LYRICS BORN … yo
part, if not full, Japanese … not much written on this cool-piped-cat, but he’ll be big soon if people know what’s good for them…
Formerly known as Asia Born, born Tom Shimura in 1972. He is an Asian/American rapper. He is one half of the group Latyrx with Lateef the Truthspeaker.[1]
Thanks to Tony B for the referral!
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Foxy Brown
in an MTV interview, states her family is Trinidadian and Asian, but does not specifically mention what type of Asian. Wiki states, however, that Foxy is African- and Indo-Trinidadian. Go figure.
Inga Fung Marchand (born September 6, 1978)[3], better known as Foxy Brown, is an American rapper known for her solo work as well as numerous collaborations with other artists and her brief stint as part of hip-hop music group The Firm. Her albums include Ill Na Na in 1996, followed by Chyna Doll in 1999, and Broken Silence in 2001. She performed also in the 1997 self-titled album by the Firm, the only album to be released by that group to date.[4] Throughout her career, Brown has held an extensive arrest record and served some time in jail.
After 2002, she continued recording verses for herself and other artists but did not release any albums; she left the Def Jam label in 2003, thus canceling the release of her Ill Na Na 2 album.[5] However, she returned to the label in January 2005 after Jay-Z signed her back to begin work on her new album Black Roses.[6] In December 2005, she began suffering from hearing loss, which put her career on hiatus until the next summer, a few months after surgery.[7]
In August 2007, she was signed to Koch Records.[8] Her fourth album was released in May 2008 following many delays spawned by a jail sentence that Brown served.[2]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/NJmdcGbXSnzntz68J2G686vWo1_400.jpg)
Foxy Brown
in an MTV interview, states her family is Trinidadian and Asian, but does not specifically mention what type of Asian. Wiki states, however, that Foxy is African- and Indo-Trinidadian. Go figure.
Inga Fung Marchand (born September 6, 1978)[3], better known as Foxy Brown, is an American rapper known for her solo work as well as numerous collaborations with other artists and her brief stint as part of hip-hop music group The Firm. Her albums include Ill Na Na in 1996, followed by Chyna Doll in 1999, and Broken Silence in 2001. She performed also in the 1997 self-titled album by the Firm, the only album to be released by that group to date.[4] Throughout her career, Brown has held an extensive arrest record and served some time in jail.
After 2002, she continued recording verses for herself and other artists but did not release any albums; she left the Def Jam label in 2003, thus canceling the release of her Ill Na Na 2 album.[5] However, she returned to the label in January 2005 after Jay-Z signed her back to begin work on her new album Black Roses.[6] In December 2005, she began suffering from hearing loss, which put her career on hiatus until the next summer, a few months after surgery.[7]
In August 2007, she was signed to Koch Records.[8] Her fourth album was released in May 2008 following many delays spawned by a jail sentence that Brown served.[2]
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Pharrell Williams (born April 5, 1973), R&B pop singer, half-black & half-Filipino and is commonly known as Pharrell. He is an American music producer, singer-songwriter, and rapper. He, along with Chad Hugo are the duo of The Neptunes where they produce pop, hip hop and R&B music. Known for his “sweet” countertenor,[1] he is also the lead singer and drummer of the funk-rock band, N.E.R.D. He released his debut single “Frontin’” in 2003 and followed up with his debut album In My Mind in 2006. He sometimes refers to himself as “Skateboard P” in his songs.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/NJmdcGbXSkpwrbsqxREHA11Yo1_400.jpg)
Pharrell Williams (born April 5, 1973), R&B pop singer, half-black & half-Filipino and is commonly known as Pharrell. He is an American music producer, singer-songwriter, and rapper. He, along with Chad Hugo are the duo of The Neptunes where they produce pop, hip hop and R&B music. Known for his “sweet” countertenor,[1] he is also the lead singer and drummer of the funk-rock band, N.E.R.D. He released his debut single “Frontin’” in 2003 and followed up with his debut album In My Mind in 2006. He sometimes refers to himself as “Skateboard P” in his songs.
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Allan Pineda Lindo, (born 28 November 1974) better known as apl.de.ap, is a Filipino American hip hop musician, record producer, and member of the Black Eyed Peas.
He was born in the Barangay (Barrio) of Sapang Bato, Angeles City, Pampanga, in the Philippines, to a Filipino mother and African American father. His father, a U.S. airman stationed at Clark Air Base, abandoned the family shortly after his birth; his mother Cristina Pineda raised Apl and his six younger siblings as a single mother. Two of his siblings are deceased: his younger brother Arnel committed suicide[1]; his youngest brother, Joven Pineda Deala, was murdered at the age of 21 in February 2009 in Porac, Pampanga.[2]
Apl has brought his Filipino culture into his collaboration with the Black Eyed Peas. He explains his life story in a song called “The Apl Song” on the Peas’ 2003 album Elephunk, which includes a full chorus in Tagalog sampled from the Asin song “Balita.” The accompanying video, which includes cameos by fellow Filipino-Americans Dante Basco and Chad Hugo, is also a tribute to the Filipinos who fought for the U.S. in World War II; the song reached number one in the Philippines.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/NJmdcGbXSkfvrmktPkIIQYf3o1_250.jpg)
Allan Pineda Lindo, (born 28 November 1974) better known as apl.de.ap, is a Filipino American hip hop musician, record producer, and member of the Black Eyed Peas.
He was born in the Barangay (Barrio) of Sapang Bato, Angeles City, Pampanga, in the Philippines, to a Filipino mother and African American father. His father, a U.S. airman stationed at Clark Air Base, abandoned the family shortly after his birth; his mother Cristina Pineda raised Apl and his six younger siblings as a single mother. Two of his siblings are deceased: his younger brother Arnel committed suicide[1]; his youngest brother, Joven Pineda Deala, was murdered at the age of 21 in February 2009 in Porac, Pampanga.[2]
Apl has brought his Filipino culture into his collaboration with the Black Eyed Peas. He explains his life story in a song called “The Apl Song” on the Peas’ 2003 album Elephunk, which includes a full chorus in Tagalog sampled from the Asin song “Balita.” The accompanying video, which includes cameos by fellow Filipino-Americans Dante Basco and Chad Hugo, is also a tribute to the Filipinos who fought for the U.S. in World War II; the song reached number one in the Philippines.
