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In my mind, having grown up what would now be considered the era of classic rap (Afrika Bombatta, Sugar Hill Gang, Public Enemy, De La Soul, Naughty By Nature) most contemporary rap/hip-hop just isn’tmuch good. As I have posted in the past, this is no where more true then in the clubs and discos of China. Until today, I have never been able to provide an example what I mean to those interested but have yet to experience Chinese nightlife/party scene. Now, through the wonder of the Internet I can give all those “doubters” a glance into what I’m talking about. Anyway, apologies to the blogger that posted this video for “biting” your IPRs (and a double sorry if the rappers in the vid are “your boyz” although I got to give the brutha rapping in Chinese some props for pulling that off) but I do think the video provides a perfect example of all that is bad about Chinese rap (namely: no creativity…but rather a simple grafting of what most people think urban ethnic American culture is onto a Chinese model that just oesn’t work.) I mean how would it look if you combined Chinese opera with some boyz from the hood.
Someone really ought to give the lyrics and a CD of PE and KRS-One to these guys. The Man won’t let them open up, but maybe the underground scene can get a hold of something REAL. Li
Otherwise, they are all just Vanilla Ice Lite.
NFA
Oh, man … those were some of the wackest MCs I’ve seen in years. It looked like amateur night, and if those fools were just showing up at an open-mic even, then that’s cool, no different than American Idol — after all, lots of people are deluded by this vision that then can get on a stage and actually entertain an audience.
But if some of these clowns are supposed to be in the music biz and making records, then there’s lots of problems, the number one being: lack of talent. Clearly, rap is still in the dark ages in the Middle Kingdom.
Wow that sucked. They’re worst than the kids on VH-1’s Rap School.
yeah I said WORST!