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Domestic hip-hop highlights-Longmen array

The Best Collection of MC Hip-hop in China and Longmen Array I were enthusiastically sought after by professionals and ordinary listeners as soon as they were released, and their sales increased rapidly! This has become a record that hip-hop listeners in China are scrambling to buy. In order to carry this Hip-Hop wave through to the end, Longmen Array Records, the first hip-hop brand in China, specially invited MC, who has a collection of many income tracks, to present "HIP-HOP 4 EVER! To colleagues who love hip-hop music at 9: 00 pm on September/0/6 in Beijing. Life is endless, hip-hop is endless! "Carnival party! The lineup of the day is expected to include Longmen Group, Zang, Dai Bing, Mark and Longfei. And that night, the Kung Fu Band will also sing as a guest. Introduction of artists who participated in the collection of "Dragon Array I": Dragon Array Team: the strength combination of artists under Longmen Array Records, including Liu Jia, Kirby Lee, Zhang Nan, MC 4 and Mark (friendship guest). Liu Jia: Beijinger, the most mysterious artist in A Record of the Dragon Gate Array. Usually I don't talk much, but most of the time I am addicted to thinking. But his musical expression and tension on the stage will leave a deep impression on people. Besides taking music as his life, sports, football and sweets are his favorites. Kirby Lee [Sketch Keremei]: A native of Yunnan, a musical genius in The Dragon Gate Array, with ethnic lines and beautiful melody. Music has been used by foreign underground hip-hop groups and released singles. Silent, he likes reading, but so far he has spent most of his life in front of music equipment and once wrote songs in the bamboo forest. Passionate and responsible. Zhang Nan [Crazy Chef]: Beijinger, the weirdest artist in A Record of the Dragon Gate Array. I used to be a cook. Reading all kinds of books is a rare lyric killer. The strength of every word in rap. He is also the most important rapper in Longmen Array. In addition, he also has a deep research on the costume culture in hip-hop culture. Hip-hop costumes piled up at home, which is his greatest wealth in life. LQ MC Company [MC4]: A native of Hubei, the most legendary artist in The Dragon Gate Array. Before signing the contract, I traveled all over China and major cities. I lived a unique street life since I was a child. I studied hip-hop in Taiwan Province province, and later I studied rap. After several years' hard work, he has learned to speak in a dark cloud. His rap skills are rare in China, and he is favored by foreign rap artists. Mark [SBAZZO]: Canadian Chinese, born in Canada, grew up among blacks and was influenced by hip-hop culture in Europe and America. The taste of rap tends to be foreign, and the style is pure. Wang Bo: Beijinger, one of the most qualified artists in Chinese hip-hop music circle, studied hip-hop in his early years. He won the championship in two consecutive national MC competitions held in Shanghai. Bruce Lee [Li Shaolong]: Hebei native, known as "the first person in rap music in China" and the oldest artist in "The Story of the Dragon Gate Array". He has been in the music world for more than ten years and is deeply respected by pop musicians.

Yin Zeng: Beijing hip-hop group, which is the main artist of Whispering Records recently. Four people, three of whom are foreigners.

E:B 1f]$K2c+FXB Dai Bing: Beijinger, the earliest rapper in China, 1986 began to rap in English. Besides his own music creation, he also makes music for others. And the stage is experienced. Be kind and have affinity.

Longfei: A native of Heilongjiang, he danced hip-hop in his early years and later switched to rap. The music style is westernized and the sound line is similar to African-American. Humor is straightforward. ANS-JUMP: Shanghai hip-hop group, which is in the first-line position among Shanghai hip-hop artists. Very popular Arho Sunny: Hong Kong hip-hop group, Cantonese rap, is very famous in Hong Kong.

Buddhist Arts Association: A newly established hip-hop group in Beijing, composed of Wang Xiaoou of CMCB band, Zhang Ran and Wang Di, a senior musician from China, is the best MC hip-hop group in China.

