Newcomer Salima Koroma takes a good look at a handful of Asian-American talents trying to break into the hip-hop scene.
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Bad Rap
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The lives and careers of four Asian-American rappers trying to break into a world that often treats them as outsiders. Sharing dynamic live performance footage and revealing interviews, these artists will make the most skeptical critics into believers.
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