GoodPeoples Posted November 12, 2008 at 11:48 PM Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 at 11:48 PM How big is the Hip-Hop culture in China, specifically Graffiti Styles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianlondon Posted November 13, 2008 at 12:17 AM Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 at 12:17 AM Not very. Assuming, like most places, that graffiti is going to be concentrated in the big cities, I saw hardly any in Beijing and even less (ie virtually none) in Shanghai. The only graffiti I did see in Shanghai was done by an italian artist and was around the m50 art district, so more of a mural with a graffiti style, than real graffiti. As for hiphop - apart from a couple of Chinese bands trying to copy American hiphop, or Jay Chou's version of it, I've seen none. I suppose, as tagging and hiphop grew from the streetsounds electro movement (at least, that's how I got into it in the early to mid 80s) and came from the US, it's always going to be considered a copy, wherever it's done. However, I think French hiphop and rapping is great, even if I can''t quite follow the lyrics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodPeoples Posted November 13, 2008 at 04:32 AM Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 at 04:32 AM (edited) WORD It's always going to be considered a copy, wherever it's done. However, I think French hiphop and rapping is great, even if I can''t quite follow the lyrics. I would have considered any HipHop U.S. only as real HipHop back in the day, but now its more "outernational" HipHop has become a world culture. As for French HipHop...yeah they do it right. I really hope I can find some writers A.K.A. Graff artist. Thanks for the reply. Edited November 13, 2008 at 06:45 AM by imron font size Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilongyue Posted November 13, 2008 at 08:09 AM Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 at 08:09 AM Some really impressive graffitti has been appearing in Hangzhou recently. Unfortunately I don't have any pics. Beijing is the capital of hip-hop in China, but if you aren't actively searching for it you won't find it. I've met B-boys in China, inlcuding people into popping and locking, as well as scratch DJs, but not many. South Korea and Japan have huge hip-hop scenes, with world champion b-boys. China is rather far behind in comparison. BTW, allthe graffitti I've seen has been in English, which is a shame, as I think people could go crazy with Chinese characters . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akdn Posted November 13, 2008 at 09:23 AM Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 at 09:23 AM Your question reminded me of this short film from Danwei TV on the graffiti scene in Shanghai. There's not much of note in Lanzhou. I've recently come across a few examples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doezeedoats Posted September 28, 2009 at 03:25 AM Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 at 03:25 AM You can see all kinds of graffiti styles in Taipei, from lame tags (someone should tell those losers to go eat death) to supercool Banksy-like stencils (My favorite is one with three guerrillas shouldering rpgs--the caption reads "What future?"). The poorer the neighborhood, the better the graffiti. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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