China rappers have all the bling but not much sting
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LONDON (Reuters Life!) - They've got the attitude, the swagger and the baggy jeans but instead of rapping about violence and sex, Chinese hip hop group, Dragon Blue Tongue, sing about...cooking.
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NANJIE, China -- The sky is still black when the village loudspeaker blazes the revolutionary song "The East Is Red." A three-story-high statue of Chairman Mao looms over a square flanked by giant portraits of the socialist all-stars: Marx, Engels, Lenin, and Stalin.
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Inspired in part by "American Idol," Chinese talent shows have captivated millions of viewers in the past two years &#151; and unnerved some Chinese officials.
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A wave of musical talent has begun flowing out of China in recent years, and Hong Xu, is among the elite of those performers.
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China's yuan is not substantially  undervalued given the country's balance of payments, but it  will manage capital flows with the aim of eventually making the  currency convertible, China's central bank governor said.
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The words "low profile" and "Pharrell" rarely find themselves in the same sentence.
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The crowd chanted Yao Ming&#39;s name all game, soaking up the novelty of the NBA in another tribute to a player who is fast becoming a one-man basketball marketing force in China.
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As Wal-Mart, Carrefour and other foreign retailers crowd into China, they are greeted with open arms by a government which, in this industry at least, shows few protectionist proclivities.
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Rappers have long proclaimed their love for Cristal, frequently mentioning the high-end champagne in songs and popping the corks of the clear, gold-labeled bottles in music videos and at nightclubs.
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Though the album has its moments, it's not entirely enticing.
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Christopher Bridges uses the rap moniker Ludacris, but there's nothing ludicrous about his career.
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Cash's music is nothing much to boast about, except for the title track.
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Cultural heritage lessons help the Chinese join the world economic scene without completely absorbing Western cultural values.
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In spite of the reports in media that selling music online is not as profitable a deal, as it looks like, there is no shortage of the new entrants.
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Overall, the album just doles out routine fare.
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G-Unit Records, the label run by  rapper 50 Cent, endured some chinks in its armor last year.
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It has been an odd few months for hip-hop, which was the sound of the summer but not, exactly, the genre of the summer.