Awkwafina

Awkwafina is an American actor and performer who made her name with smart raps that addressed the issues of sexuality and race with a a boldly comic perspective. She then expanded into Hollywood. Nora Lum was born to Chinese-Korean immigrants who resided in Forest Hills Queens. Her first exposure to music was from the trumpet. Then, she started hip-hop and classical training. When she was in college, she concentrated on her studies, and then majored both in women's study as well as journalism. For a brief period of time, in Beijing, Mandarin language classes were also offered. After graduating, it wasn't until that she turned her attention on music. In 2012 her track My Vag a response to Mickey Avalon's My Dick found viral success through the Internet eventually landing on her debut LP Yellow Ranger in 2014. On the album, there were other viral hits including Queef (body-positive) and NYC Bitchethe cost of $. The latter track was connected to Awkwafina's NYC guide to travel in 2015. guide. She opted to pursue acting careers after having completed her two previous projects, as an author and musician. Apart from early series such as Girl Code and Tawk she was also featured in movies such as Neighbors 2 Storks and Bad Rap. The actress made headlines in the year 2018, with several high profile films, including Dude Ocean's Eight and Crazy Rich Asians. In June she dropped her debut EP "In Fina We Trust".