Lunch With Sumiko: Hip-hop and honesty go hand in hand, says rapper Yung Raja

Yung Raja’s uniquely Singaporean English-Tamil hip-hop is inspired by his own experience as the son of immigrant parents.

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Singaporean rapper Yung Raja has made waves in the international music scene for his unique blend of English-Tamil hip hop. He shares with Sumiko Tan the inspirations behind his hits, and his reflections on the past year.
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Yung Raja arrives for lunch with manicured nails. Pink, green, yellow, purple - they run the range of candy pop colours.

"I've always been thick-skinned and confident in myself," the rapper says when I ask him why he paints his nails.

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