"Trista La Canister"
If you wanna disperse a crowd use a canister, you want good music listen to trista.
Trista like a canister is set explode into the music scene with all the vibes and energy to disperse fake Mc'es holding the music realm to ransome and feeding the public with garbage.
The young Ogun prodigy is not giving room for mediocrity on his quest to stardom. The multi talented artiste is a rapper cum R n B singer has worked with some famous Nigerian act like terry g and cossy orjiakor .
Signed to Jericho record label in 2013,trista has shown great promise and has some of his songs hitting the airwaves . The artiste also nurses the ambition to work with big international act like Jayz .Jarah gist caught up with the rapper and here are excerpts for your reading pleasure
JARAHGIST: What is your name?
TRISTA: My name is Atanda Olayinka Trista.
JARAHGIST: What state are you from and what tribe are you?
TRISTA: I hail from Ogun state, IFO LG to be precise. Am a Yoruba boy.
JARAHGIST: where did you grow up?
TRISTA: I grew up in my home town Ifo in Ogun state.
JARAHGIST: What school did you attend from your primary to university level?
TRISTA: I attended Idea Nursery and primary school in Ifo but due to change of environment I dropped at class 4 and had to complete my primary education at Roman Catholic Mission to my secondary level.
I attended Anglican Grammar School Okenla in Ifo too after which I got admission into Caleb University Lagos.
JARAHGIST: So how was growing up like for you?
TRISTA: I grew up with my Nuclear family, it was fun being around them though I didn't have my freedom because my parent were always there to monitor my every move. But when music took place in me it was tough because as a Christian they felt it was going to be a stain on the family image.
But with the strength of the gift I had I managed to convince them.
Even my friends still be like "gosh you finally did this". Because during school time I display a lot and they love me for it,I couldn't get encouragement any were until I took my stand firmly.
JARAHGIST: Mr Trista what song have you done?
TRISTA: I recorded my first track in 2007 and that was "BW SWAG"
That got me a lot of features from other artist after which I did "Oleku" mixtape. June 2013 I got signed to JERICO RECORDS, when I got signed I dropped singles like "Where I belong" "Roll am" "Sun Bobbie" also did a "Sun Bobbie" video which I featured COSSY ORJIAKOR "Wetin u get" which I featured AELLAY my co- artiste under the same label.
JARAHGIST: Are you currently working on any song?
TRISTA: Yea, I did "Ibebe" which I featured Terry G planning on the video soonest and there is a crew I belong to before I got signed.
AEN Crew (AbiEgboNi Crew) were we are like 9 artist also known "Basket rappers".
JARAHGIST: So you rap too?
TRISTA: I started professionally as a rapper and I still do it. I am a versatile artist, I'll like to tell my fans to watch out for the video I did with my crew its gonna be out on every station.
The video was shot by Steve Gyamfi all the way from Ghana.
JARAHGIST: Are you in a relationship or single?
TRISTA: I am still single, music on my mind I need concentration a lot most especially when hustle ain't paying yet.
JARAHGIST: Which artist in the music industry will you like to do a collaboration with, why?
TRISTA: Internationally I will like to work with Chris Brown, Mario, Neyo, Trey Songz, Lilwayne, Nickie Minaj, Drake, Kanye, Jayz and many more
And here in Nigeria,I'll love to work with Wizkid, Davido, Olamide, RunTown, Phyno, Tiwa Savage.
JARAHGIST: Who is your role model in the industry?
TRISTA: 2pac, BIG, Lilwayne, Twista, Busta Rhyme, Chris Brown.
JARAHGIST: Where do you see yourself in the next 3years?
TRISTA: I see myself as an entertainment pioneer/ entrepreneurship and a business man.
JARAHGIST: Who is your celebrity crush?
TRISTA: Wow!!! That's Cossy Orjiakor, I've worked with her so many times and she is lovely,inspiring and motivating.
Thank you for your time Mr Atanda Olayinka Trista from us at Jarahgist....
