Big Trouble in Little Asia - Lyrics - Document

Big Trouble in Little Asia – Lyrics – Document

Series name	Hustlers HC
Description	Produced by Alex Kasiak from Transglobal Underground, ‘Big Trouble In Little Asia’ explores Asian youth growing up in Great Britain. The story is based on the Hustlers own experiences, examining religious and social segregation and its effects on Asian youth. Against a backdrop of community issues such as inter-racial relationships, drugs, gang violence and the threat of racism, the track is an appeal to all religions within the sub continental culture to unify against these concerns.
Date of Creation / Publication	1993
Creator	Hustlers HC
Associated Person/ Organisation	Nation Records
Location	London
Collection and Reference Number	Nation Records Collection (GB 2661 NR)
Catalogue Number	NR/OB/HC/3
Copyright	The Creator and/ or associated person or organisation where applicable
Access to originals	The originals are located at Nation Records Limited
Series notes	Formed in 1991, Hustlers HC are a trio of Sikh DJs, rappers and singers based in West London; Hustler MC and Da Ski Man are rappers while Mitts functions the turntables. Through their hip-hop style music, the Hustlers aimed to portray a balance between being politically conscious without losing the fun aspects of life. As such, they desired the personalities of the band members to manifest this in their music. At the core of their philosophy is the call for unity among the Asian community. They began playing live at Asian club scenes in London and made their name playing live at international venues and by making several television appearances. Hustlers HC have performed alongside Transglobal Underground and Fun-Da-Mental in 1993 in Austria. Later that year, in October, Nation Records released Hustlers HC's debut and best-known single, 'Big Trouble In Little Asia'. 1994 saw the release of the anti-racist hip-hop single 'On A Ride' from Nation Records. Since 1996 the trio have ceased to function.
Collection notes	The material from the Nation Records collection consists of various CD covers, press releases, promotional photography, lyrics and flyers from twelve of the bands signed to the record label since 1989.