I studied my craft at the same place as Nicki Minaj.

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• Awkwafina:

  I grew up two train stops from where A Tribe Called Quest grew up, and one stop from Nas.

• Awkwafina:

  I am American. If you drop me in Seoul, I don't think I'm going to thrive there.

• Awkwafina:

  Rap was started by black people and, thus, is at the foundation of black culture. So people cannot

• Awkwafina:

  When I went to college, it became more of a hobby, and that's when I think I got the realest music

• Awkwafina:

  You can't really label me as a musician, a comedian, or a rapper - you know, it's different.

• Awkwafina:

  I think the people get that I'm just kind of an anomaly in a certain way.

• Awkwafina:

  My grandma was very traditional, but she herself is a rebel of that culture.

• Awkwafina:

  My grandmother can never really teach me anything because she skips steps.

• Awkwafina:

  My every birthday wish was, 'I want to someday be on TV.'

• Awkwafina:

  I really like gross Chinese things.