In European and American music circles, hip-hop music has long been a mainstream music, and most of the representatives and so-called "rap superstars" are famous for their success; On the other hand, there seem to be only a few hip-hop musicians in China, and most of the music can't be called pure hip-hop. Unfortunately, the domestic hip-hop forces have never become a climate. However, when the summer of 2004 came, the first domestic hip-hop brand "Longmen Array Records" finally released the first collection representing the best new hip-hop forces in China, which many hip-hop fans have been waiting for for a long time. From the domineering name of "Dragon Gate Array", we can see its ambition to revitalize Chinese hip-hop music, and if you listen to the whole record, you will sincerely feel that the 15 tracks in it really deserve the reputation of "the best MC hip-hop collection in China".

After listening to this record carefully, it is undeniable that the most impressive and representative is the main track Happy Games of Longmen Array. From this song, we can see the concerted efforts of the artists and producers of "Dragon Gate Array", which shows that "Dragon Gate Array", as the first hip-hop brand in China, wants to re-examine the progressive value of hip-hop music with a positive attitude by using the most relaxed side of hip-hop music-full of playful mentality, humorous lyrics and free rap forms. At the same time, it can be seen that Longmen Group and producers hope to capture the pure emotion in early hip-hop music-abandon the violent color in today's hip-hop world, and intend to make China hip-hop rise in a positive music form with the old-school concept. There is a brisk rhythm at the beginning of the work, which indicates that the journey of video games is about to begin, and a childish rap is the beginning of the "game". Then enter the drumming chapter that spreads the old-school atmosphere, and then introduce the sampling sound effects of classic games to make people's hearing dance. In addition to the deliberately relaxed rhythm, the game world displayed by the lyrics is also the focus of urban teenagers, the main audience of domestic hip-hop music. This main track is reminiscent of the early days when hip-hop rose in the United States. At the party held by DJ, several teenagers suddenly picked up the microphone and pushed the atmosphere to a climax with a series of rhyming, beautiful and meaningless words. These five MC are excellent rap skills, smooth flow and exquisite connection, which add vital affinity and fluency to the song. The "Dragon Gate Array" music concept led by the main track allows the audience to enjoy the most beautiful side of hip-hop music among other tracks in the collection. Just like the sci-fi color shown in Through Space-as the first artist of Longmen Array in the collection, Liu Jia started the topic of Longmen Array music from the beginning. The distant voiceprint floating in space reveals a deliberately created aesthetic color. The theme of environmental protection dominated by space fantasy and the application of electroacoustic sound effects divorced from reality outline a fresh and humanistic alternative Hip-Hop picture. We can hear that Liu Jia's rap is intended to absorb the essence of some black rap, and his music itself seems to be infected with futurism. Under the fusion of producers, it finally became a work with eclectic music. At the same time, it also revealed the idea that Liu Jia, a "ghost bone" who is the leader of hip-hop in China, broke through the shackles of music. 8b.pkm4M]j

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Another song "Five Million" contributed by MC Zhang Nan, with the strength of signing the "Dragon Gate Array", with the cooperation of Skratching, hip-hop remake and guitar wow sound effects, makes the work properly stay at the bottom line of Hip-Hop. Popular lyrics complement Zhang Nan's unique voice. The combination of him and Liu Jia also makes them become an unstoppable new force of China hip-hop from excellent creative individuals through the fusion of their talents and the collision of musical ideas. Among them, Zhang Nan's relatively deep lyrics and steady flow correspond to Liu Jia, which also makes the cooperation between them as ups and downs as the cooperation between Obi Trish and Eminem.

