Just a racial parody on Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise" and Weird Al's "Amish Paradise." Instrumental is here, although the rap itself is a bit more freeform than Coolio's or Weird Al's versions.
I count 34 Asian stereotypes in this song, give or take.
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As I walk through the school Where I got my good grades I take a look at my life And count up my accolades You know that's perfect for an Asian like me You know I can't dishonor my family At 4:30 in the morning we get it rolled My sisters iron all the clothes And my brothers fold, fool And I've been studying and working so hard that Even my momma thinks that my mind is gone But I gotta hit the Ivies even if I can't afford it An education is what keeps a family supported Be a doctor or lawyer, just somehow keep employed And you'll know that you'll be fit to be our Asian posterboy
We been spending most our lives Living in an Asian paradise My GPA's a five Living in an Asian paradise They all think we look alike Living in an Asian paradise Yellow skin and chinky eyes Living in an Asian paradise
It's soundproof down in here, wonder how I attack this Cause Beethoven sonatas need five hours of practice My fingers ache but I'll play when I look at the stick I know that bamboo gave me forty hells of a lick It's how we roll round here, no little corners to sit If you start you better stick around and keep your commit Fool, you know I'm who you call to fix up your PC Or if you need a ninja dosage of Karate If you need a geisha girl just call up my sister We'll send her up by mail since no one here will miss her In the land of opportunity we've all gone feral Looks like they've all been right, this is the yellow peril
Chinese, Korean And Vietnamese Why do we all hate The Japanese
Between each other we're despised Living in an Asian paradise Every dinner's fish and rice Living in an Asian paradise Study hard all day and night Living in an Asian paradise I own n00bs at Counter-Strike Living in an Asian paradise Study for ten hours, try to drive a car, Engrish on my tongue now, changing Ls into Rs But ya think you're good at English? Think that I'm Chinese Though I can't pronounce the words right I still win the spelling bees I'm the perfect model All minorities would judge like As I ponder on this manga Instead of brawling under streetlights Can you teach them? It wouldn't pay Can't pacify them if they don't play Starcraft 2 every day
You only buy at discount price Living in an Asian paradise Ask Confucius for advice Living in an Asian paradise Hard work and sacrifice Living in an Asian paradise But you know it doesn't bite Living in an Asian paradise
0.0 Yes, that was very racist. But funny at the same time. I lol'd. I'm half South Korean, so I can kind of connect. And how dare you make fun of my Engrish?! I get good grades, have slanty eyes, and follow Confucianism! Reary, that's so racist I can't even count them. Oh, wait, I can, because I rock at math. Lol. I liked the Kung Fu episode of Psych for that very reason. Sean: What we need from you, Ken, is to tell us all you know about the Chinese Triads, and or are you one of them? Gus: Wow, that really crossed the line. Ken: Dude, my parents own a Best-Buy!
Sean: We want you to tell us all you know about this dragon, and how to use chopsticks. Gus: And we also need you to explain the ending of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon to us. Ken: You think that just because I'm Chinese, I know all that stuff? That's borderline racist, man.
And my favorite line from the episode... "Dude...I speak nine words of Chinese! Six of those, are numbers!!!!"
I believe this is in your backyard Parsat: *cough*
I don't find the rap funny or as intriguing as it could be because it doesn't have the quality of "It's funny because it's true." It's stereotypes that have become cliche in artistic form, regardless of how overbearing a mom can be. You can describe most of all AsAms using the old stereotypes but don't we already know that?
LOL i laughed a lot at that... mez is part asian but none of those apply to mine ^.^ except for maybe the fish and rice, you got meh there >.> but still nice, i liked it. very stereotypical, but still used in a comedic fashion instead of racist...
It's kinda silly that the term 'Asian' is now given more often to Chinese/Malaysian/Japanese etc that the countries a bit closer to Europe. Look at India for example - there wasn't one curry reference in your rap...
It is excellent none-the-less...but I can agree with Gantic...
Lmao, my Korean friends would cry, at the engrish and the rice, every night. You may have crossed the line, though with the "if you need a geisha, just call my sister; we'll send her up my mail, 'cause no one here will miss her!" *I'm crying, 'cause I'm raffing so hard!*
You need to watch Kung Fu Panda. Again, if you have already.
I'm not sure what you're getting at. Watching it 3 times won't help me. Awesome visuals, was little impressed by everything else. I'd watch a Stephen Chow film over this.
