Bad Rap

Newcomer Salima Koroma takes a good look at a handful of Asian-American talents trying to break into the hip-hop scene.

Bad Rap succeeds in illustrating the unseen fears that reside below the surface of bravery of expression from a previously untold angle.

Bad Rap takes an argument that deserves to be had in pop culture, then frustratingly refuses to explore it in the depth it deserves.

Enlightening hip-hop docu has frequent cursing.

[Salima Koroma] opens up the conversation to the far less discussed marginalization of Asian-American rappers in an industry dominated by African-American men.

Curiously, the film ultimately undermines its celebration of dedication and diversity by having an industry type assess these Asian-American rappers' legitimacy by critiquing their music.