ØZI is a 23 year-old Taiwanese American artist. Other good songs are Ego and You Should Know My Name.
HIP HOP SONG WITH ORIENTAL BEAT COMIN AT YOU MOVIE
You’ve probably heard her song My New Swag in the movie Crazy Rich Asians. At 18, she moved to Beijing to start her music career. At age 10, she was accepted into a performing arts school in SiChuan, but couldn’t attend because her family couldn’t afford the tuition. His best Chinese songs are Big Bowl Thick Noodles, Six, Eternal Love, and Dawn.Īt just 24 years old, VAVA is a technically skilled rapper and respected veteran in the industry. Be careful if you run into him though, he might just ask if you “have freestyle”. His music combines R&B beats with traditional Chinese instrumentals (PiPa, GuZheng, DiZi) to create pleasing cross-cultural medleys. His primarily English language album for the US market, Antares, is one of the best debut albums I’ve heard. Kris wants to bridge the gap between the East and West with music, so he’s very active in America promoting Chinese hip-hop despite it being an uphill battle. Kris started his career with the K-pop group EXO, but has since returned to China to do solo music. My favorite songs are Panda Remix, Won’t Believe, Gong Xi Fa Cai (a great jam for Chinese New Year), and 7-11 (a heartfelt song about their love of the convenience store). Their music videos have both Chinese and English subtitles, so you can follow along in either language. They are part of 88rising, the cross border Asian American label that Rich Brian is also represented by. Hailing from ChengDu, Higher Brothers is one of the first groups to succeed in bringing Chinese hip-hop to a global audience. Did I miss any of your favorite artists? Let me know in the comments.
These top artists are also very young: 7/10 are 25 and under. Chinese hip-hop as a genre is so new and not strictly defined, so we are seeing the emergence of different sounds that incorporate R&B, soul and electronic.
Artists 5-9 of this list were all previously contestants on the show. Since the competition show “ Rap of China” came out in 2017, Chinese hip-hop has blown up within China and internationally. Similar to K-pop, Chinese rap mixes in some English lines, but overall, transcends language. If you haven’t heard any Chinese rap, then you’re missing out.
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