Hip Hop x Asian America
Latest Blogs
Hip Hop x Asian America featuring Filipinx American artists, emcees, and DJs for Filipinx American History Month 2024. Including Rocky Rivera, Emcee Klassy, AudVision, Sendai Era, Rocky G, DJ Mista-B, Ruby Ibarra, Lumikools, JonnyChang.
Interview with Dregs One about Fog Mode— the track, the brand, the message; changes in San Francisco caused by gentrification; and how Fog Mode aims to reclaim the city.
Jehzan Exclusive interviews Joyskii on Instagram Live about Hip Hop x Asian America, being a woman in hip hop, working with artists, etc
Interview with the sole owner and operator of The Stacks Record Shop about his DJ career and the legacy of Filipino American DJs in hip hop.
My top 5 Asian American DJs streaming on Twitch who deserve more followers!
Joy guest-hosts for the Alone on the Couch Podcast and interviews KB
A playlist for anyone who misses Aaliyah
Storied SF invites Joy onto the podcast as a guest to talk about Hip Hop x Asian America, and film photography by Michelle Kilfeather
Joy appears on Hip Hop Bruha Podcast with Kuttin Kandi, Alice Wong, and Trinh Le, for a roundtable discussion on “Always Be My Maybe”
A personal reflection on graffiti culture, street art, and gentrification
Three Asian American women in rap - Chiemi from the Bay Area, Jehzan from Honoluly, and Klassy from Los Angeles
A tribute post to my favorite girl groups and songs, from R&B to K-Pop, to channel that Girl Power— and of course, to fuck shit up
Artist feature on three Filipino American DJs, including DJ Bitesize, DJ ET IV, and the legendary Kuttin Kandi
Hip Hop x Asian America is a blog-based collection of writings— including artist features, short essays, interviews, prose, poetry, and upcoming projects.
Joy is the sole writer of Hip Hop x Asian America.
Photo credits: Dream tribute mural, photo by Joy Ng (2010); Berkeley Rasputin, photo by Kris Cruz.