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After hearing this, A Chan explained with a smile: "These street performers who perform semi-begging performances need to obtain legal licenses. People like this Lao Yin are all certified, and there are regulations for performances, otherwise there will be people. Outlaw them."

"Lao Yin? You tell them to be careful that someone accuses you of racial discrimination." Xiao Peng smiled.

Acan laughed and said, "Brother Xiao, if you say, Los Angeles is racially discriminating anytime and anywhere. In Los Angeles, white people are considered a minority. This is the world of Lao Mo, and Americans have this saying. Los Angeles is the'Los Angeles of Mexico' and half of the population here is Mexican."

Xiao Peng looked around, "Why didn't you see a Mexican here?"

No wonder Xiao Peng is surprised that most people on the streets of Santa Monica are white. As for Mexicans and blacks, there are not as many Chinese. . . . . .

A Can explained: "Places like this are all rich people. Although Lao Mo said that there are many people, but the money is low? Generally, the waiters in the stores are all Mexican. And here Apart from white people, those who go shopping are also Chinese. Who makes the current Chinese rich?"

Xiao Peng saw a large group of people in a circle, and cheers continued: "What is it doing over there?"

A Chan shook his head: "I don't know."

"Walk, take a look." Xiao Peng went to join in the fun, and only realized after passing that it turned out that it was holding RAPBATTLE, commonly known as: Rap Battle.

As one of the origins of West Coast rap, the rap culture in Los Angeles is particularly eye-catching. In the world of HIP-HOP, this is not just a geographical division. The difference between east and west rap lies in their different styles and content. West Coast rap uses more The unique rhythm of FUNKY, the smooth melodic tunes of supporters, and the West Coast rapper took the lead in bringing the'gangster' culture to the forefront of HIP-HOP culture. Rap ​​culture can be said to be part of the black culture of Los Angeles, although with HIP- With the evolution of HOP, the boundaries between east and west rap began to fade, but Los Angeles still retains a clear West Coast system.

The so-called rap battle is a competition that tests the rappers' abilities. The two sides take turns to rap and attack each other with lyrics. The audience who cheers loudly will win. The spirit of the rap battle is still based on improvisation and free creation. Almost all big-name rap stars started to take the stage through rap battles, such as Eminem and JAY-Z.

Speaking of rap battles, I have to mention one person: Ouyang Jing.

This Chinese kid born in Miami is a master of rap battles. He once won the rap battles championship in the famous rap show "106PARK" for seven consecutive weeks. Since then, he has entered the rap circle of the Stars and Stripes. His album is ranked 54th in the "Top 200 Albums of the Stars" Billboard, becoming the first Asian to appear on this list, and he also became the first on MTV. A Chinese rapper who raps against each other in the TV station. He is famous in the rap circle for his sharp lyrics and humorous irony.

However, Xiao Peng's interest in this art form is still average. At first, he was not interested because he did not understand English and could not hear the artistic conception in the lyrics. Later, I switched to English and found that it turned out that these two people scolded each other along with the music. After you scolded me, I would scold you. Well, in Huaxia, you squatted at a vegetable market. If you see two aunts scolding the street, you can slap any rap star in the world with rich vocabulary.

Of course, there is another reason. Rap ​​battles also have rules. You can determine who will attack the opponent first by turning a water bottle or throwing a coin. 45 seconds after the attack, the attacked person must start to fight back based on the attacker's content. But Aunt Hua Xia doesn't care about these, they all scold each other, and her ears will automatically block the other's curse. . . . . .

It's better to watch Aunt Hua Xia scold the street more lively!

Xiao Peng saw that this was a group of young people holding a rap battle, which was also a type of street performer, but a purely hobby street performer without donations.

For such street performers, the management adopts a completely open attitude. For example, in Peanut Square Park in New York City, if you are a half-begging street performer, you cannot approach a monument or fountain within 50 feet of performing performances. However, singers who do not charge fees are welcome in the park. Performing under the monument or by the fountain, many new singers, in order to improve their reputation, will use this method to gain attention.

This group of young people should be the same, otherwise they would not have a rap duel in the busiest place on Santa Monica Third Street.

But in any case, this group of young people is still very powerful, more and more people onlookers, cheers continue.

Xiao Peng looked at it for a while and found it boring. As soon as he squeezed out of the crowd, he heard someone call himself: "Hi, Xiao."

