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domestic hip-hop collection-Longmen Array

"China's Best MC Hip-hop Collection" and "Longmen Array I" were enthusiastically sought after by professionals and ordinary listeners as soon as they were released, and their sales increased rapidly! It has become a record that Chinese Hip-Hop listeners are scrambling to buy. In order to carry this Hip-Hop wave through to the end, China No.1 Hip-Hop brand Longmen Array Records specially invited MC with multiple income tracks in the collection to present "HIP-HOP 4 EVER!" to colleagues who love HIP-HOP music at 9: pm on September 16th. Life is endless, hip-hop! " Carnival Party! The lineup of the day is expected to include Longmen Group, Zang, Dai Bing, Wang Bo, Mark, Long Fei, etc., and the Kung Fu band will also present songs as guests that night. Introduction to the artists participating in the collection "Dragon Array I": Dragon Array Squad: the strength combination of artists under the Longmen Array Records, including Liu Jia, Kirby Lee, Zhang Nan, MC 4, and Mark (friendship guest). Liu Jia: Beijinger, the most mysterious artist in "Longmen Array Records". Usually there are very few words, but most of the time I am addicted to thinking. However, his musical expression and the tension on the stage will give people a deep imprint. Besides music as life, sports, football and sweets are his favorites. Kirby Lee [Sketch Krime]: Yunnan native, a musical genius in "Longmen Array Records", with ethnic lines and beautiful melodies. Music has been used by foreign underground HIP-HOP groups and released singles. Silent, he likes reading, but so far he has spent most of his life in front of music equipment and once wrote songs in bamboo forests. Enthusiastic and responsible. Zhang Nan [Crazy Chef]: Beijinger, the most eccentric artist in "Longmen Array Records". I used to be a chef. Reading all kinds of books is a rare lyric killer. The strength of every word in rap. It is also the most important rapper in "Longmen Array Records". In addition, he has a deep research on the costume culture in hip-hop culture. HIP-HOP clothing at home is piling up like a mountain, which is the greatest wealth in his life. LQ MC Company [MC4]: Hubei native, the most legendary artist in "Longmen Array Records". Before signing the contract, I traveled all over China and major cities. I lived a unique street life since I was a child. I learned hip-hop from Taiwan Province, and then I changed to rap. After several years of hard work, he has developed a dark-cloud mouth, and his rap skills are rare in China, and he is favored by foreign rap artists. Mark [SBAZZO]: Canadian Chinese, born in Canada, lived among blacks since childhood and was influenced by HIP-HOP culture in Europe and America. The taste of rap tends to be more foreign, and the style is pure. Wang Bo: Beijinger, one of the most qualified artists in Chinese hip-hop music circle, learned to dance hip-hop in his early years. He once won the championship in two consecutive national MC competitions held in Shanghai. Bruce Lee [LI SHAO LONG]: Hebei native, known as "the first person in rap music in China" and the oldest artist in "Longmen Array Records". He has been in the music world for more than ten years and is deeply respected by pop musicians.

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E:B1f]$K2c+FXB Dai Bing: Beijinger, the earliest rapper in China, started to rap in English in 1986. Besides his own music creation, he also makes music for others. And the stage experience is rich. Be kind and have affinity.

Longfei: A native of Heilongjiang, he danced hip-hop in his early years and later changed to rap. The music style is westernized and the sound line is similar to that of African-Americans. Humorous and straightforward. ANS-JUMP: Shanghai hip-hop group, which is in the first-line position among Shanghai hip-hop artists. Very popular Arho Sunny: Hong Kong hip-hop group, Cantonese rap, is famous locally in Hong Kong.

Fo Yi Hui: a newly established hip-hop group in Beijing, composed of Wang Xiaoou of CMCB, Zhang Ran and Wang Di, a senior musician from China, the best MC hip-hop collection in China

In European and American music circles, hip-hop music can be said to have already become a kind of mainstream music, and most of its representatives and so-called "Rap Super Star" are famous; On the other hand, in China, it seems that there are only a few Hip-Hop musicians, and most of the music can't be called pure hip-hop. It's a pity that the hip-hop forces in China have never reached the climate. However, when summer came in 24, the first Hip-Hop brand in China, "Longmen Array Record", finally released the first collection representing the best new Hip-Hop power in China that many hip-hop fans had been waiting for for a long time. From the domineering name of "Dragon Gate Array", we can see its ambition to revitalize Chinese hip-hop music, and if you listen to the whole record, you will sincerely feel that 15 tracks in it really live up to the reputation of "the best MC hip-hop collection in China".

