BEIJING HIP HOP [ BEIJING 北京 ]

72 videos • 55,597 views • by ZHONG.TV Beijing was undoubtedly one of the first cities in China to embrace Hip Hop and all its core cultures. Being the Capital of China it held it own in terms of representing a true street culture while staying close to its Chinese roots. Rap battles was the main stomping grounds for the movement but it has since risen from the underground into a more mainstream light. Groups like Yin Ts'ang, IN3, MC WEBBER, Young Kin, Lil Ray amongst other spearheaded the movement...the torch has now been past on to an array of up and coming new artists holding Beijing down.