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Don’t Let Me Down by Spot And Ess x Emmalyn

Don't Let Me Down by Spot And Ess x Emmalyn

Spot And Ess x Emmalyn team up for the music video to the track “Don’t Let Me Down” off “The Madness EP”. The trio put together a black and white throwback video to the times with VCRs. With these three, it’s about trust and support. Don’t let em down.

Listen to more Spot and Ess: Fighters, Smile Through the Madness, and My My My.

Don’t Let Me Down by Spot And Ess x Emmalyn (contains explicit lyrics)

Uproar in Heaven by The Shanghai Restoration Project

Uproar in Heaven by The Shanghai Restoration Project

The Shanghai Restoration Project released the music video for their track “Uproar in Heaven” from the film “Shanghai Calling.” They use scenes from the film starring Daniel Henney, Eliza Coupe, Bill Paxton, Zhu Zhu, Geng Le, and Alan Ruck to illustrate experience of life as an expat in Shanghai. Follow Daniel Henney’s character Sam as he arrives in China to his experiences around the city for his job. You can get the track on Uproar in Heaven - Pictures in Motion or amazon.

Listen to more Shanghai Restoration Project: In a Faraway Place, New Tea, Zodiac, Pace of Light, and afterquake

Uproar in Heaven by The Shanghai Restoration Project

Let You Down by Rocky Sandoval x Leezy Soprano

Let You Down by Rocky Sandoval x Leezy Soprano

Both hailing from Tacoma, WA, artists Rocky Sandoval and Leezy Soprano cross-collaborated their respective skills to release new material to help promote both respective projects. The heat gets turned up on this track about the undeniable attraction of a couple. The song, ‘Let You Down’, is featured on Leezy Soprano’s brand new project, The K.N.O.E. album, and is also an unreleased exclusive Rocky Sandoval track. Rocky Sandoval’s debut album, Throwback, is set for release in the Summer of 2013.

Listen to more Rocky Sandoval: She Knows It, Guilty Pleasure, Christmas Aint the Same,All Over Your Body, The Fight, Heart Slows Down, Rollercoaster, and Legooo.

Let You Down by Rocky Sandoval x Leezy Soprano (contains explicit lyrics)

The Madness EP by Spot & Ess

The Madness EP by Spot & Ess

Hip hop artists Spot & Ess dropped their EP “The Madness”. The 8 track EP features collaboration with artists Emmalyn Estrada and Seth Kay revolving around relationships with music, liquor, friends, significant others, and even haters. With all these relationships, sometimes is feels like sheer madness. Here’s the track listing:

1. The Dance (Intro)
2. Zombie
3. My B*tch Like…
4. Don’t Let Me Down featuring Emmalyn Estrada
5. WSUP featuring Seth Kay
6. Mother Mary
7. Fighters featuring Emmalyn Estrada
8. Smile Through the Madness

You can download the EP FREE here.

The Madness EP by Spot & Ess

Middle Finger by Honey Cocaine

Middle Finger by Honey Cocaine

Rapper Honey Cocaine dropped her music video “Middle Finger”. She owns the haters out there with this track. In the Asian influenced video, she flaunts the cash and crew and taunts the haters. Honey Cocaine hustling hard on that grind. Flexin everyday.

Listen to more Honey Cocaine: Bad Gal, All White Choppa, Runaway Bride, He’s the One, Hypnotize, T.O. Gold, F*ck Yo Feelings Volume #1 mixtape, Heisman, Heisman Part 2, and Feel Sh*t.

Middle Finger by Honey Cocaine (contains explicit lyrics)

Lyrics to Middle Finger by Honey Cocaine

[Verse 1]
Give a f*ck about nothin’, only my money and fam’
Ain’t the type to get violent but I will f*ckin’ go HAM
F*ck around with my plans, I’ll turn your brain into jam
My homies hit up your man, the tooly all in my hand
You frontin’, I’m leaving, shut the f*ck up
I’m a hustler, believe it, you nothin’ but dust
Don’t get taken, get broken, all for them bucks
No witness, no pictures, them Asians be clutch
Pockets on Casino, my paper on jalapeno
You a f*ckin’ dumb square, no mercy, you gettin’ repo’d
20 gold chains, just got off of the jet
Just got the word from Japan, bitch, it’s 30 a set

[Hook]
Throw them dollars in the air
‘Cause me and the homies, we on the grind
Throw them dollars in the air
‘Cause me and the homies, we on the grind
Middle fingers in the air, middle fingers in the air
You can catch it anywhere
Middle fingers in the air, middle fingers in the air
You can catch it anywhere

[Verse 2]
Ridin’ ’round with four packs, I’m trippin’ over my store stack
This style’s wild, where’s yours at?
F*ck rap money, get more racks…
Dumb b*tches only came for the deal
You think it’s game over ’cause you made you a mill?
B*tch, you ain’t makin’ no bank
Checkin’ my accounts and it’s so tank
Smokin’ on some loud, and it’s so dank
You the b*tch in the club who got no drank
I got my feet in some Js, bitch, I stay hard
My entire life is worthy of a trademark
Gettin’ rich, it don’t matter what the season is
Spending all day with my Puerto Rican bitch

[Hook]

Battle Battle – Being an Asian American Woman in Theater : short film

Battle Battle - Being an Asian American Woman in Theater : short film

Battle Battle documents the production of the Asian American hip hop musical Krunk Fu Battle Battle at Pomona College. It describes the challenges faced by Asian American actors in theater, focusing on the casting difficulties presented specifically to women. Battle Battle documents how the efforts of director Professor Joyce Lu in Krunk Fu addressed some of these unique challenges, and the impact the show had on its student actors.

Battle Battle – Being an Asian American Woman in Theater : short film