Abstract
This chapter observes Filipino Americans’ extraterrestrial and cosmic performances, which consult hip hop’s links to the 1960s Black Arts Movement and the science fiction genre of Afrofuturism. Some Filipino American hip hop artists embrace alternative worlds of civilization and temporality to counter Filipinos’ historical suspension from civilization and the modern nation. In particular, this chapter studies Filipino Americans’ roles in the Universal Zulu Nation, an arbiter of hip hop authenticity that exudes cosmic and fantastical cultural politics. This chapter also focuses on artists’ eccentric and otherworldly sonics and visuals, demonstrating how the spiritual, cosmological, and racial codes in hip hop inspire Filipino knowledge creation while unraveling “proper” political subjectivity through performers’ funky and alien representations.
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