Taiwanese hip hop
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Taiwanese hip hop music started in the early 1990s, popularized by the early hip hop
trio L.A. Boyz
. A distinctive style of rap emerged using Taiwanese as opposed to the Mandarin Chinese
used in Mandopop
. Since the late 1990s, various underground hip hop groups started gaining mainstream attention.
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
trio L.A. Boyz
L.A. Boyz
L.A. Boyz was a Taiwanese pop/rap group composed of brothers Jeff Huang and Stanley Huang , and their cousin Steven Lin...
. A distinctive style of rap emerged using Taiwanese as opposed to the Mandarin Chinese
Standard Mandarin
Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Chinese, also known as Mandarin or Putonghua, is the official language of the People's Republic of China and Republic of China , and is one of the four official languages of Singapore....
used in Mandopop
Mandopop
Mandopop is a colloquial abbreviation for "Mandarin popular music." It is categorized as a subgenre of commercial Chinese-language music within C-pop. Mandopop was the first variety of popular music in Chinese to establish itself as a viable industry. As the name implies, Mandopop features songs...
. Since the late 1990s, various underground hip hop groups started gaining mainstream attention.
Artists
- Chang Jui-chuan (張睿銓)
- SoftLipa (蛋堡)
- GorDonGordonGordon is a surname with numerous different origins. The masculine given name Gordon is derived from the surname.-Origin of the surname:...
(國蛋) - Cool SillyCool SillyCool Silly is a Taiwanese-American mainstream pop duo consisting of producer/singer Tone and rapper/actor Leeway. Renowned artist Tone formed this band after releasing his first debut album titled "我的6:57am" , and recruited two other members to form Cool Silly: Rapper/actor Leeway Cool Silly is...
(傻酷樂團) - L.A. BoyzL.A. BoyzL.A. Boyz was a Taiwanese pop/rap group composed of brothers Jeff Huang and Stanley Huang , and their cousin Steven Lin...
- Jerry LoJerry LoJerry Lo also known as DJ Jerry, is a singer , songwriter and The Hard Trance DJ , who was very popular in Taiwan in the 1990s. He was one of the first American born Taiwanese singers to become famous in Taiwan, along with the L.A. Boyz...
(羅百吉) - MC HotDogMC HotDogMC HotDog is a Taiwanese rap artist known for his use of explicit lyrics in his songs. Some consider his music to present a gritty, realistic picture of life, while others claim that it is not suitable for younger audiences and is nothing but for attention...
- Dog GDog GDog G is a Taiwanese rapper, best known for using Taiwanese in his performances. His first solo album was Lotus from the Tongue , billed as the first ever full rap album in the Chinese-speaking world...
(大支) - MachiMachi (hip hop group)Machi is a Taiwanese Hip hop group that has nine active members, with two additional members on a hiatus from group activities.-Current:*Jeff, Huang Li Cheng *Stan, Huang Li Xing *Jae Chong*Andrew, Zhou Li Ming *Nicky, Li Jiu Zhe...
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