| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 60 min.)) : sound, color |
| 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? |
| Credits |
Directed by Jimmy Wang |
| Performer |
Cha Cha, MC Webber, Dawei, MC Two Fist, Soulspeak, Dana Burton, James Bernard, Sbazzo, Jeremy Johnston, Ijapa |
| Notes |
Not rated |
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In English, Mandarin |
| Subject |
Hip-hop -- Social aspects -- China
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Rap (Music) -- Social aspects -- China
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Rap (Music) -- Social aspects
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China
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| Genre/Form |
documentary film.
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Documentary films
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Documentary films.
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Documentaires.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Wang, Jimmy, film director
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Hoopla digital
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