Monthly Archives: April 2010

Born Free by M.I.A.

M.I.A.‘s latest music video “Born FREE” was unleashed on the web yesterday. It was subsequently pulled from YouTube in the US market due to its content. The powerful nine minute piece for “Born Free,” which contains violent content, some nudity, and strong language. (Definitely NSFW).

The video show a SWAT team ransacking an apartment building in search of a red headed boy. They capture him and toss him on a bus full of red haired boys like prisoners. As the bus transports these kids, you see rebellious redheads throwing rocks and bottles at it. Once the bus reaches its destination, the bus is unloaded. This is where the most violent and disturbing scenes occur. A guard shots a kid in the head point blank and the “prisoners” are forced to run through a minefield.

The video is hard to watch, but gives you a taste of some of the various wars around the world. M.I.A. sends a clear message with her music video. If you want the track Born Free by M.I.A., you can get it on
You can also get this first single off her upcoming album for FREE here. She leaked her own music too. Look for the full album to drop on June 29, 2010.

Born Free by M.I.A. (NSFW)

Ken Jeong on Lopez Tonight

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Ken Jeong on Lopez Tonight

Last week, Ken Jeong made a stop on Lopez Tonight to promote his upcoming film Furry Vengeance (see a clip at the end of the interview). “The Hangover” star talks about speaking gibberish in “Furry Vengeance,” and being married to a woman named “Ho.” He also did a spoof of Lin Yu Chun, who did a duet with William Shatner earlier in the week.

Interesting note : Ken Jeong opened for George Lopez June 2005

Ken Jeong on Lopez Tonight

The Courting Mixtape by Triangle Offense

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Triangle Offense released their latest mixtape, The Courting, which includes Thank God I’m Fresh. Check out Sci, Finesse, and Adonis on this 11 track album. In order to get the mixtape done, the group had to colloborate with each other online, since one of their members is currently in the Philippines. You can download The Courting FREE here.

If you are in the New York area, Triangle Offense will also have a release party:

MIXTAPE RELEASE PARTY
Saturday, May 8
ROAM [21 + over]
5 E19th St.
New York, NY

Triangle Offense Interview with channelAPA.com

Thank God I’m Fresh by Triangle Offense

Dance To This Song by Wong Fu Productions x KevJumba x David Choi

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Coming this summer is a new song, “Dance To This Song”, which is the first ever, collabo created by Wong Fu Productions, KevJumba and David Choi. This song was made in conjunction with the upcoming web series “Funemployed“, coming soon. A full music video will be released too. You’ll get to see Kevin Wu and Philip Wang “rap” and “sing” on the track with assistance from auto tuning and audio filters, while David Choi sings the bridge. (Check out the David Choi dance action.) There will also be cameos by Kina Grannis, Jeri Lee, and Far East Movement.

Dance To This Song was created with no backing. If you want to support these guys, you can get the song on and amazon. You can help make it the #1 pop song this summer.

update: Dance To This Song music video now available.

Dance To This Song Teaser by Wong Fu Productions x KevJumba x David Choi

Dance To This Song (Full Song)

Lyrics to Dance To This Song

CHORUS
Let’s dance to this song!
Let’s dance to this song!
Let’s dance to this song!
Let’s d-d-d-d-d-d-d-dance!

VERSE 1
I know you’re thinkin that you heard this before
Some strings and bass to move your body to the floor
But girl don’t matter if the beats are the same
Cause seeing your body move I’m just glad you came.

PRECHORUS 1
Move this, move that, verse one, verse two
That’s all these songs are meant to do
Just melodies, don’t stop to think
Mindless moves girl let’s grab a drink!

VERSE 2
My turn to go but lyrics really don’t matter.
Cause I got the flow to make your booty move faster.
Err time I hear this song I get up on my feet and dance.
I just want the same old noise that keeps my body in a trance!

PRECHORUS 2
Insert cliche, then you’ll get plays
Drink, girls, dance, beat, blah blah repeat.
We made a hit, In 30 minutes
This s*** is tight! We done and did it!

BRIDGE
This is the music for our generation
The sounds for the kids that’s sweeping the nation.
From coast to coast, and club to club,
Here’s another pop song for all you to love.

Beats, Rhymes, and Resistance

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Here’s an interesting documentary over 10 years ago called “Beats, Rhymes, and Resistance”. This documentary was originally conceived and shot in 1997 by three amateur filmmakers (Dawn Mabalon, Lakan de Leon, Jonathan Ramos). They set out to create a document of the Pilipinos making noise in the Los Angeles hip hop scene at the time.

At that point, Pilipinos had yet to gain their full due as b-boys/girls, DJs, graffiti artists and emcees. Now as Pilipinos become more and more recognized for their skills, it is important to look back at a few of the pioneers who helped lay the foundation for the next generation of Pilipino/Pilipina artists. The females were fighting for respect in hip hop.

If you were into that scene back then, you may recognized names like Brian Bello, DJ Babu, DJ Dwenz, DJ Icy Ice, DJ Kid W.I.K. DJ Rhettmatic, DJ Symphony, Immortal Fader Fyters, Poet Name Life, Kiwi, Pai San Jose, and Faith Santilla. Check out this documentary and the skills these pioneers had.

Johnnyphlo Interview with channelAPA.com

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Johnnyphlo Interview with channelAPA.com

During the 2010 channelAPA East Coast tour, we chopped it up with Johnnyphlo. He talks about how he got into music and what influences him. The guy produces as well as spits rhymes. His own unique mix of music fuses English and Korean lyrics on the same track. Check out his latest album Basic Strategy. You may know him best from the track One of the Best. Johnnyphlo is building up a network of Asian American artists, so hit him up if you want to collaborate with him, especially West Coast artists. Recently, he got a shoutout on The A-list by Jin.

Johnnyphlo Interview with channelAPA.com