Star2 is an Asian-American singer, songwriter, and rapper from Thailand. Not too long ago, he released an appealing music video for his “Thinkin Bout You” single.

The Chico Bennett-directed video finds our hero, Star2, depicted as an everyday Joe, a Lyft-driver to be exact. One day, he picks up a beautiful young woman from a classy Hollywood hotel. As fate would have it, he unknowingly meets her online, but he doesn’t know it’s her. Throughout the week, he has fantasies and hallucinations about his online love interest. Later, he discovers that she is the same woman he picked up from the hotel.

“I wanted to write a song with the backstory of the best relationship of your life that blows up out of nowhere leaving you wondering what happened – leaving you in pain and wanting to self-medicate. It was a dream come true to do a song with Luh Kel, my dude. Our song is the diary of a toxic relationship with a toxic shawty you loved heart and soul – who cheated. Even though it’s hard because you really love that one person – there is at least one time for everyone when after a breakup you just want to be gone – gone from the universe.” – Star2 explained

A true survivor, Star2 was born in a refugee camp in Thailand. His family walked over 500 miles through the jungle to escape Burmese soldiers when they attacked and burned down their village. As Karen’s (Kuh-ren), a minority group that the Myanmar government has tried to destroy, Star2 (and his family) has faced immense adversity and racial opposition for generations.

With no father or mother by his side, his grandmother was chosen in a lottery to be able to migrate to the United States. At the age of six years old, she took Star2 to San Diego, where he began his new life. Unfortunately, it wasn’t an easy one, as a young kid living in the inner city, his family struggled financially and he lived with an uncle who was addicted to drugs. Adapting to living in a new world filled with cars, electricity, and paved roads, he was overwhelmed and overstimulated.

Star2 eventually found solace and turned to music as a teenager. During this time, he learned how to rap, sing, write, and perform. With a diverse set of influences including Justin Bieber, Tyga, and Chris Brown, Star2 developed his own musical style complete with winning hooks, rich harmonies, and distinctly progressive R&B soundscapes.

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