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NO SLEEP TIL SHANGHAI teaser
In the fall of 2004, New York rapper Jin Au-Yeung, the first Asian American signed to a major hip-hop label contract,
embarked on an eight-city tour of Asia. A camera crew accompanied Jin and his entourage, documenting their
experiences in visiting cities like Shanghai, Tokyo, Taipei and Singapore for the first time. NO SLEEP TIL SHANGHAI follows
Jin backstage, into radio booths and in front of the mic as he takes on fans, interviewers and freestyling challengers alike.
Like many American-raised Asians who travel back to the so-called "motherland," Jin's experience is marked by equal
parts awe and ambivalence, especially when it comes to understanding his relationship to fans who look like him, but
come from wildly different backgrounds. Broadening our understanding of hip-hop on the global stage, director Todd
Angkasuwan opens viewers' eyes to the density and diversity of rappers throughout the continent, offering a look at how
an entire generation of Asian youth has grown up on hip-hop imported from America.
—Oliver Wang