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The Hustle Behind the Music (Ft. Drew Phomvongsa)

Eat Your Crust

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The Pressure on Asian American Music

I think the Asian American community is in kind of a weird spot right now where 2019 was supposed to be like our big year with crazy rich Asians and all these new tv shows. We're seeing more Asian representation even in the music industry but we're still not at that sweet spot, he says. I really admire 80 rising  and Rich Brian is one of my favorite artists right now because his trajectory has happened so fast. He thinks it's unfair for those like artists or anybody to have that pressure to uphold a whole community that is widely different.

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