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What is this Chinese rap music??

In our very first episode of China Cool!, Lucy and Eva talk about a phenomenon that has been recently sweeping the internet the past couple of years, both in meme form and non-ironically. From old school underground Chinese rappers to today's Chinese trap artists, rap is a small corner of Chinese music that is usually less talked about or discussed...until today!!!

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MC Jin
Learn Chinese: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMOZRk74QrY
Freestyle Friday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IXQ97FDPZQ

隐藏 (Yin Cang) - In Beijing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4q8J-reRDQ

MC Hot Dog
我爱台妹 (I Love Taiwanese Girls): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ8mn5fS5_M
差不多先生: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrqKvu-rqIc

Higher Brothers
Made in China: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rILKm-DC06A
WeChat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsQCNtCH2sc
Aston Martin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6ocTu1lAA4
7-11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOF9E2WirfE
Uber (by Melo of Higher Brothers): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE-db8IlDw0
Ty ft Higher Brothers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjjBE-V8y78

Rap of China: https://youtu.be/78UwW1ZqMic?t=3m46s

Communist Youth League Rap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCm3sbujB8g

NPR on Chengdu rap: https://www.npr.org/2018/02/01/576819311/chengdu-emerges-as-a-new-home-for-chinese-hip-hop

Rap censorship in China: http://time.com/5112061/china-hip-hop-ban-tattoos-television/