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When Asian and Black make Hip Hop

                     


Asian artists and Black artists are collaborating more often on music projects now, more than ever before. You may not hear the music played yet on mainstream radio, but as our global culture shifts to more inclusiveness, you'll find these collaborations trending on social media, especially YouTube and SoundCloud. For example, Too $hort and Dumbfoundead on "Cochino," and Jay Park and Raz Simone on "Afraid of Me."

Back in November (2016), World Star Hip Hop uploaded "Dirty Jersey" from Asian-American rapper Shotta Spence (Spence Lee) featuring 732 Cash (Ear Drummers). The music video has more than a million views on YouTube. Check it out below. 

The 21-year-old is from New Jersey and is associated with Rae Sremmurd and Mike WiLL Made-It. The young artist with the deep soulful voice, dropped his debut album "Upfall" in 2016. Lyrically in rap and song, it showcases his experience of loss and survival growing up on the East Coast.  Before dropping his album, Lee was already on the rise as a young fashion designer, stylist, and even model for the Kanye West Adidas Fashion Show.



                                                                                               


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