Musiccosmos

Awkwafina (real name Nora Lum) had her first breakout with a few jokey rap singles like “My Vag” (a response to the “My Dick” song) and the anti-trust fund anthem “NYC Bitche$,” both of which ended up on her 2014 debut project Yellow Ranger . As you may know, in the time since then, she took to acting (appearing in MTV’s Girl Code , the Seth Rogen movie Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising , and more, and she was profiled in the Bad Rap film), and now she’s in two of the summer’s biggest movies: Ocean’s 8 and Crazy Rich Asians . As a more famous artist than ever, Awkwafina took a moment to write an essay that reflects on her upwards climb, and how “My Vag” and “NYC Bitche$” almost ruined her career. It reads: In 2012 I put a video called My Vag on YouTube, knowing that it probably wouldn’t do well – and it would make the laughing stock of every job interview ever. I wrote a song called NYC Bitches while making $9/hr at a vegan bodega. After it went on YouTube, a man came in asked if I...