Rap world divided
De Choat - champion of Rap Viet season 1 - is one of the names that inspired the beef matches (conflicts between two or many rappers) when releasing the diss rap "Rapper Hong Dao". Rap diss (attacks) and beef matches are considered part of Rap culture.
The diss rap Rapper Hong Dao with lyrics is said to be aimed at attacking Karik, B Ray and Big Daddy - rappers participating in Anh trai say hi.
For a long time, there has been a division in the Rap world when many rappers started participating in entertainment programs, appeared on television, and gradually became mainstream (official stage).
Since 3 seasons of Rap Viet, to Anh trai say hi season 1, and the peak of Anh trai say hi season 2, Rap is witnessing a strong rise of Rap on the mass stage. Rap - from Underground (underground world) has made a remarkable transformation from reality TV shows to the mass stage, loved by a large audience.
The rap-diss of the champion of Rap Viet season 1 De Choat attracted the participation of a series of champions participating in beef performances such as Sea Chains (champion of Rap Viet season 2), Hustlang Robber (champion of Rap Viet season 4), ICD (champion of King of Rap), Rich Choi (champion of King of Rap), Rhymastic...
The fiery rap mat with the diss track series is taking the streak across music platforms and forums.
Rap music shows an unprecedented influence on the music listening life of audiences.
In the context, after rapper HIEUTHUHAI won the championship of Say Hi Brother season 1, a series of famous rappers are landing in Say Hi Brother season 2, including big names - who have held the position of Coach of Rap Viet seasons such as: Karik, Big Daddy, B Ray.
In addition, veteran names of the underground world at one time such as Phuc Du, champion of Rap Viet season 4 Hustlang Robber, runner-up of Rap Viet season 4 - Gill... are making Rap strong and vibrant again on big stages, attracting audiences to watch.
Obviously, reality TV like Anh trai say hi is helping rap return strongly, creating a widespread influence, even though - many rappers "attacked" that rap was "losing substance" because of reality TV.
B Ray once said, " Any rapper wants to step up to the mainstream", and that, "adjusting the rap quality to suit the general audience is a journey of maturity".
Explaining the rise of rap
The influence of rap combined with group performance models like K-pop is making waves on music stages, from reality TV to large-scale concerts.
In a conversation with Lao Dong reporter, when asked about new music trends, the rise of rap, and the influence of Kpop, will it cause traditional music genres to be left behind, musician Ho Trong Tuan said, To some extent, music is like fashion, with the rise and decline of trends. All music genres are parallel, coexisting together like flows, each era, each generation will have its own musical trend.
When a music genre produces many stars at the same time, those stars will make the music genre thrive in a certain period, then decline to give the throne to another genre.
The rap world is simultaneously creating many star names with great influence such as HIEUTHUHAI, Karik, B Ray, Binz, Rhymastic or Big Daddy, Denau... on the mass stages. Rap's stars, despite being controversial, are contributing to the prosperity of this music genre, helping the music genre have a brilliant period.
Variations and changes in music life are inevitable. The important thing is that music has the function of education, entertainment and aesthetics. When the trend passes, works with aesthetic value and high artistic value will be preserved, continuing to become representatives and quintessence of that music genre. On the contrary, works that are only entertaining, temporary, will also be easily forgotten when the trend passes" - Musician Ho Trong Tuan said.
