[Dah_jOkA]

whats up guys? I noticed alot of people here listen to asian music and is like "ahh man asian music is so cool, its tha best" but i was wondering, does NEBODY here listen to Asian-American music? I mean we got our brothers and sisters out here in America working their ass off making music n ish and they all no that its a slim chance that tha music industry would sign them but still they make music for the sake of their fans.

I know alot of asian-americans here listen to stuff like 50 Cent, Eminem, Fall-Out Boy, Mario, Ne-Yo, Mariah Carey, iono rock music muscians n stuff iono i dont listen to mainstream much but c'mon. What about us? our people are out their too.

Alot of people hear tha thought about an Asian-American pop singer or rapper and tha first thing most people do is laugh, "AN ASIAN RAPPER OR SINGER? THATS CRAZY!" Mind you not all, but a good majority do.

See now racism exists, and alot of us understand it, but when OUR OWN PEOPLE LAUGH AT US, then thats where we have a problem. None of us will ever make it if we dont stand by eachother and help support one another. One man can only do so much, but with the help of others, hopefully we'll be seeing more Asian-Americans in the american entertainment industry in the future.

The problem is us as Asian-Americans DON'T KNOW WHO WE ARE, we worry too much and try to hard to ASSIMILATE ourselves to fit in with other races and cultures that we don't where we are from and what we are. Not only are we unrecognized by tha media but EVEN WE DON'T RECOGNIZEwho we are.

CAN I GET A AMEN!? hah always wanted to say that, neway.....

In a industry dominated with Caucasians, Africans and Latinos in movies, tv, and radio. Asians are tossed aside because TO CERTAIN PEOPLE we are not talented and cannot afford nething to the entertainment industry and is instead, are stereotypically typecast as [size=2]"THE KUNG FU GUY, THE SMART GUY, THE BAND GEEK, THE SMARTIE PANTS, THE NERD or THE GUY WHO SHOOTS UZIs WHILE BEING IN A BIKE GANG (Sorry I was thinking bout Fast And The Furious, hah). And what do we do? Most of us just sits there and accept it.

ahh neway im gettin sidetracked on the origonal purpose of this thread

JENNY HYUN (POP // R&B) KOREAN-AMERICAN





Jenny is a 21 year old Korean-American singer, shes been on MTV and has worked with numerous producers, including Needlz (Fabolous, 50 Cent, G-Unit, Nappy Roots, Drag-On), Jean T. Na (The Tyra Banks Show, The Pussycat Dolls), and X-Factor (Madonna, Chaka Kahn, Robert Palmer, The System). As well as honing and perfecting her vocals with industry-respected vocal coach Don Lawrence (Christina Aguilera, Rolling Stones, Billy Joel). She also hired on sought-after publicist, Lizzie Grubman (MTV's "PoweRGirls", Britney Spears, Sean P. Diddy Combs, Jay-Z) to create a buzz in the industry.

he has performed at venues from New Yorks The Bitter End (Patti La Belle, Joni Mitchell, Avril Lavigne, Stevie Wonder) to The Viper Room in LA to Hawaii for WorldAsias Xentopia 2004 where 10,000 people were in attendance and filmed for their network launch. On May 2nd 2004, Jenny was invited to perform at the 25th Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival held at Union Square Park, NYC where she performed for thousands at the all day event. Jenny was also offered to take on other projects including hosting shows for another Asian American television network, ImaginAsian TV, with talks of even building a show around her.

MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/jennyhyun

OFFICIAL SITE: http://www.jennyhyun.tv

HER SINGING ON MTV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkK2TMxOgfE

You can download some of her songs at,
http://www.randblov3.blogspot.com, but she has an album out so if u like her music help her out by buying her CD at her site.

REYNARD SILVA (R&B // POP // SOUL) Filipino-American





"My name is Reynard Silva. I am 20 years old and reside in sunny Northern California (in the BAY AREA). Music is my passion. I can't live without it. Writing, singing, making beats... it's a MUST in my life. Performing is pure joy to me. I love performing. With my band (Stage II) or on my own, I love reaching out to others through my music.