In addition to the artists of "The Dragon Gate Array", other masterpieces, such as "Concave Shape" by Shanghai Ans-Jump exploring Hip-Hop culture with unique rhymes, and "CBA" by chinese canadians MC SBAZZO (Mark) with unexpectedly wonderful rap skills, are all outstanding works that embody the theme of "The Dragon Gate Array". Different from the eclectic style of Through Space, the typical hip-hop beat in CBA, coupled with the precise and rapid flow of Mark, contributed a standard hip-hop formula to this series. If you like hip-hop music, but don't want to be infected by heavy and bitter feelings, this song will be your right choice. In addition, it is worth mentioning that CBA's depiction of street basketball reminds people of streetball, which is a part of the newly emerging hip-hop culture in China: What is streetball? Under the definition of hip-hop, black basketball is streetball-it not only pays attention to individual performance style, but also is a survival tool for black street teenagers. The same definition can be applied to music, but now it is not only for blacks. This time, with CBA as the carrier and fluent combination of Chinese and English, MC SBAZZO made a wonderful annotation for street basketball and even China's hip-hop culture, which also reflected the intention of Longmen Array to promote and popularize China's hip-hop culture. It also tells about the concave shape of hip-hop content, rap with unique Shanghai dialect, revealing a deliberate rough street feeling, and with a slightly naughty bass line, shaping the street urchin image of Ans-Jump. "Concave Modeling" and "CBA" set out at the same time, and discussed a certain aspect of hip-hop culture easily from different angles. Lyrics are the life of hip hop. In China, where hip-hop culture is just emerging, such lyrics may contribute to the promotion of this young culture.

Of course, after all, Longmen Array I is a standard hip-hop collection. Hip-hop is more than just a happy "game". It originated from the culture of American black slums, so music must also have a bitter taste of reality. It's just that "Dragon Gate Array" gave up the inherent bad factors in hip-hop music this time and expressed this bitterness in a more relaxed or plain way. Just like a song "I don't want to give it to you" contributed by Rapper——MC Si (Wang Xiaolei), it is the most powerful and potential song under the Longmen Array. The lyrics are not about sex, violence or money that is pervasive in hip-hop today, but the most difficult love topic in ordinary life. Suppressed to the panting flow, a slightly leisurely "I don't want to give it to you" expresses the expectation and helplessness of life. Although it is not as sharp as the other "Boys and Girls" in the collection, it is more real and touching, and more sincere like hip-hop. Music, urged by Hi Hat, indicates the forced progress of love. The sampling of knocking at the door was interspersed in the background until the music ended, and the door barely opened, revealing MC boss's self-deprecating humor. The staggered piano sounds set off the wonderful quartet of MC&; Back, the piano is intoxicating, but the lyrics reveal the helplessness of life. Seemingly naive temperament, storytelling style and more and more profound rap skills make MC Company the best in China in the future. Since reality is inevitable, as an art of lyrics, Hip-Hop must also face the serious, helpless and even sharp lyrics in its cultural elements. Among the music constructed by such sharp lyrics, the most striking is the song "Country" by Kirby Lee, the most talented DJ and MC. As a talented hip-hop artist, Sketch Krime's most impressive thing is his deep understanding of music, which successfully dispels the feeling that hip-hop often gives people "words are more than songs" and sets off sharp lyrics with extremely colorful music forms. On the contrary, the nonstandard Mandarin in Country is based on its unique phonology, coupled with the wonderful coordination of drums and percussion, and the surging string passages in rich rhythm, which is a perfect coordination for his profound rhetoric. The lyrics here are the most direct, bold and direct to the hearts of the whole song collection, so that the whole song has become the most touching one in the whole song collection. Its content is to count all kinds of bad scenes in the real society over and over again, and the timely phrase "cultivate one's morality, govern the country and level the world" makes the audience shudder every time they hear it here. In addition, among the musical features of Sketch Krime's appearance, the producer Chei Zak's good intentions of staying up all night are unknown, which finally makes Sketch Krime's rap one of the reasons that make the audience crazy. With outstanding talent and excellent behind-the-scenes production, this song not only became a wonderful record of Krime's unique rap style, but also became a masterpiece to clear up the inertia paralysis and myth of Chinese people. Such delicate lyrics, thoughtful but with both music and skills, make Skecth Krime more and more remarkable in a superficial trend of blingbling, and you will find a different experience every time you listen.

