Vincent Chin. - memorial song

In March, Model Minority recorded "Vincent Chin." for our upcoming mixtape THE TIGER SONS, in the hopes of continuing to use music to educate our listeners and friends about the struggles and victories of Asians in America.

With Thursday being the 29th anniversary of his death, we decided to release "Vincent Chin." early, before the rest of the project, as a sign of respect for those who have come before us, and in the hopes that the tragedy that ended his life would never be forgotten.

The video clips that play during the song are selections from Christine Choy and Renee Tajima-Peña's 1987 documentary Who Killed Vincent Chin? and the instrumental is from Fort Minor's Kenji.



-Model Minority

Grand Master Chu
D-One
Inglish

wise words

Pastoral advice from MC Naledge of Kidz in the Hall:

"...I don’t have to make the whole “this is the socially-conscious record” with a bunch of opinions, metaphors, big words and similes. I can just tell you a story and sometimes that’s what people need. They wanna feel like the music is genuine. I’m just saying shit from my heart and what’s going on in my life. It makes the music easier to perform and easier for me to rest my case. If you like it, you like it. If you don’t, you don’t. This is me." (The Smoking Section, March 2010)

[Xanga] OutKast Theology

a bit of theology from Andre3000 (aka Three Stacks):

"If what they say is, 'nothing is forever', then what makes... love the exception?
"so why oh why... are we so in denial if we know we're not happy here?" - Hey Ya

One day I am going to use that quote in a talk, i just know it.