Known to the world as Dumbfoundead, the Los Angeles-bred rapper, actor, and filmmaker Jonnie Park, found solace in hip-hop. Growing up amid a household shaped by domestic abuse, addiction, and…
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Dumbfoundead and Knocksteady Get An ‘Intern’
This is a really funny sketch that the crew at hip hop portal Knocksteady put together as a clever way to raise money. Directed by Jay Ahn in the faux…
Film Review: Asian American Rappers Take Center Stage In ‘Bad Rap’
“Do you think you are talented?” The query, directed at rapper Dumbfoundead, hangs in the air, frozen like a waiting high-five. Four rappers are the subject of director Salima Koroma’s…
Korea’s Hip-Hop Legend Tiger JK is a Rebel with a Cause
…said Dumbfoundead, a.k.a. Jonathan Park, the most prominent Korean American rapper in Los Angeles today. “They’re not big at all, they’re super-underground. It was tripping me out. “That’s when I…
Pacific Bridge concert brings together AA musicians, community
Dumbfoundead performs May 21, 2016 at Los Angeles City Hall for the Pacific Bridge concert, a part of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. (Photo Jon Endow) As the full moon…
Parker & Awkwafina Booking College Shows
…파커 (@dumbfoundead) on Feb 23, 2015 at 2:53pm PST You can read our September 2013 cover story on Awkwafina here. ___ Featured image courtesy of Dumbfoundead Get our daily newsletter…
Spend Throwback Thursday Revisiting These Five Timeless Songs By 2000’s API rappers
…– Dumbfoundead https://youtu.be/UzbToNRpwSI Dumbfoundead “always keeps it cool” as he says. Girlfriend and money issues feel like nothing over this easy-listening beat. It’s hard to keep K-town’s own aka Ganghis…
Wednesday's Link Attack
…album is Dumbfoundead’s DFD. Under them are major label stars Wale and J. Cole. Dumbfoundead is a Korean/American rapper from Los Angeles. You won’t find him in all the mainstream…
‘Bad Rap’ Documentary Asks: Where Are The Asian American Rappers?
…a new documentary about the Asian American presence in hip hop. Dumbfoundead Bad Rap focuses on the perspectives of four Asian American rappers: Dumbfoundead, Awkwafina, Rekstizzy and Lyricks. Each…
Review: Producer TOKiMONSTA Welcomes Listeners To Paradise In ‘Oasis Nocturno’
…more upbeat and pop tunes. Lee emphasizes confidence and empowerment, most apparent in the collaborations. She brings a fresh crowd of diverse voices to the table, from the well-known Dumbfoundead…
5 Asian Hip-hop and R&B Artists With Exciting New Projects
…establish him as one of the many great Asian gangster rappers popular today. 3. Dumbfoundead https://youtu.be/kCnG5OtQJ4M Jonathan Edgar Park, known by his stage name Dumbfoundead, was born in Argentina, immigrated…
Asian Americans Get A ‘Bad Rap’ On Netflix
Awkwafina, Rekstizzy, Lyricks and Dumbfoundead are the subjects of “Bad Rap,” a documentary by Salima Koroma that is now available on Netflix. The documentary takes a look at the careers…
September Cover Story: Awkwafina Establishing Her Presence — Part 2
…actually sounds good,” said Jonathan Park, aka Dumbfoundead, the prominent Korean American rapper and ambassador for Asian American hip-hop. “So that’s why I was like, ‘Oh sh-t, this girl’s serious.’”…
Missed Out On Kollaboration LA 2014? Our Recap Makes You Feel Like You Were There
…make noises similar to what sounds like robots having sex (in a good way, of course). Korean rapper Dumbfoundead also made a special appearance at the event, and helped his…
The Awkward SFIAAFF 2010 Diaries
…that I’ve just missed a live performance by Dumbfoundead. I frown but have to cut it short when Dumbfoundead himself breezes by. I can’t verbalize any coherent sentences so instead…
