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Who are the celebrities in China’s hip-hop industry?

1. Mao Yanqi

Mao Yanqi (VAVA), a female singer from Mainland China, was born on October 29, 1995 in Ya'an, Sichuan. In March 2016, he participated in the Listenup rap competition organized by You United Hip-Hop Fusion and won the championship and the most potential award.

On June 24, 2017, Vava participated in "Hip Hop in China". In the 60sRapShow session, Vava finally won the 3PASS promotion, and quickly became popular among netizens. On August 2, 2018, he was selected into Forbes China's 2018 30 Under 30 list.

On August 23, he was shortlisted for the 2018 Global Chinese Song Rankings Best Newcomer of the Year Award and the All-Media Recommended Newcomer of the Year Award. On August 29, he won the honor of "New Force in the Music Circle" at the 2018 Global Chinese Song Music Festival. On October 12, he participated in the variety show "Chinese Music Billboard".

2. Boss Shady

Boss Shady, formerly known as Cai Zhenhong, was born on November 6, 1989 in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. He is a male hip-hop rap singer in Mainland China. In 2013, the Mixtape remix album "Just Listen to It" was released.

In the same year, he and 5ter won the Best Original Mandarin Song Award at the "Second China Hip-Hop Awards Ceremony" for their song "Presence". In 2014, he participated in the CCTV-3 "Chinese Good Songs" competition and won the top four in the national finals.

On March 29 of the same year, he won the Best Original Dialect Song Award at the "3rd China Hip-Hop Awards Ceremony" for his song "I won't go to work tomorrow"[3]. In August 2015, he released his first personal music album "People, Society, Money".

On October 1 of the same year, the "Xie Di Zhi Hao Shua Tour Concert" was held in Chengdu. In April 2016, the personal rap single "Peerless Martial God" was released; in August of the same year, the personal rap single "Duqi" was released. In 2017, he starred in his first movie "Hot Pot Man".

In the same year, he released his second personal music album "This Album is Too Diao"; on July 20, he won the Best Rap Performance Award at the first CMA Music Awards Ceremony of the Singing Committee. On October 30, 2018, the chorus single "AllOrNothing" was released.

3. GAI Ye

GAI, whose real name is Zhou Yan, was born in Weiyuan County, Neijiang City, Sichuan Province in 1988. He is a male hip-hop rap singer in Mainland China. In 2015, he released his personal hip-hop rap single "Daydreamer" and officially entered the entertainment industry.

In 2016, under his real name "Zhou Yan", he participated in the Zhejiang Satellite TV singing talent show "China's New Singing Season 1". In 2017, he released his personal hip-hop rap single "Super Society".

In the same year, he participated in the iQiyi Hiphop music talent show "China Has Hip-Hop". In the end, he won the national finals championship; subsequently, he released singles such as "Tiangan Wusao" and "Hot Pot Base".

On October 26, 2018, he participated in the variety show "Music Club". On January 20, 2019, the album "Guangzong Yaozu" press conference and the 2019 national tour launching ceremony were held in Beijing.

4. Ouyang Jing

Ouyang Jing (MCJin), born on June 4, 1982 in Miami, USA, is a Chinese-American male rap singer and film and television actor. Started rapping and performing fancy rap performances at the age of 19. In 2002, he appeared on the music program "106 & Park" on the American Black Entertainment Television.

He beat black rappers to win the "Freestyle Friday" segment for 7 consecutive weeks and appeared on the celebrity list of the show. In 2003, he signed a contract with American Ralph Ledas Entertainment.

In 2004, his first solo album "The Rest Is History" ranked 54th on Billboard's "Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart", becoming the first Chinese-American singer to enter the U.S. Billboard 200 Top Albums Chart.

In 2008, he went to Hong Kong to develop his career. The single "ABC" (American-Born Chinese) won the "Professional Recommendation·The Sixth Place in the Top Ten" at the popular music chart award ceremony.

In 2011, he won the Most Improved Actor Award at the Star Awards Ceremony for his role in the police drama "Stealth Sniper". In 2015, he participated in the racing action film "Fast and Furious 7". In 2017, he participated in the Hip-hop music talent show "China Has Hip-Hop".

Win 3PASS to advance. On December 6, 2018, the TV series "Patron Saint: Insurance Investigation" was broadcast. On January 21, 2019, the variety show "Youth with You" in which he served as a mentor was broadcast.

5. Li Daben

Li Daben was born on April 16, 1995. Male hip-hop rapper from Mainland China, graduated from China Academy of Art. In 2017, he participated in the iQiyi music talent show "Hip-Hop in China" and won the top 3 in Wilber Pan's group and the top 9 in the country.

In August 2017, he released his personal single "Bibble Fashion Bible". In September 2017, he participated in the "Unparalleled Press Conference" and confessed to the goddess on the spot; in September 2017, he participated in the Chengdu PAC "Hootou" GO!” Hip Hop Festival.

In September 2017, he participated in the Hangzhou Haining Chao Music Festival. On October 28, 2017, during STD's 10th anniversary Halloween celebration, Li Daben and YungLean performed at Arkham as invited guests.