‘Bigcityboi’ is featured in Expend4bles
It’s part of the KOREA SPOTLIGHT series
The single addresses the toxicity in the record industry
Does this mean Highland goes back to being Thailand?
Taken from Yonnyboii’s latest album Persona
The Korean MC is not afraid to give a shout out to God
This is the follow-up to last year’s 926
The Indian MC rides slow on his new single
Summer ain’t over for JP & the crew
Once you go superhero, you don’t go back
The soundtrack for that late-night debauchery is here
An ode to all the OGs & current stars of Malaysian Hip Hop
The bouncy single serves as a reminder to pay your debts
The Indian MC is in his reflective bag on this one
The Chengdu MC dives into the many layers of himself on 5th album 另一个我
The Korean dance reality show features cuts from Dynamicduo, Lee Young Ji, TAEYONG, TEN & more
The newly-signed Aftermath/Interscope artist gives the lowdown on his recent life-changing events
The song combines contemporary Hip Hop with traditional Indian music
“The practice of getting on the bus first and then paying the fare later does not align with my auth
The Vietnamese MC somberly raps over guitar loops drenched in melancholia
The OG South Korean duo is back with a double-single
The rapper is out on bail pending his appeal
Raftaar & Badshaah were surprise performers for the grand finale
The Def Jam Thailand City Boys are killing it
A party bop before summer’s out
The 2 European graffiti artists allegedly wore 6 disguises to avoid detection
The Indonesian MC returns with an introspective single
A blast from the past from the Malaysian duo
A stellar effort from a dope Thai duo
iQIYI’s expansion to North America is in its third year
He’ll hit China, the Philippines, Japan & South Korea
The Thai MC has released a video for his Jazzy Hip Hop track ‘704’
The prolific rapper returns with a banger
It’s the second collaboration between the rapper & producer duo SNC
2023 has been a dream year for the Korean MC
The bilingual MC is also headlining SOB’s in NYC this Saturday
There’s nothing like sweet, sweet Soul music
The original track was released in July through Jay Park’s More Vision label
The Japanese-American MC represented Asian Hip Hop at one of the biggest festivals in the world
Ancient architecture & contemporary art make a killer combo
It’s the best of both worlds from the Korean MC
No safe house is protected from MCs with versatile flows
Complex did a series on the 50 people who shaped Canadian Hip Hop
The 17-year-old is going up with releases this year
It’s a reimagined take of a previously released single ‘Don’t Waste My Time’
The first taste of his forthcoming EP in October, Dear Insanity
The group delivers an 8-track album that has been a long time coming
The duo collab on a new single ‘APEX’
The infectious single bangs on dancefloors & inside fragile men’s minds
808 Day features a one-of-a-kind auction
Marshall Mathers settles some old scores on this brooding banger
The single features Indian artists ShreeGo & Nasty Ninja
The 2 artists are doppelgangers
LiFTED’s number 1 Asian Hip Hop MC hits Australia, the US, Canada & the UK
Catharsis at its finest
The South Korean MC is too busy on his grind to pay any mind
Including MILLI, MAIYARAP, AUTTA, NAMEMT, AINN, Flower.far, FIZZIE, GALCHANIE & GeniePak
“Shawty got the bomb/I call it Bin Laden”
Half a century & going strong
The Filipino MC talks the talk & walks the walk
Plus some new additions to Head in the Clouds Los Angeles
The race to create the world’s first global Asian Hip Hop superstar just got interesting
The queens are here, so sit down & take them all in
1,864 dancers came together to get funky with it
The Vietnamese duo complement each other perfectly on this one
The Korean MC is grimy & groovy at the same time
The ultimate street art show is presented by CMC Live & PERROTIN
The duo’s versatility is on display with both of these cuts
Why hasn’t someone done this before?
The Thai MC fights the power with Rock & Rap
The young Vietnamese MC can’t stop won’t stop
The group’s 4th album sees them continue with their eclectic sound
Don’t forget about Brownie Tuesday’s version of ‘W.A.P.’
The dancer put on his grandfather’s Atayal costume & will head to Germany for World Finals in Novemb ...
