NPR Music: Made in China: Hip-Hop Moves East – Arts & Entertainment
www.npr.org — Oh boy, I’m guessing this is like party music, similar to Japanese hip hop (for Western people, think Beastie Boys and Will Smith, not JayZ or 50 Cent). The closest I get to Chinese hiphop is Jay Chou(Zhou Jielun) and Coco Lee (Li Wen), which is not saying much. I found it interesting that the article stated some complaints from locals, saying “you can not rap in Chinese…it is not suitable” when Jay Chou, in Taiwan, has been doing it for some years now. The vast majority of Chinese words end in vowels and are often monosyllabic, that is perfect for rap…much easier to rhyme.
