On Mr. Chinatown, San Francisco Chinatown's own emcees Son of Paper and DRAGON OF THE WEST are clearly ready to bring Chinese-American culture to the mainstream. No Higher Brothers appropriation, just straight Asian-American solidarity to protect our grandmas and grandpas from the anti-Asian violence that has been running rampant across the country. 

With energetic, trap inspired production from established Korean Hip-Hop producer Big Banana, Son of Paper is poised to shake up the balance in conscious and new age hip hop.

MR. CHINATOWN (feat. DRAGON OF THE WEST)

Knock Back! (XandroR2)

MEI LUN YUEN

IN THE ARMOR

TOOTHLESS (feat. Malik of Aquarius)

From the orchestral opening track that includes Chinese flute samples and Winnie Wong’s live guzheng playing, OVERCAME, Son of Paper immediately transports the listener into the alleyways of Chinatown: a site of traumatic violence against Chinese people throughout San Francisco’s history. OVERCAME lyrically finds strength in vulnerability and self-exploration with a big and memorable chorus that invites the listener to join SOP in community.

OVERCAME

MISSED LOVE

FROM A ROOFTOP IN CHINATOWN

original production by hømemade! please enjoy~

jungkook - seven (hømemade remix)

English Translation: 
Her: hello?
Me: hey. Did you sleep well?
Her: yes! How about you?
Me: uh... honestly I didn’t sleep well because you weren’t by my side ~
Her: omg. You still like me that much? 
Me: Of course, don't you remember when we first met? :)

Vocal Feature by Chaiyeon Lee
Piano Accompaniment by Andy Bundy
Mastered by Mike Wyckoff

remember us (intro)

Kyle Jae Shin, AKA Son of Paper, is a rapper of both Chinese and Korean descent from San Francisco, CA. Through music, art and film, Son of Paper is expanding the Asian-American narrative for all audiences. Since his self-titled EP release in 2016, SOP’s songs and music videos have been streamed over 30,000 times and performed at approximately 50 shows across the country. In 2019, SOP performed at include Trinity College, Noisebridge SF, and Yale University and featured on five podcasts. SOP guest lectured at the University of San Francisco to discuss his work and the phenomena of Asians in Hip-Hop.  

Son of Paper chose his artist name thoughtfully. Son of Paper is a great grandson of a Paper Daughter, a term that describes the phenomena of ethnic Chinese that illegally immigrated to the U.S. during Chinese Exclusion (1882-1965). The one loophole to get around Chinese Exclusion and racial quotas was to purchase birth certificates of a U.S. citizen and claim the familial right to immigrate. Son of Paper chose this name to honor his maternal side’s painful and remarkable journey into the States. 

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Instagram: @sonofpaper 
Twitter: @sonofpaper

remember us (intro)

Son of Paper

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