I write my music based on past experiences and situations. Whether it be good times or bad, we all go through different events in our lives, and I write about EVERY single event that has changed my perspective in life and has changed me into a better person. Whatever song you hear of mine, I try to relay it to y'all in a way in which you can totally understand, and at the same time, enjoy." -Reynard Silva-

His album his currently in the making...

Till then you can download his music at:http://www.randblov3.blogspot.com

MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/reynardsilva


Performance Clip Of "I HIDE": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4OJUIV8ExY

6TH DAY (R&B // POP // SOUL) 4 Member Filipino-American Group





"SWAY" from American-Idol is part of this group

6th Day consists of 4 individuals, Errol and Drey formerly from a group called Kai (Geffen Records), Cyrus formerly from Innerlude (Straight Hits Records), and Sway from Drop N Harmony (Classified Records). Yup, we're Filipino... Don't adjust your monitors or your speakers. We really are asian... Most see us and don't hesitate to racially profile us, crack a joke, doubt our craft... But that's okay, we already expect that. Our journey spans over a decade and we've been through every hardship and sacrifice a group can go through. We've been chippin' away at our goals one by one, the Apollo Theatre, world tours, the billboard charts, radio, TV, even sing for Boyz II Men, the group that started it all for us. We've put a check in front of all of these thing already and we have a couple more to accomplish. It's funny though. The more things we check off on our list, the harder it is to accomplish the rest of them. Why is that? It all goes back to one thing. We're yellow, we're brown. That's right. Most will ask us, "Well, why do you all make your skin color an issue?" In all honesty, we don't make it an issue, but every music executive we've met and sang for says that it is an issue. "Y'all are tight, it's rare to find an R&B group where all y'all can sing! But y'all are asian... So good luck to y'all"... Time and time again, we're tired of that response.

We've gotten that time and time again, from some of the biggest executives in the business. They acknowledge our talents, but are too afraid to believe in something that has never been done before. It truly ain't about talent any more. Mainstream America says there's no market or niche out there for us... We disagree...

MAIN SITE: http://www.6thday.info/

MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/6thday ] http://www.myspace.com/6thday [/url]

You Can Buy Their Album At: www.brownjungle.com

"WHY WHY WHY" Music Video Clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0VR8iCtduc

AGAIN u can download some of their songs at their main site OR http://www.randblov3.blogspot.com

Far-East Movement (Hip-Hop // Alternative Hip-Hop) 2 Korean-Americans and 1 Japanese-American





An influential group in the rising Asian American music scene, The Far*East Movement (FM) was formed by emcees: Kev Nish (Kevin Nishimura), Prohgress (James Roh), and J-Splif (Jae Choung). The three childhood friends found their love for music fresh out of high school and created recognition for the group in the Los Angeles underground scene through energetic live shows and a strong Internet presence. In 2003, FM produced their own large-scale hip hop show in Koreatown called “Movementality”, to benefit a local drug rehabilitation center. Through this event they were discovered by international club/ events promoter, Carl Choi, who shared the vision of strengthening the identity of Asian Americans in the entertainment industy, helping the Far*East Movement achieve global notoriety.

The group released their first mixtape, the “AudioBio” in 2005, distributing over 20,000 copies independently. The compilation, which is an introduction into the world of the FM, includes guest appearances from artists such as DJ Honda and Jin the Emcee. The “Audio Bio” opened the door for FM into television media, gaining them features on the Si TV Network, the AZN TV Network, UPN, and the show ‘Crime Scene Investigation’ (C.S.I.). In the summer of 2005 the trio embarked on their first world tour, performing in cities such as Seattle, Houston, San Francisco, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Singapore. At the present time, The Far*East Movement continues on its rigorous show schedule while also adding the finishing touches to their debut album, which is slated for release in the first quarter of 2006.

MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/fareastmovement
LIVEDIGITAL: http://fareastmovement.livedigital.com/
MAIN SITE: http://www.fareastmovement.com
XANGA: http://www.xanga.com/fareastmovement
FRIENDSTER: http://www.friendster.com/profiles/fmonyadial

Unofficial Music Video Of "FOOD FIGHT" Ft. Jin The Emcee: http://livedigital.com/content/4317/u742

Snacky Chan (Hip-Hop // Rap) Korean-American





Roy Kim, otherwise known as 'Chan' or 'Snacky Chan,' is a hip hop emcee originally hailing from New Jersey, currently doing his thing in Boston, Massachussetts. Chan has established himself over the years as an emcee with 'true to the art' skills, proving his abilities in underground hip hop venues across the country.

Hip Hop afficianados first took notice of Chan when he dropped his first 12"(vinyl) offering, 'Politickin w/ Chan,' b/w 'Big in Japan,' in September of '01 on Detonator Records. 'Chairman Mao,' music critic/reviewer at XXL magazine went so far as to say that "...Chan is the rugged-est, most skilled Asian-American MC I've heard yet - actually, he's pretty dope on any scale..."

Chan's songs have also featured on well known, and critically acclaimed compilation albums including the Detonator Records 'Volume 1' Compilation, as well as 'Home,' an album boasting a fine collection of the Beantown's hottest upcoming and veteran talents.

As a result of Chan's hard work in '01, he was nominated 'Best New Rap/Hip-Hop Act,' in the 15th annual Boston Music Awards and has blessed the stage with some of hip hop's finest including, Guru(Gangstarr), Jeru tha Damaja, Talib Kweli, Cormega, Jedi Mind Tricks, Krumbsnatcha, Jin tha MC, Mr.Lif, Black Moon, Boot Camp Clique, and many, many more.

After succesfully completing a nationwide tour that spanned the entire east coast, midwest, and dirty south with Detonator Records, Chan devoted himself to the writing and recording of his highly anticpated debut album 'Part of the Nation,' which was released in the Fall of '04 under Chan's own start-up record label 'Dynasty Muzik.'

Remaining raw, Chan's overall musical message remains insightful, intelligent, spiritual, and humorous. A strong advocate in breaking new ground for Asians in hip hop and media in general.

MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/snackchizzel

MAIN SITE: http://www.chanhiphop.com

Chan's Music Video "LONELY ROADS": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqp4YDVJv00

Roscoe Umali (Hip-Hop // Rap) Filipino-American


^thats right folks, ur not seeing things, its Roscoe IN BED with Jeri Lee


Until recently, Roscoe Umali was mainly known as one of the members of the korean rap group "Drunken Tiger" but now he is finally breaking out on his own.

I don't really have a good bio on him yet so tha description bout his music vid will have to do.

If ya'll haven't heard of Roscoe yet, you are in for a major surprise. Roscoe was a previous member of the band Drunken Tiger, who had the biggest impact in Korea's hip hop history in the late 90's. Roscoe is now taking the solo route, taking his music and his roots out here to America.

In this video, Roscoe drops verses from two songs into one video, "Rhyme State" and "Gettin' Mine".
The video was directed by Todd Angkasuwan, the same director that did Jin's "Top 5" and Chan's "Lonely Road". Cameo's in the video include a list of major players, including import models Jeri Lee, Kaila Yu, along with Far East Movement and Cedric the Entertainer.

Look out for Roscoe's enhanced CD mixtape coming out soon, featuring this video along with exclusive footage of Jeri Lee.

MUSIC VIDEO FOR "RHYME STATE/GETTIN' MINE": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD6N3rBK_Ok

Main Site: http://www.AOWRECORDS.com

MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/roscoeumali

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Its a slim chance that ne of them would be signed, why? cuz its tha industry's fault, Why wouldnt tha industry sign asian-americans? its cuz we're different, they judge us by the color of our skin and looks and not by our talents and skills. Being different, they fear us, they fear what is different and what they do not reconigze so they automatically label us as "unworthy".

