The pre-match warm-up meeting of "China Rap Showdown 2023" produced by iQiyi was recorded in Shanghai and broadcast on April 26. Chen Di, vice president of iQiyi, Zuo Jin, producer and chief director of "China Rap Summit 2023", and Che Che, the convener of the summit, appeared at the warm-up conference. More than 20 rappers familiar to the audience, such as Bridge, Ai Fujieni, French Guy, VaVa, and Xie Keyin, gathered to warm up, participate in competitive game competitions and accept media questions and answers.

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"They are the load-bearing walls of Chinese rap"

Rap shows have changed rapidly in recent years. Since the first rap show directed by Che Che in 2017, domestic rap shows have gone through several rounds of baptism. Singers are also gradually on the stage, stationed in major evening parties, and hold large-scale personal concerts. But a few years later, after the baptism of the market, some newcomers lack stamina due to various reasons, their new songs are lackluster, or they have withdrawn from the mainstream rap circle due to various personal reasons. Those who remained were strong among themselves, and gradually gathered into several major mainstream labels.

Obviously, Che Che, who initially organized the rap show, also felt the problem that new domestic rappers could not keep up. Therefore, after several years of continuous selection mode, Che Che started to hold "China Rap Peak Showdown" last year. At this point, the rap variety show has basically formed a closed loop, from the initial draft mode, to the cultivation mode, and then to the peak duel mode.

Regarding this year's super lineup, Chen Di, vice president of iQIYI, said that he didn't understand rap at first, but now he fell in love with rap in his life. Like many viewers, he grew up watching Chinese rap shows. Chen Di said: "They are the load-bearing wall of Chinese rap. With them, our peak will never end." He concluded, "Yesterday we slowly let everyone know that today a hundred flowers bloom, and tomorrow will never end .”

From the selection of newcomers to the peak duel, many rappers have grown up under the witness of the audience. It is a fact that Chinese rap shows are weak in stages, so how can they bring freshness to the audience? The program producer and chief director Zuo Jin mentioned that "China Rap Summit Showdown" will use the core logic of sports competition as the benchmark, mainly to compete with each other. The implication is that competition is more important than the freshness of the players. She also revealed on the spot, "We will also invite some international friends to the stage of the peak match." This means that the competitiveness will be raised to another level.

And Che Che is very confident that the show will be good. "They (the rappers in the show) can definitely represent the peak level of Chinese rap. It is these brothers who gave me confidence." Che Che started in 2017, and major domestic rap The label maintains close ties, and it can be said that it is already a part of the domestic rap circle. This degree of deep cultivation is indeed unique in China.

The four major rap labels, who can have the last laugh

This year, the "China Rap Peak Showdown 2023" event called for the participation of four major rap labels. The representative Chinese rap labels Chengdu Group, SUP MUSIC Sapu Music, Woken Day, and Kinds of Dream Music DMG joined this season's label battle.

VaVa Mao Yanqi, Yang and Su KeyNG all said that they brought their label to win the championship this year. Deng Dianguo DDG, a member of the Chengdu Group, said bluntly: "We must show everyone our handsomeness. "China Rap Peak Showdown 2023", Chengdu Group is here!" Asked about the purpose of coming here, DDG said, "It is to be handsome! As for How handsome you are depends on the next game."

VaVa

When asked about his mood for participating in the competition, Ouyang Jing was quite special. He said that this year happened to be his 20th year as a rapper. 20 years ago, he released his first album "The Rest Is History". Contains the rap song "Learn Chinese". He used one of the lyrics "Ya'll gonna learn Chinese" to express his mood for the competition.

"That work is very special to me. Before that, I listened to rap abroad and devoted myself to rap, but I never had the opportunity to say out loud in rap that I am Chinese. I want to put such a spirit in my My own work. I have been working on it for 20 years now, and I am very grateful to God for giving me this opportunity. Although it has been 20 years, it has a special feeling for me. I found that standing on the stage of the peak match 20 years later, I think Said, Ouyang Jing is still rapping, so no matter what ideal in life, as long as you like it and have driving force, you will always be able to continue to peak and continue to realize the future."

Ouyang Jing

When asked how to win the championship, players from different labels gave different answers. In the first season of last year, Yang and Su won the championship, but this will not delay him coming again this year. Speaking of winning the championship last year, Yang and Su concluded on the spot, "The biggest reason is that the five of us have a good understanding and we are very happy together. I think this is the strength of the team. To be the strongest team, the most important The most important thing is the relationship between everyone in the team.” When it comes to the difference between coming here this year, Yang and Su said, “I used to come here alone, but the biggest difference this time is that I’m with our Woken Day brothers. Come together. The ability of everyone in our team can allow us to win the championship."

Yang and Su

It is worth mentioning that Yang and Su's Woken Day is a very popular rap label in China. Although it is named Shanghai "The Living Dead", the members of the group come from all corners of the country, and none of them are from Shanghai. This label was established in 2016 and was co-founded by MC Pharaoh, RanGo, and Long Qi. With Pharaoh's participation in "The Rap of China", more people know about "Woken Day", and Yang Hesu and Fox's outstanding performance on variety shows and social platforms have raised their fame to a new stage.

C-BLOCK leader Sheng Yu D-SHINE said: "SUP is a label that has been established for a long time. This year is a real reorganization. I came to this place to win honor for the city and the label, and to bring back the unity. "SUP is a rap label from Changsha, a famous city that never sleeps. C-Block group (Dasha, Kung Fu Fat, KEY) is one of the most famous artists of the label, and is widely acclaimed for its unique style and gorgeous stage performances. fan favorite.

Of course, TangoZ Zhong Qi, who came out of "The New Generation of Rap", also attracted attention at the scene. After the show ended, he appeared on the Internet many times with various interesting events. Because he often broadcasts live broadcasts to chat with netizens, and often makes surprising jokes, he is dubbed "Tan Dad" by netizens. This time he appeared in "China Rap Summit 2023" with a new face. When asked "I think the public's current impression (of you) is whether there are more comedians or more rappers", he was witty, "Isn't it good to know the public impression?"

TangoZ

In this season's peak duel, there is another girl who has attracted much attention-Xie Keyin who came out of the talent show. Xie Keyin entered the public eye because of the iQiyi idol talent show, and showed his talent and interest in rap and singing in the show. This is also her first time to participate in a professional rap competition. She said with a smile: "either the program group is crazy, or I am crazy", and said, "I am still dreaming. I was very nervous and nervous at first, but everyone He is very good and takes good care of me, I am constantly learning and improving here, and I have seen more possibilities for myself.”

Xie Keyin

In addition, in last year's "One Place" in the Champions League, Good Morning, who was called a dark horse by the outside world with the song "Kirin", also put down his "ruthless words" again: "I hope this year there will be more players like me last year." A dark horse figure appears, and I will work hard this year."

Good morning

Chinese rap has become more and more mainstream in the music circle, and there are more and more fans. Despite the change of characters, the maturity of Chinese rap is getting higher and higher, and it has its own characteristics, especially the more famous head factories. Brands are making more diversified attempts. Although the initial atmosphere of national rap has passed, music can always bring people a better life. For types like rap, perhaps the competitive performance stimulates their better creative desires. . With the hot start of "China Rap Peak Showdown 2023", the summer of rap will start again.