Why aren’t there more successful Asian-American rappers? And how can Asian-American rappers defy stereotypes and break onto the hip-hop scene? Believe it or not, there are Asian-American rappers out there. While MC Jin broke down stereotypes that Asian-Americans couldn’t be rappers in the early aughts on BET’s 106 & Park, […]

We first caught wind of Gentleman’s Vibe (GMV) in a Peter Chao video on YouTube called “F*ck Christmas”. The hip-hop duo consisting of Justin Villarosa and Neal Zabala are Vancouver-based and create a lyrical style that not only makes frequent references to the likes of rappers such as Kanye West, […]