GAI, whose real name is Zhou Yan, was born in Weiyuan County, Neijiang City, Sichuan Province in 1987. He is a male hip-hop rap singer in Mainland China. My father worked as an accountant at the Furong Coal Mine in Gong County, Yibin City, Sichuan Province. Before the age of 10, he lived in a peaceful and stable collective life. When he was 10 years old, in order to let his academically top-notch sister go to a better school, his father paid 20,000 yuan to buy out his seniority and moved to Weiyuan County, Neijiang, where he made a living by contracting minibuses. Not long after graduating from junior high school, GAI was detained in a juvenile detention center for nearly a month for stabbing the son of the director of the local tax bureau. After he came out, his parents were afraid that he would be retaliated against, so they planned to send him to a vocational school in Chongqing to study hard so that he could have a skill and make a living in the future. Even so, after graduation, GAI refused the job assigned by the school to sweep floors in a chemical factory. But a stubborn character like GAI is not suitable for studying. On the contrary, he loves music especially.
GAI’s experience can be said to be that of a reckless young man who loved music very much and realized his great dream through music.
He won the Chongqing Division Championship of the Pepsi Rising Star Competition with his song "Huo Yuanjia", and with that championship, he also got the opportunity to sing in a bar, with a salary of 30 yuan per night. After that, he successively sang in bars across Chongqing. Half a year later, the boss threatened GAI, who could only snap his fingers and harmonize in a dark corner during every performance, to get out if he didn't learn to sing. GAI realized that if he didn’t learn how to sing, he wouldn’t be able to survive not only in this bar, but also in any bar. Therefore, he forced himself to learn to sing different songs. "When he arrives at a new store, he won't show off all his skills, but will show off his skills little by little, so as to surprise the boss. When he wants to open someone else, he will open someone else first." Until, he signed up. Participated in "Hip-Hop in China" and won the hip-hop championship. Just like at the beginning, we thought that GAI could only sing hip-hop with his loud voice and crooked mouth. Later, he sang Li Zongsheng and Cyndi Wang. We thought GAI was really surprised and awesome.
This is GAI's instinct, from fighting violence with violence to forcing himself to learn various songs: "Whatever society is like, he can become the most adaptable."
In 2015, he released his personal hip-hop rap single "Daydreamer" and officially entered the entertainment industry. Then, under his real name "Zhou Yan", he participated in the Zhejiang Satellite TV singing talent show "China's New Singing Season 1"; released singles such as "Tiangan Wusao" and "Hot Pot Base"; and participated in Hunan Satellite TV's original singer competition as the starting lineup. show "Singer 2018"; won the Best Rapper of the Year Award at the Asian New Song Chart Annual Ceremony; participated in the "Young Chinese National Style Music Festival" award ceremony hosted by the *** Youth League; won the title of "National Style Promoter"; for Sung the theme song "Nezha" for the domestic animated film "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World"; won the "China Youth Good Netizens" Outstanding Story Award jointly issued by the Central Propaganda Department of the Communist Youth League and the Central Cyberspace Administration; 2018 GAI Held a wedding with Wang Siran in Chongqing; gave birth to a child in 2020.
In "Hip-Hop in China", most of the other people's hip-hops are imitations of Europe, America, Japan and South Korea, but GAI's songs are produced with Chinese elements, and there are two very important innovations in them. As GAI himself said: "I have added Sichuan opera, Peking opera, cross talk and other traditional folk arts into the songs I created. What I want to bring to music is qualitative development. I don't want others to think that Chinese hip-hop is a Imported products." Another important innovation is that he incorporated elements of the market and the world into the songs he composed. GAI said: What I sing about is Jianghu. Therefore, his hip-hop is full of Chinese style. His unique rap form and innovative style make him so outstanding.
The lyrics of his song "Ascetic" describe using unbearable pain to temper oneself. It is a metaphor for practicing self-control, self-discipline, rejecting material temptations, and enduring harsh conditions in order to practice a certain belief. Environmental oppression.
It must be said that if Gai had been born in ancient times, he would have been a hero who went to Liangshan. He was once so poor that he didn't even have 500 yuan in his pocket, but after winning the championship of "Hip Hop in China" he donated the prize money without hesitation. He is a kind man.
GAI is just like the character of the city of Chongqing, and his works are full of the flavor of Jianghu. In the "Hip-Hop in China" competition, GAI showed the charm of a Chongqing rapper, who is quite impressive in both strength and speaking style. GAI has good singing skills. Although he has always given people a very "social" style impression, in the sideshow of the show, he sang Jay Chou's "Quiet", showing another side of singing; not only that, He has a straightforward personality, but also has a tough and tender side. Later, the media reported that he was a maniac about doting on his girlfriend. He looked like a social person, but in front of his girlfriend he turned into a loyal dog and a weakling. He looked cute and innocent, contrary to the disdain he showed on the stage.
Some people gained fame from the show "China Has Hip Hop", but they failed, such as PG One. Some people make money from the show, such as novices who participate in various advertisements. But Gai not only won the championship, he also won respect and development.
Normal logic can only define him as a contradictory person, but he has his own set of logic: it is a set of even a bit rogue logic that can protect himself in society. But it was also the social aura in him that came from the bottom that determined him not to miss any opportunity.
When Gai was young, he was the one who stole money from the family and was tied to the ceiling fan by his father and whipped with a belt. He was the young and Dangerous boy who had nothing but mastered the art of stabbing people. He was the one who bought something but was raped because of it. His father is sick and wants his deposit back; today, Gai is still the same one who donated the entire 1 million bonus to Project Hope, the same one who was withdrawn from "I Am a Singer" and calmly and rationally advised fans not to cause trouble, saying that he is already content.