Anyways as u can probably tell, im a hip hop and R&B fan, but there are also other Asian-American entertainers out there who specialize in ROCK, METAL, PUNK ROCK, TECHNO, Classical and stuff. But I'm to laze to post it all. haha.

i no im missin One Voice and Kaila Yu but gaah its late!

neways hope u guys here see sumthin u like and help support Asian-Americans, feel free to add ne others u like.

[bloopy_babo]

I agree with you. Reynard Silva is an AMAZING SINGER. I can't wait till he releases an album or something. Jenny Hyun also has a great voice.

[Steph*]

Oh COOOLL
Thanks for making this.
I'm gonna check them out tomorrow.

[charitee]

i do listen to asian american singers, well i did. i used to listen to kai [fil-am boy group] and one voice [fil-am girl group], but then kai broke up and then one voice either broke up or stopped releasing stuff.

[Dah_jOkA]

^Kai merged with Innerlude and created "6TH DAY"

[BendyStraw]

Sadly, Kai and Pinay are no longer around... I remember when Kai would get airplay on L.A.'s 102.7 They were a really good filipino male accapella group and Pinay were also an amazing female filipino group.

[NotFromThisPlanet]

i already listen to chan, rosco, and far east movement. if you want to hear the newest stuff from chan , sometimes he posts new stuff on his forums. one of the songs on his "part of the nation" cd has a song he did of mflo, what it is. good stuff. rosco posted some stuff on his myspace.

i recommend susie suh. her cd has got some nice songs. shes signed to sony records i believe.
http://susiesuh.com/

Not to be confused with British vocalist Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie & the Banshees fame, Susie Suh is an American singer/songwriter -- specifically, a Korean-American singer/songwriter -- from Los Angeles. Suh, who was 25 in 2005, is young enough to be the daughter of Siouxsie Sioux (who was born Susan Dallion on May 27, 1958, and adopted Siouxsie Sioux as a stage name when she founded Siouxsie & the Banshees in 1976 -- several years before Susie Suh was even born). Besides, Suh sounds nothing like Sioux stylistically; while Siouxsie & the Banshees were pioneers of punk, new wave, and goth rock, Suh favors an adult alternative/folk-rock approach along the lines of Fiona Apple, Sarah McLachlan, and former 'Til Tuesday singer turned solo star Aimee Mann (three of the singer/songwriters she has often been compared to). Suh (who plays guitar and piano and has cited Joni Mitchell and Beth Gibbons as some of her major influences) writes highly introspective and personal lyrics, many of them of them on the melancholy side; the southern Californian has a world-weary outlook and deals with her share of darker emotions, which is definitely something she has in common with Apple. Although Suh has lived in the United States her entire life, both of her parents are immigrants who moved to southern California from Korea in the '60s. Suh's involvement with music began when she was only eight and joined a Korean children's choir, whose repertoire ranged from traditional Korean songs to American pop. At 13, Suh left Los Angeles for New Hampshire, where she attended a boarding school and did her share of songwriting during her adolescent years; Suh was around 17 when she recorded a six-song EP, pressed 1,000 copies onto CDs, and managed to sell about 700 of them to her schoolmates. After reaching adulthood, Suh attended Brown University in Rhode Island (where she obtained a degree in English), but spent as much time as she could visiting New York City and performing in Lower Manhattan clubs. A career in music is not something that Suh's ambitious parents encouraged -- in fact, they tried to talk her out of it and encouraged her to go into a more stable, less volatile line of work. Music, they asserted, should be nothing more than a hobby for Suh. But her parents' lack of support didn't discourage the L.A. native; if anything, it inspired her to persevere and work even harder at having a career in music. "Your Battlefield," one of Suh's songs, was inspired by her career-related disagreements with her parents. In 2003, Suh signed with Epic/Sony; she ended up working with Glen Ballard, a well-known producer/songwriter/arranger whose lost list of credits ranges from No Doubt to Paula Abdul to Alanis Morissette -- it was Ballard who produced Morissette's 1995 blockbuster, Jagged Little Pill. At first, Ballard only agreed to produce a few songs for Suh, but he was so impressed with her work that he ended up producing her entire debut album (a self-titled CD that Epic released in April 2005). ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

you can pretty much add all of the artists ive mentioned on your myspace.

