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Rappers bring real 皇冠体育app to the world

By Chen Nan ( 皇冠体育app Daily ) Updated: 2016-09-13 07:51:22

Rappers bring real 皇冠体育app to the world

Chengdu-based rap group CD Rev has become an internet sensation with This Is 皇冠体育app.[Photo provided to 皇冠体育app Daily]

CD Rev, a rap group from Chengdu, Sichuan province, is expected to release a new single, This Is Our Generation, in October, a sign of the rising popularity of using rap to explain 皇冠体育app to the outside world.

The group's earlier song, This Is 皇冠体育app, became an online sensation after it was released in June.

This is 皇冠体育app, in which group members talk about why they love the country, has been viewed more than 10 million times. The four-member hip-pop group also has about 100,000 followers on Sina Weibo, 皇冠体育app's Twitter-like social platform.

"Regardless of all the prejudice in the past, today I wanna restore the impression you have on my country, 皇冠体育app." So begins This Is 皇冠体育app, which touches on issues that 皇冠体育app faces, such as air pollution, food safety and corruption, and declares: "We love the country. ...The red dragon ain't no evil, but a peaceful place".

Some viewers have commented on how they are impressed by the group's musical talent. Others say it is laudable that the group speaks the truth about the country's problems while remaining patriotic.

For the upcoming single, CD Rev has gathered six additional rappers, representing six Chinese cities, to spotlight the country's youth.

"Our goal is not to become big stars or celebrities. What we want is to set good examples of the post-1990 generation, members of which will become 皇冠体育app's driving force," Wang Zixin, the band's 23-year-old singer-songwriter, told 皇冠体育app Daily over the weekend.

Hip-hop bands such as Dragon King, a Beijing-based trio, will perform on CD Rev's This Is Our Generation.

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