“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 […]
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Dumbfoundead & Noisey Release ‘Murals’ Music Video
Los Angeles rapper Dumbfoundead partnered with Noisey for “Murals,” from his mixtape “We Might Die,” for which the music video was released this week. The song was produced by […]
Dumbfoundead drops ‘Harambe’ ahead of new mixtape
Dumbfoundead is back with fresh music. The Los Angeles rapper’s “Harambe,” produced by Getter, was released Tuesday. The song – about the social injustice and paranoia surrounding the shooting […]
Jay Ahn: Finding a vision behind the viewfinder
You’ve probably most recently seen Jay Ahn’s work as a director and cinematographer with Dumbfoundead’s “Safe” music video, which went viral in the midst of a renewed conversation on […]
Rapper Dumbfoundead talks coming new album & growing up
What do film and TV characters like Jack Sparrow, Jon Snow, Neo and Indiana Jones have in common? Well, they’re all portrayed by white men — and as of […]
Pacific Bridge concert brings together AA musicians, community
As the full moon of May 21 illuminated the Los Angeles sky, a star-packed lineup of Asian Pacific American artists came together on the front steps of City Hall […]
‘Kings of Ktown’ Launches Crowdfunding Campaign
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Korean American comedians Danny Cho, Walter Hong and Paul “PK” Kim have launched a crowdfunding campaign to film “Kings of Ktown,” a stand-up comedy […]
Epik High 2015 L.A. Concert Recap
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Six years have passed since South Korean hip-hop group Epik High last toured in the U.S., and last week, California fans made sure the […]
Dumbfoundead to Perform at Epik High’s Los Angeles Concert
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo reera@iamkoeram.com Epik High announced earlier today that Los Angeles-based rapper Dumbfoundead, who now goes by the name Parker, will be joining them on stage […]
Parker & Awkwafina Booking College Shows
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Parker, also known as Dumbfoundead, just finished off his Dead End Tour, but he’ll be back on the road soon with his […]
‘Bad Rap’ Documentary Asks: Where Are The Asian American Rappers?
by JAMES S. KIM Ever since hip-hop took off in the South Bronx in the 1970s, rappers around the world have embraced the music and culture, with many carving out […]
Korea’s Hip-Hop Legend Tiger JK is a Rebel with a Cause
Against the Flow Pioneering hip-hop artist and producer Tiger JK has long defied convention, so KoreAm decided to take an unconventional approach to covering him. First we look back at this […]
Monday's Link Attack: David Chang, Forever 21, K-Pop
The Hangover Part III GQ It started as a challenge. A patently absurd challenge. Could one writer keep up with a real-life Wolf Pack—comic star Aziz Ansari, top chef […]
Friday’s Link Attack: Tablo, Toby Dawson, Dumbfoundead
Tablo: With “Fever’s End” Comes Happiness Wall Street Journal Tablo just released his first solo album “Fever’s End” – actually a two-parter with five songs each — after staying […]
Dumbfoundead Gets Personal and Professional with ‘DFD’
by Linda Son Rapper Dumbfoundead, a.k.a. Jonathan Park, released his sophomore solo album “DFD” on Nov. 1 to an overwhelmingly positive reception from fans. Currently, “DFD” continues to impress […]
