed by Arnold Pilapil
Filipino rapper-producerProducerThe person who guides the creative and technical process of making a recording, shaping its sound, arrangement, and overall quality. Producers can write, compose, engineer, and direct performances, and aGo to Producer Glossary Trippie Budd teams up with fellow rapper Zae and Jamaican-Filipino reggaeton/fusion artist SAJKA on “cheekybang,” released via Sony Music Entertainment.
Produced by JayXagonto and ETRIZZLE, “cheekybang” takes cues from reggaeton-inspired and Afrobeats-infused sounds, allowing each artist to showcase their individuality.
“I want this track to somehow dominate the club scene across the country and maybe eventually become part of the street sound as well, alongside other genres,” Trippie Budd explains. “I don’t have plans to take over anything; I just wanna blend in and serve as a gateway to a bolder but totally different sound in our local music scene.”
The collaboration first started during the music videoMusic VideoA short film that accompanies a song, combining performance, storytelling, and visual style to promote the music. Music videos shape an artist's image, can drive viral success and fan theories,Go to Music Video Glossary shoot for “baby lika” when SAJKA visited the set, and Trippie Budd discovered the Jamaican-Filipino artist through Spotify’s KALYE playlist. Meanwhile, Zae came into the picture through the recommendation of Sony Music Philippines’ Urban team.
“The majority of the arrangement of the instrumental came from JayXagonto, and I just asked for some minor changes while I was writing the track,” Trippie Budd adds. “It all aligned well since it wasn’t my first time working with JayXagonto.
“The sound that I think is the backbone of the track is the synth instrument with the stereo-widening effect, which is a really big factor if you’re planning to make a club banger,” he adds. “I wanna make people in bars, clubs, beaches, and other places forget about their problems for a while.”
Listen to “cheekybang” below:
Frequently Asked Questions
“cheekybang” is a collaboration between Filipino rapper-producer Trippie Budd, fellow rapper Zae, and Jamaican-Filipino reggaeton/fusion artist SAJKA, released via Sony Music Entertainment.
“cheekybang” was produced by JayXagonto and ETRIZZLE, blending reggaeton-inspired and Afrobeats-infused sounds, with Trippie Budd citing the stereo-widening synth as the track’s backbone.
The collaboration began when SAJKA visited the “baby lika” video shoot; Trippie Budd had found SAJKA via Spotify’s KALYE playlist, while Zae joined on Sony Music Philippines’ recommendation.
Trippie Budd wants “cheekybang” to dominate the local club scene and become part of the street sound, describing it as a gateway to a bolder, different local sound.
“cheekybang” by Trippie Budd, Zae, and SAJKA is available to stream on Spotify, released via Sony Music Entertainment.
