阴三儿/in3: Beijing hiphop

johnb
 June 28, 2008, 04:21 AM posted in General Discussion

I'll admit, I don't like a lot of Chinese music -- sugary pop and Taiwanese boys acting hard aren't really my thing -- but every once in a while something catches my ear. Recently, one of those things has been 阴三儿, a hip hop trio from Beijing.

Links to two songs: 北京晚报 (lyrics) and 自由式 (lyrics).

The lyrics are not exactly family friends, but they flow and wrap nicely around the beats.

More information can be found on their artist page on Hiphop.cn.

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bazza
 June 28, 2008, 09:56 AM

Not bad.

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chinesenow
 June 29, 2008, 03:51 AM

My chinese isn't great and cant read chinese on this computer i have, but here are some other China (mainland) rap/hiphop artist you can see on youtube.com or go to the sited website hiphop.cn

Yin Ts'ang - Beijing group

Redstar - Shanghai

Blakk Bubble - Shanghai

Sbazzo,Young Kin, Young Cee, Dragon Tongue Squad, MC Webber,Buddah Gang, Sketch Krime, DJ wordy, M2, XIV (yin ts'ang), FAR DVD and many more. other search engines are good too eg. youku.com. Also there is a new callabo for the SiChuan Earthquake, Heres the link to video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtRv0OV6s34

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chinesenow
 June 29, 2008, 03:56 AM

Here above is a list of Mainland MC's and DJ in Chinese Hiphop. If you have More to add please do. I'll try to add more links. Hiphop is good to learn a language like chinese b/c it is spoken not sang.

 

enjoy. -Chinesenow 

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HannahIm
 July 30, 2008, 10:35 PM

太好了！Thanks John! This is just what I need!  Listening to rap in Korean really helped me pick up that language. I found it's actually easier for me than listening to pop. Funny thing is, I don't really like hip-hop in English.

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sfrrr
 August 22, 2008, 04:00 AM

I like ziyoushi and found it surprisingly easy to understand--easier, in fact, than some American hiphop songs I've heard. Of course, I'm more tolerant of things from cultures beside my own.