Suboi

Suboi (Saigon, Vietnam) — a rapper, singer, and songwriter whose real name is Hang Lam Trang Anh. She is the first Vietnamese female rapper to be considered as Vietnam’s queen of hip hop. Her debut album was Walk. Music from Eminem, Linkin Park, and Snoop Dogg is where she gets her inspiration from.

She became a fan of hip hop music at the age of 14 and improved her English by listening and rapping along to famous American rappers such as Eminem and Will Smith. Soon after, she began to compose and perform as a rapper in a nu-metal band at 15. She then quickly became a well-recognized and respected rapper from the Vietnamese underground scene.

At the age of 17, her talent was noticed even more so as she accompanied fellow rapper, Rapsoul, to music faces’ recording studio to record his track. However, it was her vocals that were noticed by the producer which then led to an invitation for her to join the record label. Her mainstream recognition grew when she was invited to rap on Vietnamese pop star Ho Ngoc Ha’ s chart topping singles “My Apology” and “Girls’ Night” in 2009.

At the age of 20, she debuted her album Walk in August 2010 which it was well received by her loyal fan base and music critics in Vietnam. After leaving her record label music faces in 2012, she began her own company, Suboi Entertainment, and is currently finishing her second studio album entitled Run. The album is expected to be released in late 2013/early 2014 with beats produced by both local Vietnamese producers as well as international producers from The United States and England.