The two MCs go hard on a bouncy beat
Nothing like a summer banger from a place where it’s always summer
The duo flex big on an indie R&B gem
The South Korean rapper makes a comeback with an 18-track behemoth
The Lil Uzi Vert-ification of Jersey Club has hit Asia
The J-pop group is absolutely killing it this year
Inspired by the writings of Bruce Lee
The MC from the Southside taps into his inner romantic on his newest single
A spacey R&B jam from the Indonesian MC
Miss Ko, RayRay, 7LING & Majin turned the party out
Love for the King of Pop reaches the Land of the Rising Sun
The Disney+ movie helps inspire people to get into Hip Hop
Taken off the South Korean MC’s latest EP of the same name
The 2020 incident had to do with throwing cherry bombs at the Prime Minister’s residence
The Malaysian MC drops the first taste of an upcoming eight-track project
A brilliant cross-country collaboration that is sure to tear up any club
The hilarious single is an ode to Malaysia’s beautiful state of Penang
The South Korean MC spits with a controlled frenzy
It’s the American remix to her viral hit earlier this year
The two Hiroshima MCs go hard on an 808-heavy beat
The party is so good, they never say who the DJs are
5 languages are used on this hook for this burner
They performed two tracks in ‘Bulldozer’ & ‘No One Likes Us’
The Japanese sports drink has been around since the 1980s
The young MC trio link up for a brilliant collab
The competition is even tougher the second time around
The song is used in the Chinese trailer for the summer blockbuster
The lowkey tune features fellow Korean MC BILL STAX
The duo consists of a full-time comedian and part-time rapper and a full-time rapper and part-time c
The Japanese MCs played to a packed house in Taipei
Have you ever heard the Spirited Away soundtrack…on vinyl?
“Indian Hip Hop is incomplete without the mention of my name”
The South Korean MC drops a music video for the single off his latest album, BEIGE
The two Japanese MCs kill the Drill
The Filipino MCs aren’t going anywhere
What’s better than one duck? Two!
What happens when two of Kaohsiung’s dopest MCs have a hotel party with the XL Army?
The fly track is filled with 90’s references
Jonita’s enchanting voice is the yin to DIVINE’s Hip Hop yang
The Vietnamese MC’s grind is no joke
Smooth & groovy all the way with a 9-piece band
Who wants to see some amazing Japanese Hip Hop in HK?
The Hype Train MC addresses all the heartbreaks of getting over relationships
The intergenerational Asian Hip Hop superstar combination on The Rap of China gives all the chills
Bohan has never been one to be satisfied
The Vietnamese trio teams up with Budweiser for an EDM banger
The 2 Japanese MCs take no prisoners
The song is the lead single to his upcoming EP, DEMO
Don’t underestimate the swag of smaller people
4 MCs on a couch with drinks in hand & a lot of spitting going on
The duo goes on a lyrical frenzy
The artist will bring 23 paintings & sculptures made in the past 2 years
The Taiwanese MC started from the bottom now he’s got the Midas touch
A whole lotta cash, a whole lotta drip & a whole lotta bars about them
The Vietnamese trio delivers hard-hitting bars & fiery flows over a Grungy breakbeat
The song produced by Zulu Nation’s DJ Yutaka rocks the planet
A banging collab of young kings doing their thing
The dancers represented Malaysia & Vietnam
The Thai MC spits straight off the dome on this cut
You might not make it to the emergency room, but it’ll be a hell of a ride
The song sounds like it’s straight out of a Sci-Fi movie
Sometimes the beat & the raps are so good a chorus is unnecessary
The MC & beatmaker’s latest single goes back to basics
The boys from the ghetto drop an anthemic heater
The competition was held in Mumbai & had big repercussions for the 2024 Olympics
The legendary MC wants to inspire a new generation of MCs
Featuring Vietnamese artists Coldzy, Kimmese, Binz & more
And they don’t need to be all up in your face about it
Agust D is the first Asian artist to reach number 1 on Billboard’s Top Rap Albums chart
The festival has added an extra day of madness
The Hong Kong MC blends elements of R&B, Hip Hop & Dance music
“Let the song represent the people who don't kill your brothers, don't sue you, and don't sell out y ...
