Awkwafina

Hip-hop gets the last laugh.

UPDATE: The cast of Bad Rap were on Hot 97 and chopped it up with Cipha Sounds and why this documentary is necessary. Watch above. ---- Asian-American rappers are a rare breed in hip-hop. In the early days, legends like Mountain Brothers, Jin and Lyrics Born were able to thrive and make successful careers out of themselves...

The 1990s have come and gone, and with them went a generation of some of the most talented women hip-hop has ever seen. Hip-hop has often been described as a young man's game—with the operative word being man—but today's crop of female MCs can give the Golden Era a run for its money...

A lazy critic might pass Awkwafina as a Kreayshawn knockoff, but the Queens, New York, native has much more to offer in her collection of witty concept-driven records and equally humorous visuals. Find out more about the 24-year-old rapper/producer, who has already taken shots at New York City transplants, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and vaginas...