Asian Hip Hop Times
 

These two kids, SAiNT and Flashkid Summary, from Hong Kong made this music video called Crossover.  They have ruined what could have been a really great idea, having a Filipino and a Hong Kong guy rapping together on a track.  Yeah, but this song really sucks.  The guy on the right in right looks like some sort of Hong Kong pop idol or K-pop boy band wannabe.  He represents everything that I don't understand about Hong Kong pop culture with his weird hair and clothes.
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NZ, from the Mongolian hip hop crew Street Man dropped a dope video called CYA.  The production combines traditional Mongolian elements infused with hip hop.  The result is a very distinct sound.  Not to mention, NZ's flow is vicious!
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A new hip hop anthem for Indonesia. Produced by NSG (The guy in the bear costume).

Indonesia will host this year's Southeast Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang. 
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I'm really feelin this song: Last Hope by DMX.  It was released after he was released from jail.  You can hear the pain and the struggles in his voice.  DMX is truly the voice of the hood!
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Get It Live is a fun song about letting loose and having fun in the clubs from a rapper named Fish Grease.  The club music nowadays is too superficial and egotistical.  We need more songs like this in hip hop! And by the way, Fish Grease is the younger brother of Keith Murray.
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Emmalyn - My My My Feat. Spot & Ess MV

Just released.  Emmalyn Estrada featuring Spot & Ess in their Motown-inspired track entitled My My My.  Another solid track from Spot & Ess.  These boys are a real good look for Vancouver hip hop.
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Kebee & Soul Company

Really feelin the vibe of this cypher-style song and they all goin IN on this one!  It's from boys from Soul Company, an underground Korean hip hop label.  The song is called The Gift and it's from the The Amazing Mixtape that was released last May.

The first guy on the mic is Kebee, one of the founders of the label.  He's pretty sick.
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MC Jin - 回香靖 (Homecoming) album

MC Jin's new full-length Cantonese album entitled 回香靖 (Homecoming) was released today.  One of better songs on the album is 立立乱 (Chaos).  In this song MC Jin does a conscious rap song describing Hong Kong's society.  That beat is hella sick and it was produced by Doughboy from 85up2.
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Kevin Linney - Keep Movin

Kevin Linney hit me up and asked me to check out his song, Keep Movin, which salutes the art of emceeing and freestyling.  The song was inspired by Common's I Used To Love H.E.R..  It's got a Neo-soul kind of beat, a nice hook, and a great message.  Really feelin this one because you can tell that Kevin's a big fan of hip hop music (look at his hip hop album collection for goodness sake!).
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Thaikoon - YUNG RUK TUR

Here's easy-listening song dedicated to the ladies entitled ยังรักเธอ (I Still Love You) from Thaikoon's THAIKOON MIXTAPE VOL. 2 - STRAIGHT OUTTA BANGKOK: RATED X released in January 2011.  The song is a bit cheesy but it's likeable. 

Thaikoon is a Thai-American hip hop / R&B group based in Los Angeles, California.  They formed in 2007 to bring LA-styled hip hop to Thailand.  Something like how Uptown was to Korea when they first started, but this is with a Thai-American flavour.
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