How Come There's So Few Asian MCs?

[High Revolutionary]

Cause approximately 99.67% of them couldn't spit a decent 16 if their lives depended on it.

 

[Ghostdenithegawd]

There not many Asian American musicians period it isn't just hip-hop

 

[Chef_Taylor]

There not many Asian American musicians period it isn't just hip-hop

 

[BenjaminE]

I remember when Jin had next. He won the Freestyle Friday battles on BET and had a song produced by Kanye West. But as far as I know he didn't make an album.

There's a lot of Asians in America and there's a billion people in China alone. (and for that matter there's a billion people in India). Do they produce Hip Hop and we just don't consume it, or is it that they don't produce Hip Hop at all?

I think part of it may be an image thing. Asians are usually shorter than Blacks and Whites. If a 6 foot White person has a hard time getting on, a five foot two Asian might have a harder time than the White boy. And I'm being serious, I'm not trying to insult anybody because of their nationality or ethnicity.

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He had like 5 albums... no one wanted to learn Chinese...

 

[High Revolutionary]

To be fair though there are a few Asian hip-hop producers who put in work overseas.

 

[Michael_Malice]

Jackie Chain >>>>>>>>
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[High Revolutionary]

Btw this Korean chick claims she "raps better than Black kids"

 

[RAPH]

Jin is doing his thing as a gospel rapper now.

 

[Idiopathic Joker]

Does wu tang count?

 

[soulbrother]

because you can barely understand them mofo's when they speak regular...imagine trying to listen to a Chinese nigga rap on some das efx type shitt...

 

[sr_the_freshman]

There not many Asian American musicians period it isn't just hip-hop

Slept on post. Im actually just now noticing this as well. I'd still rather see an influx of Asian MCs then these suburban Caucasians we're getting these days.

 

[5 Grand]

I remember when Jin had next. He won the Freestyle Friday battles on BET and had a song produced by Kanye West. But as far as I know he didn't make an album.

There's a lot of Asians in America and there's a billion people in China alone. (and for that matter there's a billion people in India). Do they produce Hip Hop and we just don't consume it, or is it that they don't produce Hip Hop at all?

I think part of it may be an image thing. Asians are usually shorter than Blacks and Whites. If a 6 foot White person has a hard time getting on, a five foot two Asian might have a harder time than the White boy. And I'm being serious, I'm not trying to insult anybody because of their nationality or ethnicity.

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He had like 5 albums... no one wanted to learn Chinese...

Really? It seems like if he had the right marketing and promotion he could have blown up. Also, It seems like he'd be able to bring something new to the table as far as content is concerned like the way Eminem was able to bring something new on "White America" or "Sing For The Moment".

 

[HarlemThumzUp]

my nigga dumbfounded go hard

 

[bkkbully]

On the west coast there's a bunch of local Asian MCs that do pretty well independently (touring overseas etc).

 

[twentyfivelighters]

I remember when Jin had next. He won the Freestyle Friday battles on BET and had a song produced by Kanye West. But as far as I know he didn't make an album.

There's a lot of Asians in America and there's a billion people in China alone. (and for that matter there's a billion people in India). Do they produce Hip Hop and we just don't consume it, or is it that they don't produce Hip Hop at all?

I think part of it may be an image thing. Asians are usually shorter than Blacks and Whites. If a 6 foot White person has a hard time getting on, a five foot two Asian might have a harder time than the White boy. And I'm being serious, I'm not trying to insult anybody because of their nationality or ethnicity.

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You're probably not seeing it. They're immensely popular oversees in Asian countries. I remember Jin couldn't get any play here in America but he's extremely popular in Asia. So the bolded is most likely true.

 

[High Revolutionary]

Also even when there are Asian cats with some skill like this dude.


It still pales in comparison to any mid-level Black rapper. It's like what's the point?

 

[andre_1024]

There's plenty of dope underground Asian MC's, I can name a grip from the West off the top of my head

But yea it's crazy there's none in the mainstream

 

[Billy_Poncho]

Asians are self-conscious as hell and rap is the most boisterous music genre in the world

 

[5 Grand]

Also even when there are Asian cats with some skill like this dude.


It still pales in comparison to any mid-level Black rapper. It's like what's the point?

Also even when there are Asian cats with some skill like this dude.


It still pales in comparison to any mid-level Black rapper. It's like what's the point?

He wasn't bad. with the right marketing and promotion (and a better video) You could probably market him to the mainstream. If I had money to burn I'd put him in the studio with Just Blaze or DJ Premiere and see what happens.

 

[K_Fisher]

Does wu tang count?

I see wht you did there....