Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival

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Centerpiece Event: Strength In Numbers

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Guest curated by producer and emcee Scott CHOPS Jung of Philly’s legendary Mountain Brothers, the first Asian American Hip Hop group signed to a major record label.

This multimedia program explores the Asian American Hip Hop movement through music videos and live performances by artists included in the seminal compilation album, Strength in NUMBERS. Featuring a Panel Discussion with Strength in NUMBERS creator CHOPS (whose producer credits include Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, and Nicki Minaj) and special guests.

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Dr. James Peterson

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Moderated by:
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Director of Africana Studies and Associate Professor of English, Lehigh University,
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Catzie Vilayphonh
Catzie Vilayphonh
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Scott Chops Jung

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Panelists:

– Scott Chops Jung
– Mountain Brothers, Producer and Emcee
– Chris Peril-L Wang
– Mountain Brothers, Emcee
– Steve Styles Infinite Wei
– Mountain Brothers, Emcee
– Catzie Vilayphonh
– Yellow Rage, Spoken Word Artist[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″]

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Mountain Brothers

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Featured artists in music video program:
– Mountain Brothers Paul Kim & Dumbfoundead
– Bambu & Rocky Rivera Rekstizzy
– Ann One Level, Rob Campman, & Lil Crazed
– Mic Barz & Timothy Flu Drunken Tiger & Yoon Mi Rae[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″]

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Performers:

Danny Chung (formerly known as Decipher) is a Philadelphia-born emcee raised by his step mother, with the help of Zack Morris and Tupac Shakur. More than a decade in the game, Danny’s gone on to release five albums and counting, plus a string of singles including his latest hit Norma Jeane.

Credits of LA singer/songwriter/producer Ann One include work with Drunken Tiger, Yoon Mi Rae, Anderson Paak, and The Pharcyde. Ann had 2 acclaimed albums and many singles in South Korea, and independently released her latest single “WhatULike”. Her debut US EP “Butterfly Knife” drops late 2015.

Long Beach CA’s Joanlee started young, singing & rapping in church, eventually writing poems, lyrics, and music. He’s built a widespread YouTube following and worked behind the scenes with many music industry artists. His album “On The Radar” due this year is a follow up to his 2011 debut  “Under The Radar”.

Native to Camden NJ, JL Jupiter is an emcee and vocalist whose style has been cultivated through over 13 years of music creation spanning 3 albums and 2 mixtapes, culminating in his first solo project Resident Alien. JL is also owner of Planetary P Films, a video production company specializing in music videos.

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JL Jupiter

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Joanlee

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Ann One

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Danny Chung

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