China’s Hottest Rappers Want to Make It In the U.S. (HBO) 

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"Black people watch Japanese cartoons we listen to hip hop, is same thing" True

Even the higher brothers know that every Black man watches anime

"Black people watch Japanese cartoons" Wow...he's right

I've been a fan for so long, and now you tell me they're actually four broke guys who share a room and named themselves after a refrigerator company?

Hip Hop has no boundaries

Real fans of higher brothers know that snorlax is the best out of them

If u got bars, you got bars. Rap/hip hop doesn't discriminate. Music is an art form, so express yourself like N.W.A

You can hate them but you can't stop them from what they do

how did maswei know i watch japanease cartoons

It's really fascinating to see how Hip Hop has transformed from this underground genre from the South Bronx to a global influence (not just in China, K-Pop takes significant cues from Hip Hop culture). Of course, you'll have SJWs who shriek about cultural appropriation. But if anything, the fact that the culture transcends race, class, and language only speaks to its potency and is something to take pride in.

"black people watch japanese cartoons, we listen to hip hop. same thing" ----- word

The crazy shit is they sound a LOT better than a lot of new rappers coming out of America throwing up signs and holding up guns. The flow sounds good, the rap is alright, I'd give them a chance, don't count them out because they're Asian.

the interviewers hairstyle is the best thing on vice. glorious.

They're so passionate about what they do, and they're GOOD. I'm so obsessed with them, so glad they came to my country. Dude their dreadlocks look so good btw. And I hope they make it real big out there

Their videos are always lit. Snorlax goes off every time 🔥🔥🔥

They made me feel proud to be a Chinese. They LIT

Asians with dreadlocks - great idea tbh

"Black people watch Japanese cartoons, we make hip hop"

海尔兄弟，雄起！！

Why all the hate. Vice comments are so fucking toxic.

Man black people influence is awsome... I really love this.

I like the music. Vice news just isn't the right audience for this type of music.

LOL They named themself after an appliance co. ... Im a new fan 🤣

fr tho. Can y'all stop for a minute and appreciate that black culture is the most dominant in the world right now? Fucking rap became pop and that's good. People consuming and mimicking your culture is good. What y'all should stress is telling those who enjoy black culture to fucking treat black people as a strong catalyst for change and neglect their racial profiling and pathetic bigotry! Some disgusting people reject a person from a job just because he's black and then proceed to play Kendrick, Kanye and The Weeknd from their _"fav playlist"_ smfh Those people should sort their double standers issues and realize that it's the hardest for black people to reach up because there is prejudice from the lowest level of the ladder. Racism is still a thing and it'll never go away so we shouldn't dream of eliminating it. What we should do is try to at least be a fucking decent humans by not rejecting someone based on prejudice. Regardless of what they can bring to the table.

"Welcome to the the CDC house, that's the wifi code" - they're real ones.

Oh shit I didn't know Gerald got a job with vice how ya boy Arnold been lol

They rappin' about their own shit it's not cultural appropriation at all. There's no cultural license to a century of hip hop influences. No one is banned from playing the guitar.

Holy Shit ! The Higher Brothers are finally makin it big ! Been waiting for this moment for so long !!!

I'm not even in america but i want these boys to make it there..i've loved them ever since ZhongTV and even worked with them

Salute!!!! I'm proud to see the hip hop culture to be embraced in Asia!!!!!!

Lol I actually have a couple of songs on them in my playlist. They have a song with famous dex

These dudes are fire

I love seeing things like this. The more we learn from each other, the less hostile we will be towards one another.

The difference is that Higher Brothers are f***in Lit 🔥🔥🔥

5:19 I've lived in China for four years now and Chinese and American Black culture really do have a lot in common. (The same goes for a lot of places that hip-hip culture takes hold. ) They both glamorize obscene displays of wealth because they historically have dealt with extreme poverty. They both don't really understand what high-end brands really mean, and they don't care, they just know it means wealth, and thats what they want to project. Both cultures do what they have to do in order to survive without hesitation, and over the generations, both have made those less scrupulous methods of survival glorified parts of their culture. If you've ever been to a Chinese city then you know that China is a dirty urban place. Its like a ghetto. Both American Black and Chinese people know what its like to grow up in that kind of environment. So they're not stealing a black hip-hop culture as much as they are adopting it because the ethos fits so well with their own lives.

RU-vid is banned in China?

Asian rap culture is like the whole new level of Hip Hop

一人血书请求给海尔请个英语老师

The sold out concert in Atlanta was one of my favorite concerts in life. They made it to us.

Saw these guys in a random bar in Shanghai a few months ago. Thought they were such weirdos, dressed like they were straight out of the 2006 hip hop era, walking around like they were hot shit. But believe it or not, they are very popular here in China.

Recently got into Higher Brothers and tbh, I love them. I love that they sprinkled their own culture on a completely different one and made it work. "Appropriating __________ culture" is definitely becoming too loosely used. They never claimed to invent rap/hip-hop. And they're DIYing it. Super dope.

