| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 60 min.)) : sound, color |
| Credits |
Directed by Jimmy Wang. |
| Summary |
An inside look into the nascent musical revolution on the other side of the globe. Pioneer rapper MC Weber spearheads the creation of Chinese rap music - a free form of creative self-expression that spreads like wildfire amongst those struggling the most: young working class students and grassroots migrants left out of the country's meteoric rise. In Hip-Hop, these post-Mao millenials have found a voice and vehicle for expressing their frustration, anger, hopes, and dreams of a generation grappling with their place in the new China. Yet the movement is challenged by enemies posing a threat to hip hop's musical existence: state censors, on the one hand, and armies of state-backed pop stars seeking to steal the name of Hip-Hop for their own gain. The strong strain of social commentary and opposition that is the hallmark of underground rap music also makes it a threat in the eyes of state censors. Will Underground Chinese Hip-Hop survive? |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Hip-hop -- Social aspects -- China.
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Rap (Music) -- Social aspects -- China.
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| Added Author |
Wang, Jimmy, film director.
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| Added Title |
hoopla (Digital media service)
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| Standard No. |
684457500629 (hoopla video recording) |
| Music No. |
MWT11436040 |
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