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As hip-hop exploded in the 1990s,
“many rap groups, of all ethnic backgrounds, were under the sway of politically oriented hip hop… This was music meant to educate, incite, organize, and illuminate, music ‘for the people,’ for the promotion of ethnic pride and power. Asian Americans were no less attracted to this clarion call than anyone else (Wang, 2001, p.457).”
Jin, in his first BET battle
Jin, in his second BET battle
However, to see Asian-Americans appropriate a culture whose origins are very distinctly African-American has raised some eyebrows, as well as questions regarding ownership.
Deborah Wong described watching the performance of Filipino-American rapper La Quian, and asked,
