From the Streets to the Spotlight: Tactical Authenticity in Contemporary Chinese Rap
Published online on November 07, 2025
Abstract
Cultural Sociology, Ahead of Print.
This article examines how Chinese rappers negotiate authenticity in a rapidly shifting cultural field shaped by global hip-hop aesthetics, state censorship, and market commercialization, especially following the emergence of the program The Rap of China ...
This article examines how Chinese rappers negotiate authenticity in a rapidly shifting cultural field shaped by global hip-hop aesthetics, state censorship, and market commercialization, especially following the emergence of the program The Rap of China ...