Months after the L.A. Uprising in 1992, an up-and-coming rapper named Tiger JK made a splash at a music festival in South L.A. where one organizer had a goal of easing racial tensions. He went on to become known as the 'Godfather of Korean Hip Hop.”
“I felt it was very important at that time to showcase Tiger JK, to calm down the situation, to let people know that, look, this music that came from our community here is going way outside this community, and it's gonna make an impact overseas,” Moweta said.
“They were just shocked,” Moweta said. “I think the dance moves [are] what blew the audience away too. Like, 'Who's this Korean kid giving us all these moves?'” “I knew that if I put my heart into it, they would get the message that Koreans can do it, too,” TIger JK told the publication.How Moweta met Tiger JK
The man told Moweta about his son’s love for hip-hop and his aspirations to become a rapper, and asked Moweta for tips. That man was Tiger JK’s father. And Moweta, in response, introduced Tiger JK to an L.A. hip-hop group called the Soul Brothers.
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