after listening to this record carefully, it is undeniable that the most impressive and representative one is the main track Happy Games of "Dragon Gate Array". From this song, it can be seen that the artists and producers of "Longmen Array" work together to show that "Longmen Array", as the first Hip-Hop label in China, wants to re-examine the progressive value of Hip-Hop music with a positive attitude with the most relaxed side of hip-hop music-full of playful and playful mentality, childlike and humorous lyrics, and free Rap form. At the same time, it can be seen that the Longmen Group and producers hope to capture the pure emotion in the early Hip-Hop music-abandon the violent color in today's Hip-Hop world, with the intention of making China's Hip-Hop rise in the positive music form with the concept of Old School. At the beginning of the work, there is a light rhythm that indicates that the video game journey is about to begin, and a childlike RAP is the beginning of the "game". Then it enters the drumming chapter that spreads the flavor of Old School, and then the sampling sound effects of classic games are introduced, which makes people's hearing dance. In addition to the deliberately relaxed rhythm, the game world displayed by the lyrics is also the focus of urban teenagers, the main audience of domestic hip-hop music. This kind of main track reminds people of the early era of the rise of Hip-Hop in the United States. At the Party held by DJ, several teenagers suddenly picked up microphones and used a series of rhyming words that were pretty and meaningless to bring the atmosphere to a climax. The five MC's are excellent rap skills, smooth Flow and exquisite connection, which add vital affinity and fluency to the song. The music concept of "Dragon Gate Array" led by the main track makes the audience enjoy the most beautiful side of Hip-Hop music among other tracks in the collection. Just like the sci-fi color shown in Crossing Space-as the first artist of Longmen Array in the collection, Liu Jia opened the positive theme of Longmen Array music at the beginning. The distant voiceprint floating in space reveals a deliberately created aesthetic color. The theme of environmental protection led by space fantasy and the application of electroacoustic sound effects divorced from reality outline a fresh and humanistic alternative Hip-Hop picture. It can be heard that Liu Jia's RAP is intended to absorb the essence of some black rap, and his music itself seems to be infected with futurism. With the integration of producers, it has finally become a musical eclectic work. At the same time, it also reveals the idea that Liu Jia, the "GHOST BONE" who is the leader of hip-hop in China, breaks through the shackles of music. 8b. pkm4m] j

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Another song, Five Million, contributed by MC Zhang Nan, who signed the "Dragon Gate Array", made the work properly stay at the bottom line of Hip-Hop with the cooperation of the opening Skratching, hip-hop remake and guitar wow sound. Topical lyrics are in harmony with Zhang Nan's unique voice. And the combination of him and Liu Jia, also makes them from excellent creative individuals, through the integration of each other's talents and the collision of musical concepts, condensed into an irresistible new force of China Hip-Hop. Among them, Zhang Nan's relatively deep lyrics and steady Flow correspond to Liu Jia, which also makes the cooperation between the two men as cadence as that of Obie Trice and Eminem.

In addition to the artists under the Dragon Gate Array, other masterpieces, such as Concave Modeling by Ans-Jump in Shanghai, which explores the culture of Hip-Hop with unique rhymes, and CBA by Chinese Canadian MC SBAZZO (Mark) with unexpectedly wonderful rap skills, are all excellent works reflecting the theme of Dragon Gate Array. Different from the eclectic style of Through Space, the typical Hip-Hop Beats in CBA, combined with Mark's precise and fast Flow, contributed a standard Hip-Hop formula to this collection. If you like hip-hop music, but don't want to be infected with heavy and bitter feelings, this song will be the right choice for you. In addition, it is worth mentioning that the depiction of street basketball in CBA reminds people of streetball, which is just emerging in China as a part of Hip-Hop culture: what is streetball? Under the definition of Hip-Hop, black basketball is streetball-it not only pays attention to individual performance style, but also is a survival tool for black street teenagers. The same definition can also be applied to music, but now it doesn't only belong to black people. This time, with CBA as the carrier and the fluent combination of Chinese and English, MC SBAZZO made a wonderful annotation for street basketball and even China's Hip-Hop culture, and also reflected the intention of "Dragon Gate Array" to promote and popularize China's hip-hop culture. The Concave Shape, which also tells the content of hip-hop, uses the unique Shanghai dialect rap, revealing deliberately rough street feelings, and with the slightly naughty Bass line, shaping the image of Ans-Jump as a street urchin. "Concave Modeling" and "CBA" set out at the same time, and discussed a certain aspect of hip-hop culture easily and easily from different angles. Lyrics are the life of Hip-Hop. In China, where hip-hop culture is just emerging, such lyrics may contribute to the promotion of this young culture.

