Comments on: Why Isn’t Hip-Hop Popular in China?

By: Herbie (HERBZ)

Herbie (HERBZ) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:31:22 +0000

How does 70,000 cd’s in 6 months sound? been there, done it, the barstewards never gave me the t-shirt though.

By: C. Custer

C. Custer — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:35:19 +0000

That some famous singers have hip-hop influenced tunes is very different from saying that “hip-hop” is popular in China. Hip-hop clothing styles (if you want to call it that) and hip-hop dance are indeed popular, but hip-hop music just isn’t, at least not if we’re using the conventional American definition of hip-hop. Sorry. Putting a rap verse at the end of your R&B song does not hip-hop make.

By: Meng

Meng — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:27:52 +0000

Hip Hop is very popular in China, not only the musical aspect with bands and singers, but all the fashion that goes together. Who has ever been to a club in China those year knows that the hip-hop look is every where, hip-hop dance, hip-hop style. Also big stars as Jay Chou or David Tao has some hip-hop influenced tunes, very popular in China.

By: C. Custer

C. Custer — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:21:22 +0000

@ mtm, it’s unclear whether you’re joking or not, but if you aren’t, that comment is extremely ignorant. You obviously know very little about hip-hop.

@ cerebus, I wouldnt say hip-hop is popular in China even to listen to, unless you’re including Jay Chou-esque stuff in that category (which, to be fair, one could). What I mean really is rap songs, i.e. songs that are mostly or entirely rapping rather than singing with a rap verse thrown in somewhere

By: mtm

mtm — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:30:30 +0000

Hip hop is a abomination.
It’s so sad watching these pitifully impressionable Mainland drones aping the most vulgar detritus of Western culture. Pathetic me-too slave mentality.
China will never become great if they allow the peasants to listen to trash like hip hop. They should try real music like Aqua..

By: cerebus

cerebus — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:44:41 +0000

hip hop IS very popular in china — for people to listen to. there’s isn’t ANY kind of “scene” for any kind of music to speak of.

By: The John

The John — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:53:26 +0000

This is definetly true… Article is cool. Props.