Rookadamus' letter from prison

Rookadamus

As reported on a-Tunes, one of Rook's hand-written letters dated September 26, 2009, was recently posted on his MySpace page. Rook wrote the letter from a prison in Golden, Colorado, where he is still currently serving time. For a guy that raps about the grimey street life, Rook's hand printing surprisingly super neat and tidy.

The letter:


Rookadamus' letter from prison
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Rook's music video, All I Know:



You can write to Rook at:

Cyril Kim
PO Box 16700
Golden, CO 80402-6700

*Photographs may be received in personal correspondence or package. No Polaroids. Only 3 photos at a time.

*The jail will no longer accept books or magazines by mail

LS - Still a Chink Remix feat. Jin, Shogunna, Snacky Chan, Rookadamus and Young Mac

LS

LS aka "Lyrical Specialist" is Chinese rapper from Chinatown, New York. He gained a lot of exposure when Blender Magazine wrote an article about him called Big Trouble in Little China in April of 2004. The article goes in detail about a shooting incident where he heroically stood up for Jin when someone tried to "punk" Jin inside New York bar. LS ended up being shot in the back with a .40 caliber. Fortunately LS survived the shooting.

The song Still a Chink a socially conscious rap song that deals with the issue of racism and prejudice against Asian-Americans. Although the term "chink" is a derogatory name to discriminate the Chinese, this term has been used to insult Asians or anyone who looks Asian. In this remixed version of Still a Chink, this song is featuring Asian rap superstars: Jin, Shogunna, Snacky Chan, Rookadamus and Young Mac. Jin and and LS are the only Chinese rappers in this song, however the other Asian rappers (who are Korean and Vietnamese) featured in this song face the same stereotypes and are fighting in the same battle.





LS is working on a new mixtape. No word on when it will be officially released or what it is called. You can find LS's myspace at www.myspace.com/lsny1