Hip hop has been getting a bad rap in China. Last year, the genre was having something of a heyday, but since then, the bubble has burst. In the wake of new rules from China's media regulator, songs ...

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Now, China's music industry has spoken on the ban and the effect it's having on hip-hop in the country. "This ban is more about allowing hip-hop to be on mainstream platforms," Alan Hsia, co-founder ...

In flashy new talent contest “The Rap of China,” participants vie for golden chains that spell “R!CH,” but the show itself has received mixed reviews and even two “diss tracks.” The show’s ...

CHENGDU, China (AP) — In 2018, the censors who oversee Chinese media issued a directive to the nation's entertainment industry: Don't feature artists with tattoos and those who represent hip-hop or ...

In the summer of 2017, China’s mainstream video streaming platform iQiyi released a very special singing contest, The Rap Of China. It was special, because the genre was largely a fringe artform in ...

Reporting from BEIJING — Gai strutted onto the stage dressed in a traditional Taoist robe, his arms covered in tattoos, his hip retro glasses reflecting a phalanx of flashing lights. “Wake upppp!

Not long ago, I found myself in Western China, and met some dancers who talked with great reverence about a man named Stanly. They made him sound like a legendary figure; the “godfather” of Chinese ...

Standing under a phalanx of flashing blue lights, Masiwei gazed down at the sea of waving fans. Cheers erupted as he threw his head back and called out to the hometown crowd. “Chengduuuu!” Just ...