In 2018, China banned what it deemed to be controversial hip hop content from television. In this interview with 36th Chamber, one of Beijing’s original b-boy dance crews, the group talked about how the ban affected China’s culture, the Black-American struggle that gave rise to the early hip hop pioneers in New York, and the intersection of Shaolin martial arts and hip hop from the 1970s to modern day.<br /><br />Just like the Wu-Tang Clan album of 1993, 36th Chamber was inspired by the art of discipline and self-mastery from the movie “The 36th Chamber of Shaolin.”<br /><br />Resources:<br />China’s hip-hop culture ban: authorities send mixed messages, South China Morning Post<br />http://www.scmp.com/culture/music/article/2142444/chinas-hip-hop-culture-ban-authorities-send-mixed-messages<br />'Kung Fu Kenny' Is Just the Latest Example of Hip-Hop's Fascination With Martial Arts, Complex<br />https://www.complex.com/music/2017/04/kendrick-lamar-kung-fu-kenny-hip-hops-obsession-with-martial-arts<br />Full video of 36th Chambers’ performance on Beijing’s dance competition:<br />https://v.qq.com/x/cover/z8m4tww9e68pk01.html<br />--<br /><br />Directed by: George Zhi Zhao<br />Written by and produced by: Dolly Li and George Zhi Zhao<br />Voiceover by: Dolly Li<br />Shot by: Timmy Shen and George Zhi Zhao<br />Edited by: George Zhi Zhao<br />Mastered by: Victor Peña<br /><br />Music: Audio Network<br />
