If women dabble in rap but they're not rappers, to get from dabbling to doing it is really difficult, confidence-wise. Awkwafina confidencedabbledifficult Change image and share on social
I remember watching Margaret Cho with my grandmother on TV. She was my hero, not only because she was funny, but because she showed me that it's okay to be yourself, that it's okay to be a brash yellow girl and to be a strong and brave woman. Awkwafina brashbravecho share on social
If you don't address race, then people are like, 'Why don't you talk about the elephant in the room?' But you have to do it right. It can't be gimmicky. Awkwafina addresselephantgimmicky Change image and share on social
I started with me as Awkwafina reciting 'Othello' monologues, and I'd send those to my friends. It started like that, and then it went into more music-y stuff. Awkwafina awkwafinafriendmonologue Change image and share on social
I like to rap about things that are funny but mostly things that are relatable. I remember there was this one song with Ja Rule, and I forgot, exactly, but it was with Ashanti, and there's a line in it that was like, 'She hit me up on AIM.' But that wasn't the actual line; it was something else, but I was like, 'Oh my God, he uses AIM!' Awkwafina actualaimashanti share on social
My grandmother can never really teach me anything because she skips steps. Awkwafina grandmotherskipstep Change image and share on social
When I was 15, I talked to Liam Neeson because I was the only one of my friends ballsy enough to engage him. Awkwafina ballsyengagefriend Change image and share on social
I legitimately wanted to know if Mayor Bloomberg was going to ban large margaritas that I cry over while on a date alone at Dallas BBQ as a part of his controversial soda ban. Awkwafina banbbqbloomberg Change image and share on social
I was physically addicted to 'Tony Hawk's American Wasteland' for PS2. Awkwafina addictamericanhawk Change image and share on social
I think there are barriers, but I think for me specifically, my barrier is being rejected from the kind of hip-hop elitists that think I'm not appropriating it, but just not serious about it. They think I'm a Lonely Island, Weird Al, you know - like a parody rapper. So that alienates me from a lot of things. Awkwafina alienateappropriatebarrier share on social