There have been several great Asian rappers that have come along through out the ages, and great Asian djs too. Idk why all the hate, i like the music, its different and not "cookie cutter" like so much of rap and hip hop today that all sounds the same.

88rising need some female rap talent

Chinese boys with braids 😭😭. Good shit

5:16 learn the difference

very well stated that the "world is more close" haha no sarcasm shit makes sense when you say it like that

Better than most US rappers out there

Does the World needs more Chinese Hip-Hop ? Hell yeah xD !

defeat your enemies with your success!

@5:22 Problem spotted when Higher Brother's answer "what do you think when people say youre stealing culture" by saying, it's the same as black people watching japanese cartoons.... black people aren't making any money off of japanese cartoons...It's not the same thing when blacks consume an episode of DBZ and they produce an entire style modeled off of the XXL freshman class. They admire black aesthetics and confidence, but they're rapping, in part, about the economic power of China. What we're seeing is more than cultural mimicry, it's rap being used to promote Asian cultural ideology.

They will make it ! ❤️Chengdu

SEAN MIYASHIRO = GENIUS

Masi fucking wei

Just copy and paste '该挨' from higher brothers. You will know American hip hop is dead and the hip hop music you guys listen right now is shit to be honest.

Chinese rap and hip hop is so much more dope than their shitty ballads their government pushes. Tones sound terrible singing but in rap it's amazing

Sounds cool to me . Tbh I wanna hear some collabs.

现在不也是挣钱，出口转内销还觉得自己特别高端。

I'm personally not a fan of rap but if this is their passion and if they can do it well then more power to them! I wish them all the best!

I LOVE to see it!! Is doesn't sound bad either!👌🏾👏🏾👏🏾

i‘m so proud of my hometown-ChengDu just because of HigherBrothers！

cool vid, have to say, i'm impressed with them and hope they can change chinese culture to be more open and accepting.

5:23 I like his opinion on the topic and wish this was a longer interview

Love you higher brothers, come to the USA!!!!

About god damn time VICE :D It's #higherbrothers , It's #88rising , It's #doublehappiness

They made it

I don’t know what they saying but take my money!!!

I wish them the best. they are the only artists I listen to in China.

@ 5:33 dats true doe u can't go into one hood school in America nowadays without seeing Some Dragon Ball-Z T-Shirts or some Naruto Headbands lol

I fucking love higherbrothers thx for this vice

they didnt copy or steal black culture, they get inspired, hence they create their own culture

chinese are the brothers man. we are the same

when know know said “theyre so mean” his face bro 😭😭

They need to learn how to speak english before going international , thats how rich chigga is big,because his accent is not like those typical chinese

I love higher brothers !!! Their songs is the bombz !!!!!!

They just finished their North America tour and I was lucky enough to attend their sold out show in Seattle. Everyone there seemed very happy, and they put on an incredible performance for everyone. It's clear that these guys are very passionate about their music and their fans, and they definetly going to go far in the hip hop scene, not just because they are some of the few asian artists and it's surprising to see chinese rappers, but because they actually have talent and are good at what they do. Music really has no boundaries.

Love how hiphop can really unite people of all different backgrounds and cultures! I've experienced this love in asia meeting underground rappers busking and I would hope more artists could be like this and learn hiphop not just use it as a style

Music Industry FACT: 88rising = Founder Sean Miyashiro = PIONEER = Signing..helping..Truly UNIQUE REAL ARTISTS like Sen Morimoto (Morimoto has 'Unlimited..UNIQUE TALENT & More..'). This connection USA..Japan..China..will keep growing..lots.. BTW: South Korea = getting closer..(6) in the 'Top 5' within the Global Music Market..

Go Higher Brothers worldwide shit! We need more of this kind of Asian power. Cuz HIPHOP HAS NO BOUNDARIES. Peace & Luv ✌🏼

what about Joji? Hes big on that channel as well and has worked with the higer brothers

Hello I'm from Chengdu, I have worked in few local bars during my college time .. Fat Shitty etc. even never have performed in local bars . I'm shocked when the links released out .. My manager who dreaming to boss a company She felt super awkward

I wish this video was longer.. I would like to see what else they all had to say. I doubt the whole interview was 3 minutes long

Kool herc deserves more credit

Made in China! Made in China! Lmfao

They don't drink lean, mumble, or have face tattoo's. They will never make it in the US.

Asians we getting higher

Omg Chengdu? Wauw, great

Hip hop is universal

People who complain about higher brother's culture appropriating need to chill the frick out.

"Black people watch Japanese cartoons" 了解這個事情的人已經了解美國 讚讚讚👍

I fucking love these guys. Mad respect for them all the way from new jersey

Once that dude started saying yuh and aye I was done

I'm sorry they ain't even close to being big in China

Hip Hop needs to die. Bring back music that has actual meaning and a melody.

They beats be fire. If only I understood what they were rapping about.

wish nothing but the best for them and their manager, what he's doing is great for the Asian culture

how the hell have you have a manger and never have met him in person

Masiwei spitting science over there.

Damn, if they have weed then I'll chill with these mudafakaz any days

I'm not agree with the lyric "made in china are good" it's pretty weak