$tupid Young: "I want to be the Asian Jay-Z"

$tupid Young on meeting Drakeo before rap, TikTok, meeting 50 Cent and much more.

Art via Evan Solano

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Long Beach rapper $tupid Young joins Jeff Weiss & Free at Gold Diggers in LA to reminisce about meeting Drakeo before either of them started rapping, how TikTok has changed music, how “Mando” ft. Mozzy changed his life, meeting 50 Cent, and why he wants to become the “Asian Jay-Z.” He also delves deep into Cambodia’s fascinating and overlooked culture & history, including his family’s escape from Pol Pot’s genocide. He also calls out the fake side of the music industry and explains how Nipsey Hussle set an independent blueprint for LA.

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