If you follow Asian hip-hop, you’ve probably seen the work of James Mao aka mamesjao. He’s directed music videos for Higher Brothers, Lexie Liu, and Trippie Redd, to name a few, and helped shape the look of Asian-American powerhouse label 88rising.
Our latest episode of East Coast dives into the origins of James Mao, how he became a crucial member of 88rising, and how a feud with a basketball player lent him his stage name.
For more episodes of “East Coast”…
Dough-Boy: Hong Kong's Rising Hip-Hop Star - East Coast (S1E4) https://dai.ly/x7n8v9q
Zhong.TV: The Channel That Brought Chinese Hip-Hop to the West - East Coast (S1E5) https://dai.ly/x7nxf6p
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Producer: Hanley Chu Videographers: Hanley Chu and Zhang Kai Animation: Ray Ngan and Carol Ng Editors: Caron Che and Hanley Chu Mastering: Victor Peña
