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.

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