Of course, "Dragon Gate Array I" is a standard Hip-Hop collection after all. Hip-Hop is by no means just a happy "game". It originated from the culture of black slums in the United States, so the music is bound to have a bitter taste of reality. It's just that "Dragon Gate Array" gave up the inherent bad factors in hip-hop music this time and expressed this bitterness in a more relaxed or plain way. Just like a song "I don't want to give it to you" contributed by Rapper——MC Si (Wang Xiaolei), the most powerful and potential one under the Dragon Gate Array, what the lyrics discuss is not the sex, violence or money that pervades today's Hip-Hop world, but the most difficult love topic in ordinary life. Suppressed into the breathless flow, a slightly laid-back "I don't want to give it to you" expresses the expectation and helplessness in life. Although it is not as sharp as another "Boys and Girls" in the collection, it is more real and touching, and it is also more sincere as Hip-Hop. Music, urged by the rush of hi hat, indicates the forced progress in love. Sampling of knocking at the door was interspersed in the background until the music ended and the door was reluctantly opened, revealing MC boss's self-deprecating humor. Interlaced piano sounds set off the wonderful Forth of MC&; Back flow, the sound of the piano is intoxicating, but the lyrics show the helplessness of life. The seemingly innocent temperament, story-telling style and increasingly profound rap skills make MC Company the best in China in the future. Since the reality is inevitable, as a lyric art, Hip-Hop must also face the lyrics that are serious, helpless or even sharp in its cultural elements. Among the music constructed by such sharp lyrics, the most striking one is the song "Country" by Kirby Lee, a DJ and MC—— with the most talents under the "Dragon Gate Array". As a talented Hip-Hop artist, Sketch Krime's most impressive thing is his in-depth understanding of music, which successfully dispels the feeling that hip-hop often gives people "words are bigger than songs" and sets off sharp lyrics with extremely colorful music forms. On the contrary, the nonstandard Mandarin in "The Country" is based on its unique rhyme, coupled with the wonderful coordination of drums and percussion, and the surging string passages in the rich rhythm, which are the perfect coordination for his profound rhetoric. The lyrics here are the most direct, bold and direct to people's hearts in the whole collection, so that the whole song has become the most touching one in the collection. Its content is to count all kinds of bad scenes in the real society over and over again, and the timely phrase "cultivate one's morality, govern the country and level the world" makes the audience tremble every time they hear it here. In addition, among the musical features of Sketch Krime's appearance, the producer Chei Zak's good intentions of staying up all night are unknown, which finally makes Sketch Krime's rap become one of the reasons that make the audience crazy. With outstanding talent and excellent behind-the-scenes production, this song not only became a wonderful record of Sketch Krime's unique rap style, but also became a masterpiece that cleared the paralysis and myth of Chinese people's inertia. Such delicate lyrics, which are thoughtful but have both music and skills, make Skecth Krime more and more remarkable in a superficial trend of blingbling, and you will find different experiences every time you listen.

w'p1QF%H1W.E4@vQ is also moved by the lyrics of My Bike, which is contributed by the most famous MC Webber (Wang Bo) in China. Only this time, Wang Bo's lyrics drive a deep philosophical mood with bicycles. Taking the value criticism of humanism as a romantic feature that is as eager for aestheticism as Crossing Space, but more profound, it depicts an ideal picture that is opposite and even beyond reality. Compared with the "hidden" work "In Beijing" included in the collection, this time, with a more unique and sharp rap, it seems that in addition to the care of joining the WTO, it is mixed with more real personal feelings. Even the most straightforward sentence in profound ci works, "The change of feelings can't be deceived. Give more face to the poor when you go to the streets", also reflects Webber's humanistic feelings and delicate thinking as one of the best Hip-Hop MC in China at present.

Another gesture of helplessness and cynicism, but after the lead singer of CMCB, DJ and rock veteran Wang Di Group.