Blog Tag - Rap

Chaoyang Drops the Greatest Rap About Being Civilized in Hip Hop History
What a week for hip hop! First, Kanye drops his long-awaited Donda, followed quickly by Drake’s release of Certified Lover Boy. But while you were...
Beijing's Best Hip-Hop Clubs for Homies, Husslers, and Shorties
Over the past couple of years, hip-hop has unequivocally broken from a lifestyle among China's underground circles through to the country's...
R Check Out These Five T-Pain Songs That Even the Music Snobs Will Enjoy, Ahead of His July 21 Beijing Gig
He makes purists instantly turn up their noses, provides snobs with endless fodder, and he even prompted his genre's most famous figure to cast shade...
Watch Soulja Boy Crank It and Roll at Club Mix, May 5
Oh sure, youuuuuu’ve rolled your eyes, let on you hated it, and sneered whenever it was played for the umpteenth time. But if you try to deny having...
China's Soft Power Rap "This is China" Blasted for Plagiarizing Korean Rapper
In June of this year, China's soft power machine took to a new medium to dispel any misunderstandings that the world may have about the nation: a rap...
Madlib says little - he's notorious for not giving interviews - but his music speaks volumes. He's been part of some of hip-hop's finest duos (...
Beijing’s Best Rapper: Is Noski That Man?
Name: NOSKI AKA: Blackie Chan, Nosa Iginedion Repping: Beijing (obviously) for the last three years Background: Born in hip-hop hotspot London, and...
Ou Yeah: China's Best Norwegian Rapper?
Neither Norway nor China are known as hip-hop hotbeds but Eirik Okkenhaug, aka Xiao Ou (小欧), might yet change that. The brains behind "Nage Nage...
Rapping Up Life in Beijing with Jason Chu
Beijing has a bumpin’ music scene, as I’m sure you all know. But it’s also transient. So the guy who’s tearin’ it up at any one of the city’s music...