Hong Kong Slam Jam with MC Yan

It's not an exaggeration to say that MC Yan is the godfather of Chinese hip hop. When he returned to Hong Kong in the early 1990s, after living for seven years in Paris, he became one of the first people to rap in Cantonese, taking advantage of the language's natural richness and capacity for wordplay. In 1993, he joined LMF, a group of musicians and MCs whose hard-edged lyrics excoriated Hong Kong's government and raised questions about the city's post-colonial identity. In 1998, LMF released its first album, which went on to sell more than 100000 copies, a rare feat in a music industry dominated by major-label Cantopop idols. After LMF disbanded in 2003, MC Yan followed his own path, working on conceptual art projects and music in his studio near Sha Tau Kok. He's still deeply involved in Hong Kong's fledgling hip hop scene, collaborating with underground MCs like Ghost Style. Mainstream hip hop groups like FAMA give MC Yan and LMF credit for inspiring them. *** Slam Poetry by MC Yan English Rhyme by Thomas Lee // CAUSEWAY BAY I greet the beats of this hectic street. They say drop the cars and use your feet. Archaic trams meet chaotic vans. They cram the roads into sardine cans. Thieves fill these streets; they say buy, just buy, even if your wallet is dry. That's what this store represents. It pays one of the world's highest rents. So small! It looks nothing like a store, but a stall, selling snacks - nothing more. Nothing halts this human stream. Unless the red man ...

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