text

After charged year, Grammys inch closer to inclusion

TheGrammys--oftenderidedasatone-deafmusicindustrylove-fest--willtakeonnewrelevancethisyear,aship-hopartistsforthefirsttimeareleadingthepack.Butafteratumultuous2

text

Hip hop in China

ByAPDwriterHeWeiTwoyearsago,Chinesepeoplemaynotbefamiliarwiththehiphopculture,whichcouldbecalledthesub-cultureamongalltheotherChineseculture.Whenitcomestohiphop

text

Bad rap: Chinese fans fear crackdown on hip hop

Chinesemusicfansarebracingforacrackdownonhiphopafterarapperwasapparentlydroppedfromapopularsingingprogramme,asreportsemergedthattheoften-provocativegenrehadfall

text

'The Rap of China' turns underground music into mainstream hits

"Do you have freestyle?" That's the buzz word in China these days. The catchphrase came from “The Rap of China”, the country’s first talent show that centers on hip-hop artists, many of them previously underground.

text

'The Rap of China' turns underground music into mainstream hits

"Doyouhavefreestyle?"That'sthebuzzwordinChinathesedays.Thecatchphrasecamefrom“TheRapofChina”,thecountry’sfirsttalentshowthatcentersonhip-hopartists,manyofthempr

text

China's first rap talent show not in tune

The Rap of China (TROC), China's first hip-hop talent show released on June 24, has become a controversial topic on Sina Weibo receiving mixed reviews from its viewers.

text

China's first rap talent show not in tune

TheRapofChina(TROC),China'sfirsthip-hoptalentshowreleasedonJune24,hasbecomeacontroversialtopiconSinaWeiboreceivingmixedreviewsfromitsviewers.China'sonlinecelebr

text

‘Rapper’ scandal hurts mainstream genre

Only having released its second episode of the series, “High School Rapper,” the new hip-hop audition program aired on Mnet has been embroiled in another high-profile controversy.

text

Korean hip-hop comes out from the underground : The explosion of the genre comes with its share of growing pains

Korean hip-hop comes out from the underground : The explosion of the genre comes with its share of growing pains