[GibmeAFeedinTube]

cool. i'll give 'em a try though their genre of music is usually not what i'd listen to. but these artists being in the rap and R&B type, quite hard since the blacks don't like to make room for anyone and the fans of this genre usually won't bother.

as to my fellow asians peepz and their music tastes- 50 Cent, Eminem, Fall-Out Boy, Mario, Ne-Yo, Mariah Carey - garbage level. mariah is the nastiest mammoth alive. mario sings cheesy songs. eminem, comon he's got one too many friends getting shot, 50 cent.....gonorhea shop.

Snacky Chan was slightly different, at least he talks about his i can't readty life in a more trialing way and not about how many hoes and dough he's rolling in.

truth is Asians will always support the very people who hate them in entertainment so i'm not going to complain about other races when it starts with asians themselves.

All i can do is applaud these fellow american asians for trying and actually staying in america instead of fleeing to Asia.

[Iridescence]

Loveeeeeee Reynard Silva. He's pretty awesome!

And whaaat?! Sway was in DropNHarmony?! I used to listen to them all the time. I was wondering what happened. Man... I didn't even realize that Sway was in that group. I also didn't realize that Kai and Innerlude's members had left... Wow. I must have really missed this! lol.

[jcraze]

I gotta be honest, i wasnt feeling Reynard or Jenny Hyun.

I'm liking Susie Suh, and i reckon Snaky Chan, Far East Movement are some tight stuff. I was always a fan of Roscoe Umali, so yeah.

Only new asian american artist that i've found from this topic is Susie Suh.

Nevertheless, i commend these guys on trying to do what they love knowing how hard it is to try and break into a market that feels there's no room for asians.

Another Asian American Rapper is Lyrics Born you can check him up if you want. Also Dan The Automator is an Asian Producer.

Myspace for Lyrics Born : http://www.myspace.com/lyricsborn
Myspace for Dan The Automator : http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea...iendid=49317502

[IMAJynXed1]

i just saw this guy on myspace...he's from boston and hes alright...he played all of his own stuff...its kinda different...so itll be hit or miss with most of yall...

http://www.myspace.com/boyinstatic

[Dah_jOkA]

^ o forreal? I'm from Boston, i'll check it out

neway its cool if u like him, long as hes asian-american doing his thing then feel free to post it up in here, tha purpose of this thread is to help make our brothers n sisters more known so help spread tha word! woO!

-edit-

dang his pic reminds meh of a young eric mun

[DaRkViEt73]

Don't forget Natalise from the Bay Area. She did mostly dance/trance/freestyle with some ballads in her first CD. Then she went all hiphop on her 2nd CD. http://www.natalisemusic.com although I seem to be having problems pulling up her website right now. Anyways I loved her first CD the most out of the two.

[RonnieTheBear]

Dear lord. Rap.

[Dah_jOkA]

^ u bet ur sweet ass babie

[Platinum]

jenny hyun is dope~

its a shame her old "label" screwed her over

[liquidsword]

there are also asians who are in bands such as julie plug & mike park from the chinkees and the bruce lee band. he even owns his own label asianman records. you need start listening start listenig to other music other just hiphop and r&b to find asians who are in the music industry.

[SaturnCharm]

i do listen to asian american singers, well i did. i used to listen to kai [fil-am boy group] and one voice [fil-am girl group], but then kai broke up and then one voice either broke up or stopped releasing stuff.

they are still promoting their 2004 album called Luvin' You. i'm sure they are gonna come back with a new album.
One Vo1ce's Official Myspace

The only thing I can think of right now is Next Phaze.
Next Phaze's Official Myspace

[lKATl]

Have you guy heard of Jin Au-Yeung, he Chinese and he know how to rap.



