Why Are There So Few Mainstream Asian-American Rappers?

By Jamilah King Jun 06, 2014

Why are there so few mainstream Asian American rappers? Director Salima Koroma and producer Jaeki Cho are trying to find out in their new indy documentary "Bad Rap." 

From Okayplayer:

The film features L.A.’s Dumfounded crew, Queens MC’s Awkwafina and Rekstizzy and Virginia’s Lyricks. Digging into the history of Asian-Americans in hip-hop, Koroma and Cho travel through the heyday of Jin and Philly’sMountain Brothers, then bring things forward to examine the recent success of Far East Movement and k-pop star PSY. They also spend a fair amount of time dissecting the roles that gender and racial politics play in the struggle these rappers face in their attempts to break through.

The filmmakers have also started a fundraising campaign at Indiegogo