Episode 10: Hip Hop History and Culture in China with Wes Chen

Caiwei reintroduces herself as a China Correspondent and we give updates on the 1990 Institute and discuss the murder of Christina Lee. (0:34)

Wes joins the conversation (2:42)

Wes shares how he started the Park, the first Chinese hip hop radio station/podcast. (5:00)

Caiwei/Lucia share their first memories listening to hip hop in China and Wes gives a breakdown of the evolution of the genre (9:00)

How did hip hop get accepted into Chinese and broadly, Asian culture? (13:40)

Do Chinese artists recognize the roots of hip hop and Wes' views on cultural appropriation (23:05)

Wes' involvement in the AR/Chris Wu diss track (31:40)

Wes' artist and club recommendations (38:30)

NOTES

Christina Yuna Lee Memorial Fund

Radii's China From All Angles Podcast hosted by Wes

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