China is a large country in Asia bordering Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, North Korea, the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea, and the South China Sea. Hip Hip in China continues to gain popularity. Hip Hop began in China in the the autonomous areas of Taiwan and Hong Kong.

L.A. Boys (Wikipedia) were raised in Los Angeles, California in the United States, represent Taiwan. They are credited with making Hip Hop popular in Taiwan. MC Hotdog (Myspace page, Wikipedia), from Taiwan, is one of the most popular emcess within the political boundaries of China. Here is one of his videos. He raps in a dialect of Mandarin. LMF (Wikipedia) is another popular group. DJ Tommy is one of the 10 member collective that hails from Hong Kong. LMF rap in Cantonese.

Hi-Bomb is a duo from Shanghai. Here's an article about them: Web demo launches hip-hop in China. Here are their videos for A-Yo and No. 1. Yin Ts'ang (bio) is a multinational group, featureing MC Webber from China. Chinese MC Brothers aka CMCB (Wikipedia) are another mainland group.

While breakdancing shows fill up airtime on state-run television, not every young person in China is truly familiar with Hip Hop. While on the eastern coast of China, a group of Chinese students asked me what kind of music I liked. After I answered "Hip Hop," one girl responded, "Me too, I like the Backstreet Boys." Everyone around her shook their heads in agreement. The Chinese government prevents emcees from criticizing the government on wax, so they have to rhyme about other topics. Taiwanese emcees and those from Hong Kong are allowed more lyrical freedom..

more sites:

An article: Hip-Hop in China.

Chinese Hip Hop on Wikipedia.

Hip Hop from Hong Kong on Wikipedia.

Taiwanese Hip Hop on Wikipedia.

An article: China's hip-hop dance craze.

more artists:

Ghost Style (Myspace page), from Hong Kong, raps in English.

Kwokkin (Myspace page) is Cantonese emcee from Hong Kong.

MC Sha Zhou is from Qingdao, China.

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