Awkwafina

Awkwafina was initially a American performer and rapper, making sly songs that addressed questions of race and sexual identities with a funny twist. Before expanding into Hollywood, she was able to perform a variety of tracks. Nora Lum, born in Forest Hills Queens to Chinese and Korean immigrants was her first music experience. She performed on the trumpet. Also, she received Jazz and classical training before when she began to explore hip-hop as a teenager. Concentrating on school she studied journalism as well as women's studies, and was studying Mandarin in Beijing for a stint. The focus changed to music only after she finished her studies. The year 2012 saw My Vag (as a retort to Mickey Avalon's My Dick) became an internet hit and was included in her debut LP Yellow Ranger. Other viral hits included the queef track, and the witty NYC Bitche$ hometown tour. This latter song was directly tied to Awkwafina's NYC guide to travel in 2015. guide. Her resume contained both an author and musician. She was now looking to further her career in acting. In addition to early shows such as Girl Code and Tawk she appeared in films such as Neighbors 2 Storks and Bad Rap. In the year 2018, she was offered several major roles like Dude Ocean's 8, or Crazy Rich Asians. That June she issued the EP In Fina We Trust.