Trilla-G's Journey: From Cancer to Caribbean Stardom

On April 27, Trilla G, the 27-year-old boy on star from Dominica, exploded onto the scene last summer with his hit, Someone Else, I.A.

Colab that snagged Soka collaboration of the year at the 2025 Caribbean Music Awards.

That track lost his full-time music career after years of remixing hits and freestyling locally.

Now cancer-free, he's dropping his debut album, Take Me As I Am, which Billboard ranked as the number-four best Caribbean album of 2025.

Early on, Michael Jackson's death in 2009 hooked him, turning his living room into a stage for dances and songs.

He flipped tracks like Soldier Boy's Pretty Boy Swag and Magic Systems premiere gal into local smashes, building buzz with the prayer in 2020.

As the eldest of four and part of a big family, he balanced a credit union job with gigs until someone else forced him to quit and bet on himself.

The rise hit a wall last July with a cancer diagnosis, right as he was touring worldwide with new joints like rags.

He powered through chemo starting in September 2025, staying with family in New York and juggling secretive gig cancels.

Fans kept the momentum alive, turning Take Me As I Am.

The album's title track into a staple abroad.

During treatment, he freestyled most of the album, drawing from Jay-Z and Lil Wayne's no pen style, blending boyan's traditional Dominican vibes.

With modern beats, his calypso king, win in 2023, sharpened his wit and stage game, while country twists, like his acoustic, ain't thinking about you not to.

Trilla G's Iron Collabs was skill-a-bing and prepping summer releases, including a female boyan feature, all while spinning alkalines new album.

His stories pure grit, proving music heals and elevates from small islands to global stages.

That's the story for today. Music news today, driven by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.