Why Chinese Isn’t Built for Rap (But That’s Changing)

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How do you rap in a tonal language like Chinese? Is it more tone-accurate than Chinese singing? Watch this video to find out :) Note: The quote in the thumbnail is a line from the song "Made in China" by Higher Brothers: https://youtu.be/rILKm-DC06A?si=cLZLDf7g91FYVq0q Join ♣️ The Linguist List ♣️ to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWPmflIzM_mpBWGTVMGevxg/join [Timeline] [00:51] Reason 1 [11:12] Reason 2 [19:18] Reason 3 [35:28] Reason 4 [References/参考文献] Condit-Schultz, N., & Huron, D. (2015). Catching the lyrics: Intelligibility in twelve song genres. Music Perception, 32(5), 470–483. https://doi.org/10.1525/mp.2015.32.5.470 Ohriner, M. (2019a). Analysing the pitch content of the rapping voice. Journal of New Music Research, 48(5), 413-433. Hein, E. (2016). Visualizing hip-hop melodies. The Ethan Hein Blog. Hulme, E. (2017). ‘Higher Brothers are rapping their way to the top of the Chinese music scene’, Nylon, 29 August, https://www.nylon.com/life/ nylon-guys-higher-brothers-september-2017. Accessed 26 June 2020. Ohriner, M. (2019b). Flow: The rhythmic voice in rap music. Oxford University Press. Li, D. (2012, August 17). Cui Jian: wo shenzhi ziji buzhi yuci [An Interview with Cui Jian: I know very well I wouldn’t stop here]. Sanlian Shenhuo Zhoukan. Liu, J. (2021). Language, identity and unintelligibility: A case study of the rap group Higher Brothers. East Asian Journal of Popular Culture, 7(1), 43-59. Liu, J., Dong, H., Yuan, J., Ma, H., & She, A. (2023). Linguistic tone in Chinese rap: an interdisciplinary approach. Journal of New Music Research, 52(4), 265-284. Pelligrino, F., Coupé, C., & Marsico, E. (2011). Across-language perspective on speech information rate. Language, 87(3), 539-558. Qian, Y. (钱亦蕉) (2005). ‘Haiwai nianqingren wanzhuan Shanghai fangyan’ (‘Overseas young people promote Shanghai dialect’), Xinmin zhoukan, 4 May, http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2005-05-04/17076559675.shtml. Accessed 26 June 2020. Wang, X. (2005, April 6). Ershi duonian lai [In the past 20-plus years: An interview with Cui Jian]. Sanlian Shenghuo Zhoukan. Guangxi Normal University Press. Wang, X. (2019). Zhou Jielun shi huayu yuetan de dianfuzhe he pohuaizhe [Jay Chou is a musician who subverts and destroys Mandarin pop music]. In Zhiyou dazhou, meiyou wenhua (pp.72-80). Guangxi Normal University Press. [Resources] pexels.com flaticon.com SAY HI! Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/julesytooshoes