W'p 1QF%H 1W。 E4@vQ also has a song "My Bike" contributed by China's most famous MC Weber. Only this time, Wang Bo's lyrics used bicycles to drive a profound philosophical mood. Taking the value criticism of humanism as the same as crossing space, but with deeper romantic characteristics, it depicts an ideal picture that is opposite to reality or even beyond it. Compared with the "hidden" work in Beijing, this time it uses a more unique and sharp rap, which seems to be mixed with more real personal feelings besides the care of joining the WTO. Even the most straightforward sentence in profound ci works, "the change of feelings can't be deceived." Give more face to the poor when you go to the streets, which also reflects Weber's humanistic feelings and delicate thinking as one of the best hip-hop MC in China.

It is also a helpless and cynical gesture. A song "The Story of Deviation" interpreted by the hip-hop group "Foyihui" composed of the lead singer of CMCB, DJ and rock veteran Wang Di has become more humorous and straightforward, but the arrangement of this "Foyihui" has completely deviated from the inherent mode of hip-hop and developed an alternative China characteristic in a Beijing-style and Beijing-style way. But the national arrangement, with allegro, suona, electric guitar and drums, tells the story of hip-hop lyrics. What kind of sparks can these two complex extremes spark is only for the audience to judge for themselves.

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C2XE J%M6M 1R In addition, it is worth mentioning that this collection contains a song "The Story of the Stone Bowl" by Arho Sunny, one of the most powerful O.S. family members of Hip-Hop in Hong Kong. As a representative work of Arho Sunny, this song is a true portrayal of himself, from which we can hear his free music style and his young and rebellious character. As the youngest MC and creator in this "Dragon Gate Array" collection, Arho Sunny not only did not make his music immature because of his youth, but made himself the backbone of hip-hop in Hong Kong with his genius and enthusiasm rooted in hip-hop music.

3W "Dragon Gate Array" has just been established, but as the first brand of hip-hop in China, it has accumulated a lot. At the beginning, it was mentioned that the main track of Dragon Gate Array, Happy Games, is an old-fashioned drumming chapter, and with the lyrics of childlike humor, it is intended to make China's hip-hop rise in a positive music form with the old-fashioned concept. If we explore its profound connotation, we can trace it back to Bruce Lee, the pioneer of hip-hop in China. As early as 1990s, he signed a contract with Qilintong (Longmen Array is also a brand of Qilintong) and published China's first rap album. This time, Bruce Lee once again contributed a song "I'm not a hip-hop McDDJ" to "Dragon Gate Array", which followed the beat of the old school and was also very courageous in music. The sad movement fragment of the famous song All Apologies from Grunge super-famous group Nirvana adds a little rock audio to the music, which is refreshing. With the African tambourine full of rhythm, it is introduced into the old-school hip-hop drums, and all kinds of musical elements are firmly and appropriately inclined to the rap battle shown in Bruce Lee, whether they are loyal to the street rhythm or just crazy about music. Sharp rap lyrics and humorous rhymes have increased Bruce Lee's position in Chinese hip-hop music.

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In addition to the excellent works mentioned above, Boys and Girls baked by Longfei with melancholy melody and sharp lyrics, and In Beijing, a relaxing urban travel note hidden by Longfei, are all works of Chinese hip-hop music. So far, the rap in the album includes Beijing dialect, Shanghai dialect, Cantonese and English. Among them, artists come from Beijing, Shanghai, Yunnan, Heilongjiang and Hebei, and extend to Hong Kong and Canada. With the efforts of many excellent MC's and producers, Longmen Array has finally constructed this pioneering work of China Hip-Hop with old and new elements, ambitions and interests. The diversity of artists' styles and geographical universality also laid a solid foundation for "Dragon Gate Array" to become the first hip-hop brand in China. Fans who may not have really touched Hip-Hop are still in the process of getting familiar with it. However, the collection of Longmen Array I, which has considerable production skills, proves one thing with strength-good music is the essence. t%Gt

Hip-hop lovers, don't miss this China hip-hop that is worth listening to.