Got Guinness? Trust that Malaysia’s K-Town Clan will be there
The counterfeiter’s companies must pay the artist nearly US$1 million
Thailand has been under the rule of the military for nearly a decade
A mellow posse cut from some of the best talent in Korean Hip Hop
Featuring Paul Blanco, Chillin Homie, BE’O & The Quiett
This is the lead track from his album Fox and the City
The Japanese MC rocks Jagermeister gear for his bars on ‘First Take’
A glorious Belgian & Indian link up
DJ Kool Herc gets a special nod as well
Sometimes the best videos don’t answer all the questions
A Hip Pop anthem that celebrates the party life
The whirlwind tour hits Hong Kong, Shanghai & Taipei on the first weekend in June
The Vietnamese MC is pushing music out at an unrivaled pace
The EP feels like it could have been released in the 1990s & now
This track marks the first time the two MCs have collaborated
The ex-Fugees rapper is facing 20 years in jail
This Blue-driven joint is an incredibly infectious listen
His new song an homage to Mongolian hoops legend
The 2 winners head to Paris for the BC One World finals in October
Now he’s hitting the road with his North American Magic Man tour
The only thing that separates the Thai rappers from the Backstreet Boys is a ski mask
The ‘Best Friend’ rapper is one-quarter Filipina
And we've got the pics to prove it
There is a lot of heat on the South Korean streets
A 2-story Dream Rabbit is sure to bring in customers
The award-winning producer teams up with Fleeky Bang for 7 tracks of fire
15 people died & over 500 were injured at the Color Play Asia event in 2015
Vanthan plays all the instruments on the track
The off-kilter Korean outfit goes full-on Wong Kar-wai
AP Alchemy’s newest single following their compilation album in March
It’s the first single he’s dropped since 2022’s ‘Satu Malam di Temasek’
The track features Burna Boy rapping & Steel Banglez on the beat
The Chinese MC is hitting Hong Kong, KL & Bangkok
Has MARK finally learned to cook an egg after being roasted online?
Suhf, Rex, Gummy B, & DJ Mr. Skin’s Mandarin Homework are also feature attractions
Rolling Loud Thailand is making some lineup changes
Thailand & Japan stand up
The MC took the crown in front of a sold-out crowd
Four 3-day passes are available for Asia’s biggest Hip Hop event ever
This is the third single off Nino’s Hall of Fame album
The Asian sounds & Hip Hop beats blend perfectly
Straight outta Tamil Nadu
All you have to do is drop a freestyle
This sparked a rallying cry through copycat painters
‘These rappers smoke too much damn weed,’ said the health minister
The track features THAOWANZ, 1LIFE & P6ICK
Greatest Work of Art was number one on the Global Album Sales Chart
Featuring fellow Japanese MCs Gypsy Well & K-nice
Lin-Manuel Miranda announced the great news
Swings, MASON HOME, Raf Sandou, 김상민그는감히전설이라고할수있다 & 율음 rock it out
He works with producer Karan Kanchan on the track
Jaded & Balming Tiger packed Cheer Up Charlies for 12 hours with 18 artists
Clockenflap reiterates that it will continue to operate independently
What a wild ride it’s been so far…and we’re just getting started
The Japanese MC is going to make you smile
A boisterous & infectious offering from the 2 Filipino Hip Hop collectives
The roulette of Rap verses on ‘TIKTOKIN’ is a never-ending string of energy
Hoodies, tote bags & travel cups are available only in China
The latest single from DJ RYOW’s album I Have A Dream
The Chinese artist is famous for flipping off historic landmarks
The Taiwanese MC has been inspired by NBA star Derrick Rose
This is the Thai rapper’s eighth single of the year
One of the stops on his 16-date world tour is not happening
Not just any coffee, it’s Indonesian coffee
Malaysia’s SonaOne, SXPH, MC Syze, Singapore’s ShiGGa Shay & Thailand’s Big Calo are also featured
LiFTED was there to cover it all
The mixtape follows the Japanese rapper’s 2021 album Kusabi
The event was hosted by HIPHOPPLAYA & HIPHOPLE
2 Pai Meis gets busy behind the controller & much more
But first, she has her sights on gold at the Southeast Asian Games in May
Who would’ve thought this could happen?
