the rap of china

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Two of China’s Biggest Variety Show Stars, Huang Zitao and GAI, Join Forces on New Single “Black Card”

It's the second collaboration between GAI and Huang Zitao after 2019's "No Pain, No Gain"

By Bryan GroganOctober 10, 2020

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Is the Higher Brothers-Led “Rap for Youth” China’s “Realest” Rap Show of the Summer?

Bilibili's "Rap for Youth" is the latest hip hop variety show to drop this summer. Is it ...

By Fan ShuhongSeptember 9, 2020

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Is Chinese TV Biased Against Non-Mandarin Music?

Recent incidents on iQIYI's major music variety shows have thrust so-called "dialect music" back into the spotlight

By Siyuan MengAugust 24, 2020

Xinjiang Rappers are the Break Out Stars of ”The Rap of China” Season 2

With Xinjiang making regular headlines overseas due to its "re-education camps", two rappers from the region stand ...

By Jake NewbyOctober 4, 2018

Here’s the “Yanxi Palace” x “Rap of China” Mash-up Nobody Asked For

Key characters from iQIYI's hit concubine drama "Yanxi Palace" engage in a "rap battle" to promote the ...

By RADII StaffSeptember 1, 2018

Meet The Rap of China’s New Hip-Hop Hopefuls

Among the rappers who've emerged in the talent search for the new season of The Rap of ...

By Fan ShuhongMay 29, 2018

Yin: ’90s Throwback with Yin Ts’ang, China’s Original Rap Group

A multinational force, whose talent may be negligible, but whose influence on the country's introduction to hip ...

By Adan KohnhorstOctober 28, 2017

An HTML5 animation made by China’s official party paper just went viral

State newspaper People's Daily creates a viral HTML5 video celebrating the 19th Party Congress

By TechNodeOctober 19, 2017

Who is the Mysterious HipHopMan? We Tracked Him Down

Die-hard hip hop fans certainly have their theories, but the dark horse of China's newest hit music ...

By Adan KohnhorstJuly 21, 2017