"I am NOT a costume."

Halloween spoken word by Jason Chu



"Thug" parties with blackface costumes. "Oriental geisha" outfits and "Indian" headdresses. Halloween is no excuse for ignorance. Race is not a party. Culture is not a costume. Poet/emcee Jason Chu just dropped this spoken word piece in time for Halloween, because we all know that really awful, culturally insensitive costumes are out there and you will most certainly see them in full force this week.

Music Video: Jason Chu's comic book-themed "Marvels"

Hudson Yang stars in a story about heroes and hope.



Check it. Los Angeles rapper Jason Chu just dropped this cool new comic book-themed music video for "Marvels," a story about heroes and hope. Directed by Jason Poon, the video stars Hudson Yang, who plays Eddie on ABC's Fresh Off The Boat, as a young wannabe superhero who must face life's realities.

Take a look:

Spoken word by Jason Chu: "A Thousand Names"

Here's another spoken word piece by rapper/poet Jason Chu, in honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, and in memory of the struggle and legacy those who came before -- "their names, their stories, their journeys." Our history: A Thousand Names.

Happy Lunar New Year from the Fung Brothers & Jason Chu

Yo. Leave it to The Fung Brothers to bring that Lunar New Year swag. You know it. David and Andrew help ring in the Year of the Snake with this Lunar New Year 2013 music video featuring Jason Chu. Because nobody else was doing a hip hop track about it. Here's a celebratory jam to family, food and friends:

Music Video: "Grace" by Jason Chu

Here's the latest music video from rapper Jason Chu, for his song about a girl named "Grace" and how her struggling family needed her. According to Jason, the song is dedicated to "every family who made a new life in a new land, and to everyone looking for hope and healing in the midst of a difficult place." Check it out:

jason chu's much love album release party, november 30

Los Angeles-based hip hop artist Jason Chu has been hard at work on his new album Much Love. He describes the project as "an exploration of all the places and ways that we look for love -- and how we find, or fail at it."

It drops November 30, and if you're in Southern California, you're invited to help him celebrate at a free release concert going down at EBCLA in Rosemead. Here are some more details:

angry reader of the week: jason chu

Hey! Check it out. Time to meet the Angry Reader of the Week, spotlighting you, the very special readers of this website. Over the years, I've been able to connect with a lot of cool folks, and this is a way of showing some appreciation and attention to the people who help make this blog what it is. This week's Angry Reader is Jason Chu.