Rapper Bambu Tackles Minimum Wage on New Album ‘Party Worker’

By Jamilah King Oct 29, 2014

In the middle of touring with Brother Ali on the "Home Away From Home" tour, L.A.-raised, Oakland-based Filipino rapper Bambu just dropped a new album called "Party Worker." He raised nearly $40,000 for the album on Kickstarter and kept fans connected to the production process throughout most of last spring. The new video for the track "Minimum Wage" was directed, edited and animated by filmmaker Paco Raterta in Manila and shot by "Welcome to the Party" director/editor, Kevin Vea. It looks at everyday life in the Philippines and follows one group of workers as they try to make ends meet.