Hip Hop Inspiration Comes from Many People and Places

Check out this video of Tou Saiko Lee and the inspiration for his work.

http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=98e4f65ac61731f427458e46c455712f851f8d84

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7 Responses to “Hip Hop Inspiration Comes from Many People and Places”

  1. padee said on May 12th, 2008 at 9:42 am:

    oooh dang… that’s my peoples =P, good looking out =) it’s nice to see Hmong folks in the news and it not involving homicide, suicide, or something infamous

  2. DDK said on May 12th, 2008 at 11:26 am:

    Hey Padee check out these websites of more Hmong family:

    http://www.myspace.com\protojmusic

    http://www.myspace.com\posnosys

    http://www.myspace.com\oskarly

    http://www.myspace.com\deliciousvenom

    http://www.hmongartists.net

  3. padee said on May 12th, 2008 at 8:45 pm:

    Hehe.. Thanks, but I already know of them.. There really isn’t any Hmong artist that I don’t know of.. Haha.. You should check out R.A.R.E. at http://www.shaolinent.com.. They’re pretty big in the Hmong community, and they’re my buddies :)

  4. DDK said on May 12th, 2008 at 9:20 pm:

    Where area do you live in? Tou Saik and ProtoJ will be doing a show together this Saturday at Stanford University.

  5. DDK said on May 12th, 2008 at 9:22 pm:

    OOPS left out doing a show with FM this Saturday at Stanford. On Friday too at UC Davis…..

  6. padee said on May 13th, 2008 at 8:34 pm:

    DANG I’m so jealous! I’m a Stockton native, but currently reside in MN :) Haha I need to get back to cali cause that’s where all via action’s at

  7. padee said on May 13th, 2008 at 8:35 pm:

    *the and not via

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