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Singapore Writers Festival: South-east Asian hip-hop is as valid as its African-American origins
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(From left) Akeem Jahat, Jeff Chang, Masia One and Huzir Sulaiman discuss the cultural and personal significance of hip-hop internationally and in South-east Asia.
PHOTO: ARTS HOUSE LIMITED
SINGAPORE – As the Singapore Writers Festival wound down on Nov 26, panellists dissected the way hip-hop has become an international phenomenon.
Singapore-born Canadian rapper Masia Lim, American journalist and historian Jeff Chang and bilingual Singaporean rapper Akeem Jahat drew a crowd to the Chamber at The Arts House as they shared their thoughts on how hip-hop has evolved.
