Jonathan Adams

Hmong Hip Hop

H/T angry asian man

The New York Times has a really interesting video segment on Hmong American history/culture and Tou Saiko Lee, a Hmong American rapper out of Minnesota who shares and keeps his heritage alive through a mix of hip hop and ancient traditions.

Also, check out Asian American Hip Hop for Dummies, a mixtape of undergroup Asian hip hop artists from HYPHEN magazine.

Posted at 12:57 PM, May 19, 2008 in Music & Film | Permalink | View Comments