AzN PoP! Presents: Rice to Meet You

For more info: www.facebook.com/AznPopComedy Instagram: AznPopComedy Twitter: @AznPopComedy Directed/edited by Omar Shaukat (@oshaukat) Music by Fairy Silverstein Lyrics by Maya Deshmukh in collaboration with AzN PoP! Lighting by Nick Kral On-Set Assistance: Priscilla McEver, Amy Bianco AzN PoP! is: Maya Deshmukh (@mayadesh) Iliana Inocencio (@ilianainocencio) Anna Suzuki (@thejapjap) Angel Yau (@yauangel) Ann Marie Yoo (@annmarieyoo) Clueless Dudes: James Coker, Will Martinez Dancers: Tonya Canady, Coco Conroy, Xiren Wang Choreography: Xiren Wang Special thanks to: Blue Parallax Studios, Nick and Ian at Westside Market (2840 Broadway), Sacha Mendel Lyrics: Rice, rice, all types of rice Black, white, Puerto Rican, Chinese rice (x2) Rice like people comes in all different sizes Shapes, colors, and regional varieties Bring it back to the era of the Pearl River Valley (that's China) The seed was planted in the ground, harvested in the paddy Through trade and travel the crop did flow Through Asia but specifically where did it go? Went west to Europe through the Central Asian trade Post-colonization to American Plains Think it looks the same? Boy, check your brain! (Spoken) No seriously, if you can't differentiate between shapes and sizes, it may be indicative of a cognitive impairment and you might need an MRI. It's okay, I'm a neurologist. Rice, rice, all types of rice Black, white, Puerto Rican, Chinese rice We got sushi rice, basmati rice, long grain, jasmine and wild rice Risotto rice, Himalayan red rice Paella rice, red beans and rice We got short grain, long grain, medium too Whatever you like, it's up to you Each rice has its individuality, treat it with equality, respect its integrity Sushi rice in a ball makes onigiri Basmati rice with chicken makes biryani Drop hot water and it makes a congee What about the Philippines? (Spoken) Umm, we mostly just eat it plain, sometimes we add garlic if it's a fancy occasion... I think it's time for a bibimbap breakdown! (Dance break) Rice, rice, all types of rice Black, white, Puerto Rican, Chinese rice We got iPhone rice and wedding rice Salt shaker rice, University of Rice Sake distilled from rice, Chipotle e. coli rice Condoleezza Rice, snap, crackle, pop rice Rice, rice, all types of rice Black, white, Puerto Rican, Chinese rice Krispy treat rice, composer Tim Rice Granola bars made with some puffed rice Pudding rice, Jonathan Rhys Meyers Hindu ceremony deity rice Vampires interviewed by Ann Rice Animal feed that contains trace rice Let me throw down a word of advice Why roll the dice, baby when you got rice? Now them other bitch grains done think they grown But we gonna drop shade that's already known Now who you think you is you little punk cous cous? You sound like a reject from Dr. Seuss Do you till it? Can you spill it? Do you even distill it? No one knows it's the elusive grain millet Let's not forget about the weakling wheat You about as exciting as an excel spreadsheet These words are post mortem cause I died of boredom Watching amber waves of growing sorghum Last but not least it's the biggest diva Grain of the bourgeois, back to Peru quinoa! We gluten free y'all uh uh We gluten free y'all uh uh uh uh We gluten free y'all!