Vietnamese female rapper Suboi becomes new face of H&MThe feminine Vietnamese rapper, Suboi together with legendary supermodel and activist Iman, actress and activist Rosario Dawson, hip hop artist Chance the Rapper, musician and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, actress Chloë Sevigny and activist Xiuhtezcatl Martine are selected for the Kenzo X H&M campaign. The rapper whose real name is Hang Lam Trang Anh was born in 1990 in Ho Chi Minh City. She is the first Vietnamese female rapper to achieve success in the country and is considered as Vietnam's queen of hip hop. She rapped at the request of Obama who briefly beatboxed before an impromptu performance by the Vietnamese rapper. Through the Kenzo X H&M campaign, Suboi has had chance to work with the legendary photographer Jean-Paul Goude who is responsible for some of the most influential fashion and music imagery of the past five decades.

Source: VietNamNet News September 14, 2016 08:26 UTC