K-Pop Dreaming - Ep 6: Roots of Rap
Podcast |
California Love
Publisher |
LAist Studios
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Music
Publication Date |
Mar 23, 2023
Episode Duration |
00:51:34

The LA Uprising exploded racial and economic injustices simmering under the surface of Los Angeles into the open. Vivian looks at the events leading up to the Uprising, and the efforts following the protests to promote racial harmony in Los Angeles, including the staging of an African music festival in South Los Angeles that featured a performance by an up-and-coming Korean American rapper named Tiger JK. Years after the festival, he would go on to make a name for himself in South Korea as the “Godfather of Korean Hip-Hop”.(Originally published March 23, 2023)

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