Being different can be a good thing. In a western setting where an emerging Asian artist is at the beginning of cultivating a career, looking different may be a free pass to get noticed.
But talent and stand-out individualism speak more in breaking through and appealing to a range of audiences. These factors are very much present in one of underground music’s very promising rappers named Awkwafina.
Born Nora Lum, this female rapper has already gained attention due to her incredible humor that is injected into her songs. With a mix of Chinese, Korean and American, her Asian roots are very evident on her appearance. Aside from her oriental looks, what makes her style especially arresting is her choice of words. The genres she possesses borders different classifications as well.
The comedy in her craft is one of the main reasons why her name reverberates and progressively gathers attention not only from listeners, but critics from opposing sides as well.
Her song My Vag is one of the most controversial by far. Aside from the fact that it focuses on female genitals, the comic way of presenting the idea residing in the track has become a point of discussion for those who were taken by the liberal topic of the song.
Admittedly, she received comments both good and bad. In one interview, she mentioned that the song is all about giving props to womanhood. “It’s a celebration of women…There aren’t a lot of songs out there talking about vaginas in an in-your-face kind of way.” (Cited: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/14/meet-awkwafina-an-asian-female-rapper-on-vaginas-tackling-racism-more.html).
While she looks every inch Asian, Awkwafina confessed that she grew up in an American setting. She shared that her influence was very much of the normal American teens that included listening to tracks of 90’s boy bands like the Backstreet Boys.
Her close relationship with her grandmother is also one of the reasons why Awkwafina has emerged to be someone unique. Growing up, his father would tell her to pick a job that’s socially discerned to be stable but with the encouragement and support from her grandmother, the rapper was able to stand a little bit braver in following the calling of her passion.
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