Meet the hip-hop artist bridging two cultures

"Hip-Hop is the truest representation of who you are." 12/10/18 How Yung Raja Is Bringing Tamil to the Rap Scene Yung Raja believes hip-hop is the truest representation of who he is and where he's from. The Singaporean rapper of Indian descent, who seamlessly blends English and Tamil, first made waves with "Puri Gang," his bilingual remix of Lil Pump's "Gucci Gang." Get to know this rising star as he elevates Southeast Asian hip-hop to the world stage. This Great Big Story was made possible by the Singapore Tourism Board. A Merry Berry Advent In the Berry household, holidays are a huge affair. Having adopted all eight of their foster kids, Kristin and Mike Berry have built a home bursting at the seams with love—but with everyone coming from different walks of life, the holidays can be a time of both excitement and anxiety. To remove the pressure of fitting all that joy into one day of festivities, the Berry household observes Advent, celebrating the season in a relaxed way. They also make time to honor the true meaning of the season by coming together to give back, creating care packages for foster families. This Great Big Story was made by IKEA. A Dyeing Tradition Textile dyer Sachio Yoshioka is a throwback in the best possible way. While 99 percent of fabrics these days are dyed with hard-to-pronounce chemicals like azophloxin, chrysoidine R and xylene cyanol FF that are bad for the environment, Kyoto-based Yoshioka creates bright, colorful dyes using locally-sourced plants and traditional techniques that date back to the Edo period. This Great Big Story was inspired by Genesis. View this email in your browser.  Copyright © 2018 Great Big Story, LLC, All rights reserved.You are receiving this message because you subscribed to the Great Big Story newsletter. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list