Awkwafina’s “government name” is Nora Lum. Nora Lum is an Asian American rapper, writer, and actress. Most recently, Lum earned rave reviews for her performance in Lulu Wang's The Farewell. Before that, she was seen in Warner Brothers features Ocean’s 8, directed by Gary Ross, opposite Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett and Crazy Rich Asians, directed by Jon Chu, opposite Constance Wu and Michelle Yeoh.

Lum can be seen in the Universal film Neighbors 2 opposite Seth Rogen, Zac Efron & Rose Byrne. She also starred as ‘Rebecca’ in the...