Jin was born on June 4, 1982 in Miami, Florida. The son of Chinese immigrants, Jin watched his parents work extremely hard every day as they ran their own restaurant. In junior high, Jin became fascinated with hip-hop music and dreamed of becoming a professional rapper. He was inspired by artists such as Nas, Wu-Tang Clan, The Notorious B.I.G., LL Cool J, and other New York rappers from the early 1990's, an era now referred to as The Golden Age. At first, he was terrible at rapping but with much practice he realized he had a talent for freestyle rap, he would perform for his classmates, co-workers and whoever would listen. Jin began entering freestyle battles in local hip-hop clubs where he was usually the only Asian person around. He was often underestimated due to his Chinese ethnicity. But Jin's talent won the crowds over and he won many battles and championships. He quickly developed a reputation as Miami's cleverest hip-hop lyricist. But in the hip-hop world, Miami is known more for bass music than clever lyrics. He knew this would be another obstacle to overcome in order to gain acceptance.

In 2001, his parents decided to move the family to Chinatown, New York City. He began performing freestyles and selling his own mixtapes on the streets, in hip-hop clubs and wherever he could. He quickly gained a huge following just as he had done in Miami. His big break came when the BET program "106 & Park" began inviting local rappers to have freestyle battles every Friday. Jin was ready for the national exposure. He auditioned and again was underestimated due to his race. But Jin proved everyone wrong by winning the battles week after week. His first battle was against Hasan, who had six straight victories and was one victory away from being inducted into the hall of fame. However, about twenty seconds into the battle, Hasan stuttered and couldn't continue his "flow". Thus, Jin became the new champion. After winning for seven weeks straight, Jin was inducted into the show's Hall of Fame. That same night, he announced that he had signed a deal with Ruff Ryders; the same record label as DMX and Jadakiss.

Jin was recently featured on the American-born Taiwanese pop artist Wang Leehom's 2005 album "Heroes Of Earth".

On Freestyle Fridays, Jin battled the following and defeated them:

Hasan
Sterling
Skitzoe
Logan
Luck Luciano
Skazoo
Sean Nicolas

His first single under Ruff Ryders was titled "Learn Chinese." The album was originally supposed to come out in the summer of 2003, but was delayed for over a year by the label. In October 2004, Jin released his debut album, The Rest Is History, which reached number 54 of the Billboard Top 200 albums chart. It sold 26,000 copies in the first week. So far, the album only sold 200,000 units and both singles, "Learn Chinese" and "Senorita" didn't break through the mainstream. Nonetheless, Jin's music video "Learn Chinese" was the first video ever to be played on MTV Chi.

On May 18th, 2005, Jin revealed that he was putting his rap career on hold to explore other options. To make this clear, he recorded a song called "I Quit." This announcement was thought to have marked the end of Jin's rap career. However, he later re-emerged under a different alias, The Emcee, and freestyled over such songs as Jay-Z's "Dear Summer." His latest single is "Top 5" where Jin yet again displays his lyrical talent in explaining the history of hip-hop's greatest artists. Now under an indie label, CraftyPlugz/Draft Records, Jin released his second album, "Jin Presents: The Emcee's Properganda" on October 25th. It didn't reach the Billboard, but the album sold 7,000 copies in the first week.

In 2006, Jin will be releasing two albums. The first one, A Bunch of Songs and Some Freestyles is a mixtape/album that will be released in May. The single for that album is "FYI" and Jin shot a music video for it. Jin's third LP is tentatively called "FYI" and will come out later this year. Jin will also be featured in the NBA: Phenom game where you battle him in a freestyle contest.

His Music Video:
Sphere of influence feat. JIN - yo yo ma MV
Jin - Learn Chinese
Jin - Senorita

His freestyle on BET (HE THE CHAMPION) Season 2 Winner:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search=Jin%...elevance&page=1

[Take Five]

thanks for the info. i'll check them out. roscoe umali is dope.