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Rap

MUSIC

Chinese Rappers Are Turning Hometown Slang Into Chart-Toppers

Skai Isyourgod (Lan Lao) recently surpassed Jay Chou as the most-streamed Mandopop artist on Spotify, leading the charge for a new generation of rapp…

The Editors

July 23, 2025

MUSIC

Navigating Cultures Through Hip Hop

Chinese American hip hop artist Bohan Phoenix reaches beyond his “in-between identity” to craft new sounds

Asian Pop Weekly

Oct. 9, 2022

MUSIC

Reggae’s Chinese Roots Run Deeper Than You Think

Reggae is becoming better understood, more popular, and is even starting to infiltrate popular music in China

General Huge

Oct. 3, 2022

DIALECTS

Fangyan Friday #3: The Rap of Sichuanese

TWOC’s guide to the dialect of Deng Xiaoping—and modern Chinese hip-hop

Eduardo Baptista

Nov. 2, 2018

MUSIC

Dissing with Chinese Characteristics

In China’s regulated rap industry, dissing takes on patriotism, celeb-baiting, and other unique forms

Eduardo Baptista

Oct. 11, 2018

MUSIC

Against the Flow

“Rap of China” hopeful on why she refuses to conform in an increasingly stifled hip-hop industry

Eduardo Baptista

July 31, 2018

MUSIC

Hip Hop-aganda?

The modernization of state media content blurs the line between entertainment and publicity

Alexander Cecil McNab

May 7, 2018

ARTS

Show of the Week: The Rap of China

It’s mostly remembered for giving us slang, but this hip hop show is refreshingly different from the usual Chinese music competition

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

July 7, 2017

NEWS

The Viral Week That Was: Ep 111

THAAD rap, male pregnancy experience, touchy-feely security, and much more

Ethan Yun

May 15, 2017

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