'Gotta find a way': Chinese rap in crisis after crackdown
Chinese rap and hip hop seemed poised to break out after a wildly popular singing show bestowed fame and legitimacy on a musical scene that had struggled to find its voice in China. But an abrupt official backlash against the edginess of hip hop culture has tamed the swagger of artists who fear that Chinese rap, like a once-promising homegrown rock-and-roll movement, will be nipped in the bud by Communist politics.