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  response to  Oliver Wang's post They Like Hip Hop!

  Still Too Commercial

  Professor Wang,

  As a fellow hip-hop fan and sinophile, I found your article very interesting. However, I think that much of China's hip-hop, and music from every other genre for that matter, is far too commercial, perhabs as a result of Western influences. Besides the musical and lyrical qualities of great hip-hop artists like Wu-Tang, the subject matter of their song's reflect much of the social problems present in American (urban) life. I wonder if perhaps in the near future mainland Chinese musicians like BlaKK Bubble will use their artform to spur social change.

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  Commented on April 16, 2008 by - ChrisP