Mc Hotdog

MC HotDog (April 10, 1978 -), also known as "MC Hot Dog" or simply "Hot Dog", whose real name is Yao Zhongren, was born in Taipei, Taiwan, and is a Taiwanese rapper. , a top student from Jianzhong Middle School, graduated from the Communication Department of Fuzhou University. Most of his songs use plain and straightforward language to nakedly expose various phenomena in society. Many of his songs include swear words, dirty words, sexual terms and attacks on many celebrities or other people. The overall style is very alternative< /p>

In 1998, he successively released his own rap songs on the rap-related website "Master U" and became a popular figure among Internet rap enthusiasts.

In 1999, DIY homemade music was circulated on campus and on the Internet, becoming a hot topic on campus; pirated CDs of homemade music were even sold in Guanghua shopping malls, and the music instantly spread to the Chinese market (Taiwan, Hong Kong, China Mainland China), has become the most mysterious figure on the Internet, and is known as "the first underground rap person in Taiwan". Later, he was invited by the school club to sing in a Pub. He was discovered by the Pub operator and recommended to Magic Rock Records.

In 2000, he signed a contract to join the "Big Circus" music studio under Magic Rock Records.

In 2001, he released four consecutive EPs, causing a sensation in the music world, with cumulative record sales exceeding 300,000. At the end of the year, he enlisted in the army.

Retired from the army at the end of 2003.

In 2004, invited by Zhang Zhenyue, he went on a Pub tour across the island. In October, he was invited by the largest pub chain "House of Blues" in the United States to perform in the top ten cities in the United States with Zhang Chenyue.

In June 2005, he was invited to Hong Kong as a guest at Zhang Chenyue's concert.

In January 2006, he released his first full album "Wake Up". In April, he held his first ticketed concert at the World Trade Center Hall 2 in Taipei; the tickets were sold out two weeks before the concert, and scalpers were bidding ten times the price on the Internet. In June, he participated in the 17th Golden Melody Awards performance.

In June 2007, the "Wake Up" album won the Best Mandarin Album Award at the 18th Golden Melody Awards, indicating that its alternative style was recognized by the judges.