Awkwafina

Awkwafina was an American performer and actor who made her name with innovative raps which addressed sexuality and racial identities with a boldly comic perspective. She then expanded into Hollywood. Nora Lum, born in Forest Hills Queens to Chinese and Korean immigrants was her first musical encounter. She was a trumpet player. After classical and Jazz training She delved into hip-hop when she was an teen. At college, she was studying journalism and women's studies. She even spent an hour studying Mandarin at the University of Beijing. Following graduation, she decided to focus on music. In 2012, My Vag (as a retort to Mickey Avalon's My Dick) became an online hit, and it was featured on her debut album Yellow Ranger. It also included other popular hits, including the body positive Queef and the winking tour of her hometown NYC Bitche$. This song is directly tied to Awkwafina's NYC guide to travel in 2015. guide. She opted to pursue acting careers after having completed her two previous ventures as a musician and author. Alongside early shows such as Girl Code, Tawk and Bad Rap she also appeared in films like Neighbors to Storks. In the year 2018 she scored a number of major roles like Dude Ocean's Eight or Crazy Rich Asians. She released the EP, In Fina We Trust in June in the same year.