When Bohan moved to New York for college,
he was ready to take his hip-hop pursuits to the next level.
But as a rapper from Asia,
it was difficult to break hip-hop’s bamboo ceiling
and be taken seriously as an artist.
And as a rapper from Asia,
the issue of appropriation comes up a lot.
In 2017,
his song “Jala” was meant to be a casual piece
but became one of his more famous hits.