by danielle holian
photo courtesy of trinidad cardona
Trinidad Cardona's “Dinero” is sure to be the song of the summer and is currently the #1 viral track on TikTok. "I literally went one night from living regular...to now you have the #1 trending song on TikTok… it’s insane. I just wanna say thank you," Trinidad comments. From living a regular man's life while doing deliveries for money prior to the song's release to now having a trending song, the track's streams immediately jumped up to over 65 Million streams basically overnight, and has 1.3 Million TikTok videos made while climbing the charts. Unclear Magazine caught up with the artist to discuss all things music.
For our readers, please tell us a bit about your background in music.
Trinidad: “‘Jennifer’ was my first song where I decided to be a singer. I had only made a handful of songs before that, and ‘Dinero’ was my second or third song after Jennifer.”
Who or what are your musical influences?
T: “My musical influences are a lot of The Weeknd, PARTYNEXTDOOR, and Brazilian Funk. It shows in my new music and I can't wait for you to hear.”
What inspired your viral hit “Dinero?”
T: “This song is really just about me being broke and liking a girl. It just came together in the moment, not much thought in it.”
And how does it feel to have such a popular song on TikTok?
T: “To say I was surprised would be an understatement, I wrote the song when I was 17 and I’m currently 22. I made the song so long ago I almost forgot it even existed, so I am really excited to see how much people like it.”
What do you want listeners to take away from your music?
T: “What I'm hoping fans take away from my new music is emotion. I want to make people feel what I feel.”
How has your music evolved since you began?
T: “I've taken the last year to learn to record myself and have made over 300 songs. I can’t even describe the growth because it’s changed so dramatically.”
Who would be a dream collaboration for you, right now?
T: “There's so many people I want to work with I can't name just one. I'd love to work with everybody.”
And how has the pandemic helped your creative juices?
T: “The pandemic has allowed me to truly study and focus on progressing as a writer. Sometimes I take breaks for a week at a time just to get my mind right.”
Finally, what’s one fun fact about you for our readers?
T: “I really love numerology. Life path numbers and angel numbers play a big role in my daily life.”