I don't think Edison Chen is a greater rapper, but I do love this Mr. Sandman concept sampling the 1950s era song from the Chordettes and "inspired" by the Jabbawockeez.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
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Sunday, August 28, 2011
RIP Aaliyah
You were the queen of my hip hop universe when I was in high school, the princess of R&B.
We got down to your songs. You represent the bygone era of 90s beats and swagger.
We got down to your songs. You represent the bygone era of 90s beats and swagger.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Paper Tigers. Let me open my metaphor book.
No, seriously. Facebook crawling with Paper Tigers New Yorker article: http://nymag.com/news/features/asian-americans-2011-5/.
Not to discount this man's experiences and opinions, because they are very real and what's discussed in the article is a real part of the Asian American experience.
But I’m personally really over the identity issues, blaming your parents, and general failure to understand "culture" outside of a narrow and specific immigrant experience, and just inability take control of our lives outside the common dialogue, a dialogue that is largely not of our own making and one we don't have control of.
I challenge Asian America to stop eating up this Joy Luck Club endless garbage self-pity parent-blame parade. I'd also love to see a mainstream American publication talk straight shattering racist old boy's networks that exist in every level of corporate America and real empowerment that happens every single day without the patronizing editorializing.
I really liked this article by Bao Phi react to the whole Amy Chua Tiger Mom: http://www.racialicious.com/2011/02/15/my-late-and-messy-reaction-to-this-whole-chinese-mothers-are-superior-hubbub/. I love the meat of that "There are certain Asian American stories and voices are privileged and consumed, more than others. If certain perspectives and stories from Asian Americans that carry specific racial, gendered, class-based assumptions keep getting reinforced time and again, within our communities and outside of them... it is worth asking whether certain perspectives and stereotypes are constantly being reinforced and consumed."
Not to discount this man's experiences and opinions, because they are very real and what's discussed in the article is a real part of the Asian American experience.
But I’m personally really over the identity issues, blaming your parents, and general failure to understand "culture" outside of a narrow and specific immigrant experience, and just inability take control of our lives outside the common dialogue, a dialogue that is largely not of our own making and one we don't have control of.
I challenge Asian America to stop eating up this Joy Luck Club endless garbage self-pity parent-blame parade. I'd also love to see a mainstream American publication talk straight shattering racist old boy's networks that exist in every level of corporate America and real empowerment that happens every single day without the patronizing editorializing.
I really liked this article by Bao Phi react to the whole Amy Chua Tiger Mom: http://www.racialicious.com/2011/02/15/my-late-and-messy-reaction-to-this-whole-chinese-mothers-are-superior-hubbub/. I love the meat of that "There are certain Asian American stories and voices are privileged and consumed, more than others. If certain perspectives and stories from Asian Americans that carry specific racial, gendered, class-based assumptions keep getting reinforced time and again, within our communities and outside of them... it is worth asking whether certain perspectives and stereotypes are constantly being reinforced and consumed."
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