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July 1, 2008
~~~ NOTE FROM CHRIS: ~~~
China has a hip-hop band! They're called In Three
(Yin San'er) and their sound is based on traditional
Beijing shuochang, or "speak singing," which was invented
by mule drivers centuries ago and today is used mostly by
comedians and salespeople. No, I'm not making this up.
The Top 15 Fun Facts About Chinese Hip-Hop
- The Wu-Tang Clan? Actually a family of farmers from Wu-Tang Province.
- Still illegal to play anything by Boyz Tiananmen.
- When the "lead flies" in the Chinese hip-hop turf wars, it's because the artists heaving toys at each other.
- Their biggest star: 300-pound Pork Fride-Ice.
- Many songs about appreciating and honoring the fine work done by Chinese police officers.
- Only one child per babymama.
- Several top stars got their big breaks on The Mickey Mao Club.
- A half-hour later, it's Hammer Time again.
- The martial arts are paid homage to by the Chinese rap group The Chuck Norris Clan.
- Although he was acquitted of indecent behavior, not everyone believes Peking Tomm was innocent.
- The #1 star is the Notorious M.S.G.
- Drive-by shootings are a bitch, especially when you're the one pulling the rickshaw.
- Chinese hip-hop rule #1: Never call anyone "dawg" in a restaurant.
- No clever hip-hop name needed for rapper Wan Phat Ho.
and the Number 1 Fun Fact About Chinese Hip-Hop...
- After each song, the audience shouts, "IN BED!"
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Selected from 76 submissions from 27 contributors.
Today's Top Five List authors were:
- M.J. Finan, Cleveland, OH -- 1 (7th #1)
- Boyd Johnson, San Diego, CA -- 2
- Danny Gallagher, McKinney, TX -- 3, 4 Website
- Randy Lee, Burke, VA -- 3, 9
- Larry Hollister, Concord, CA -- 3, 12 Hall of Famer
- Kim Moser, New York, NY -- 4, 15 Website / Hall of Famer
- Bill Muse, Seattle, WA -- 5, 11, Topic Hall of Famer
- Cristina Vida, Baltimore, MD -- 6
- Carl Knorr, Devo City, OH -- 7 Website / Hall of Famer
- David Kass, Queens, NY -- 8, 14 Hall of Famer
- Jill Gallagher, Seattle, WA -- 8
- Dave Goudsward, Lake Worth, FL -- 8
- Richard Skora, Columbus, OH -- 10
- Douglas Frank, Crosby, TX -- 13
- John J. Brassil, Nashville, TN -- 15
- Donald Junter, New Haven, CT -- Banner Tag
- Chris White, Los Angeles, CA -- List owner/editor Hall of Famer
- China Crisis, Kirkby, Merseyside, England -- Ambience (explanation)
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