"Who is it?" Xiao Peng followed his reputation and saw Eminem leaning against a red car. "Eminem, why are you here?"

Eminem smiled and said, "I am here to visit a friend, why are you here?"

Xiao Peng said: "I'm taking my kids to play here. Wow, your car is so cool! What kind of car is this? I have never seen it before."

The car behind Eminem is indeed very fantasy and streamlined. Say it is trendy. It also uses hidden lights that have not been seen for many years. The kind that jumps out when driving, because when this kind of light is turned on, there will be a section behind it. The blind area of ​​vision, coupled with the increase of drag coefficient, so few cars now use this kind of lights. But let's call it a classic car, the streamline of this car is too beautiful. With the open door alone, the streamlined appearance is more like a red rocket.

Eminem laughed and said, "This car? It's really not common..." Before Eminem's words were finished, a rough voice came from behind: "Of course, the Corvette in 67 The L88, a total of twenty mass-produced cars that survived the world, was auctioned for as high as $400. Those who spent money on this car were all rich people who had money and nowhere to spend."

Eminem didn't turn his head: "You are ashamed to say me? Your 64-year GT40 can almost match my two cars, right?"

After speaking, Eminem hugged with the visitor.

Where's the short fat guy? It looks like Eminem still has a good relationship with him, but it looks familiar, especially the beard and eyebrows, neatly repaired, and full of personality.

Eminem introduced Xiao Peng: "Xiao, come, introduce you to a friend of mine."

Xiao Peng seemed to be a human being. He was not tall, he was in his early 170s, and he was very sturdy. Only then did he appear slightly fat, with a big beard, and his eyebrows with personality. He was wearing a black T-shirt and a baseball cap. It looked young when he was wearing it. When he looked at his face, it had nothing to do with youth. Xiao Peng thought for a long time. Really know: "Escube?"

Eminem said: "Oh? You know him. Escuba, introduce me, this is my Chinese friend Xiao Peng. I just arrived in Stars and Stripes recently."

Xiao Peng nodded, and shook hands with Escuba: "It's nice to meet you, Escuba."

Escuber was also very happy: "Actually I know you, I read the newspaper, you just broke the world sailing record, didn't you? But I really didn't expect that someone in China would know me, Xiao, have you heard my song? ?"

Xiao Peng said: "Yes, the famous ‘N.W.A’, the gangster rap legendary rap group. But since you and ‘Dr. Drew’ left ‘N.W.A’, their subsequent songs have become meaningless."

"Haha, Xiao, I can't tell. You are still an old rap fan. You know what happened more than 20 years ago? It seems that you are not too old. Have you heard my solo song? How do you feel? "Escube was very happy to hear what Xiao Peng said. You must know that with regard to the'NWA' rap group, it is almost thirty years old.

'NWA' is a West Coast rap group born in 1986. The name means:'Nigger with a point of view'. It was originally composed of Eazy-E,'Dr. Drew' and Escobe, and its bandit rap The style is popular all over the country, and several platinum albums are sold. However, due to the radical content of its lyrics and advocating violence and conflict, it was boycotted by most mainstream radio stations. Even the FBI and the police have publicly criticized their songs. But this does not affect the album sales of ‘N.W.A’.

But the good times didn’t last long. First, Escuber retired from NWA because of an economic dispute with the broker of NWA, and then Dr. Drew retired for similar reasons. That’s it. The elders left two at once, and the remaining Easy-E was still struggling to support the'NWA'. It was not until 1994 that Easy-E finally decided to break with the agent. This move was supported by Escuba and Dr. Drey. People began to discuss the reorganization of'NWA' and album production issues.

Unfortunately, at this critical moment, Easy-E died of AIDS, and'NWA' never returned to its former glory. From then on, Dr. Drew began to be a musician. A few years later, he discovered Out of rap superstar Eminem.

And Escuba, his reputation as an actor is much better than his reputation as a singer after flying solo. He starred in "Xtreme Agent 2" and guest starred in "Xtreme Agent 3", the small eyebrows are very bright.

Now more people know him through Hollywood movies, thinking that he is a professional actor.

In fact, he has a very high seniority in the rap circle of Stars and Stripes, and he is an out-and-out "O.G (Old Paoer, and his status is very high!

Speaking of it, Eminem still calls him Uncle Shi. . . . . .