James Kai Wei Lau on cultural appropriation in music, being Asian on set, male desirability, and learning the mother tongue

Join Melissa and Isabelle as they sit down with James Kai Wei Lau - musically known as Kai Wei - a Chinese-Malaysian hip-hop artist and creative force from Manchester.

They discuss Kai Wei's upbringing as an East Asian man in Britain has shaped his artistry, being the only Asian production staff on movie sets, how Northern accents create more unique rhyme schemes, and how it feels seeing the Asian male as desirable thanks to the turning tides of pop culture.

They touch on cultural appropriation within music and film, including THAT Bruce Lee scene from ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’, and debate whether Childish Gambino’s obsession with East Asian and Filipina women is problematic or not.

Kai Wei also shares his experience of being an extra on Netflix's 3 Body Problem.

Catch up with Kai Wei: https://www.instagram.com/jmeslau

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Editing: Gabby Lauren

Music: Muri & Lustbass

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