Huizhou, Guangdong, China · hip-hop · trap

Skai Isyourgod

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Guangdong rapper who ran Memphis-style beats through Mandarin and Cantonese and went viral worldwide off it — the rare Chinese rap export that needed no translation to land.

Skai Isyourgod is a rapper from Huizhou in Guangdong province, China, who works with the slowed, murky production associated with Memphis rap and its online descendants. He raps in Mandarin and Cantonese over heavily distorted, bass-forward beats, and his tracks circulated widely on short-video platforms and streaming services outside China, giving him a listenership well beyond the domestic scene. He is among the more visible Chinese artists working in that corner of underground hip-hop.

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