The Year In Music Videos By Asian American Artists

Monday, January 11, 2010



Part of the reason I love doing what I do here is that I get exposed to so much great music, so many talented artists who put themselves out there for the world to see - not just as Asian Americans - but as musicians, singers, songwriters, activists - people who have a story to tell, a point to get across, a portrait of what they've felt and what they've been through.

In that way, probably even more so than film this year, the combination of music and images kept on taking me to another place -- and I loved going there. I loved seeing Asian American faces intertwined with each unique style - these palettes of colors and beats from hip hop to slow jams, mainstream to indie, pop to acoustic, all with their own place and their own setting - and hopefully - giving us a view of what's coming next.

This definitely isn't an all inclusive list, just what I liked and what I vibed too, or what came around my way. Feel free to add on or just enjoy the ride.

Sleep By Deep Foundation f/ Jay Legaspi



Lovely to Me (Immigrant Mother) By Taiyo Na



Keep Pushin By Kero One



Black Wedding By Meg And Dia



Addicted by Kawehi



Feel By Marie Digby



Closer - Ne-Yo (KNY Remix) By Vudoo Soul, Taiyo Na, Magnetic North, Alfa, G*LEE, Marie Choi, and SiC



Leave Me To Dream By Heather Park



Careless by Mud



Wicked Smile By Cast of Thousands



Fetish By Far East Movement



Come Back To Me By Utada



Not One For Words By After School Special



Won't Even Start By David Choi



Bitter Heart By Zee Avi



Got What It Takes By The Upstarts



Pushed Aside, Pulled Apart By Lyrics Born



HI-808 By Blue Scholars



Rapper-O's By Dumbfoundead



Date An Asian By Jen Kwok



Words That Define By Big Phony



Mike Relm vs Zoetrope By Mike Relm



Here's To You By Good Asian Drivers



Lipstick By Nylon Pink