China and Hip Hop

The New York Times has an article titled, "Now Hip-Hop, Too, Is Made in China". The title speaks for itself. There's a hip hop movement in China. The move from Asian American rapper Jin to relocate Hong Kong was news as well.

Its good that the urban culture is exposed to those looking for a form of expression. Its taken hold in various forms in China and in a movie, Kung Fu Hip Hop.

My commentary on this phenomenon is that China needs to create its own, not borrow. I would like to see China trail blaze something that's "Chinese" and not "Westernized Chinese".