This three-way Vietnamese collab is rocketing up the charts
Edison Chen & Harry Wang call the collab CLOTEZ
The cross-straight collab is just what March needs
The two MCs team up for a hypnotic 3-minute ride
Punjabi chill for the win
The border-crossing single marks Yonnyboii’s first release of 2023
20 Asian acts will be taking over Cheer Up Charlies in Austin, Texas
It’s the Malaysian girl group’s first release of 2023
The Goa-born MC is joined by Gravity, Pratika, Muhfaad, Hashtag Preeti, Neerajomatic & MC Mahila
The Filipino-American MC collaborates with Jabbawockeez CEO Phil Tayag
The US rapper will be joined by NICKTHEREAL, Tyson Yoshi & MC Cheung
The bouncy single was produced & co-written by Jay Park
Afrobeats & Amapiano-like beats are going to be heating up Hip Hop in 2023
The Asian-American duo make their feelings clear on this track
The turn up is real in Kaohsiung
Another mellow Trap banger from the Thai star
There may be trouble if this drops in a packed club
The home of BTS now owns the rights to Migos, Lil Baby & Lil Yachty songs
The duo are calm & collected as they deliver a brilliant performance
"We created history, remained real & repped Hip Hop on national TV”
The legends are going to show Hong Kong the grimy side of New York Hip Hop
It’s the Japanese producer’s latest release in his 20-year career
LiFTED goes behind the scenes with photographer Ainsley Myles for the scoop
An all-star lineup from the Land of Smiles
Infectious beats with a whole lot of groove
The single is slated to be part of an album to be released in 2023
Balming Tiger also brings their genreless style to Japan
The Filipino rapper is joined by fellow MC YVNG PE$O
This is not the first time that the Korean MC has been in trouble with the law
The Hong Kong MC is one to watch for in 2023
The 19-track album takes listeners wherever they want to go
The Japanese MC is promoting his new album King of Everything
This creative grant helps the South Korean artist shoot the visual for her next single
The Japanese girl group is coming into the new year in fine form
He’ll play August 19 in Osaka & August 20 in Tokyo
“You hear us in the streets”
The 6 MC crew loves switching up their sounds
The show & afterparty are must-see live performances
2 live performances & 6 awards for the mega-star
The police are working with nightlife venues to make things safer for everyone
The South Korean duo has created a dancefloor smasher
This is not the first time that the elderly women have picked up the mic
16 never before seen art pieces plus much more
The music fest will be hosted July 28-30
“I’m Jackson Wang from China. This is my home country.”
It’s a breezy & feel-good cut
The collection comes in the form of sweatshirts, hoodies & T-shirts
After taking a year off music, she’s back with a scathing banger
The MC dropped the track he was eliminated with on MTV’s The Rappers
One of Vietnam’s finest MCs starts 2023 off with real talk
The MC released a song on the 9th anniversary of a worker’s protest
Be on the lookout for 1300, Seachains, Balming Tiger & Lee Young-ji
South Asia is coming hard into 2023 hard
The Vietnamese duo is back touting chemistry & consistency
The London Design Museum’s exhibition is open until March 5
The Korean MC heads to North America and Asia in the first three months of 2023
The Thai MC has shown consistency all year
She is now the first-ever female MC to win the competition
The commercial is blowing up in Hong Kong with nearly 2 million views
The collab is boiling hot
This is the first time breakdancing has been part of the public education system
It’s the Korean rapper’s 5th release of 2022
The new Vans Slip-Ons come in 3 colorways
“Keep fighting. Keep winning.”
The Singaporean MC also releases music under the alias of Rajeshkumarthegod & helms Nafsu
Jägermeister creative grant provides the mic to make hits
Do you want the top-tier producer’s Midas touch in your house or studio?
Everyone wants to look fresh for Lunar New Year 2023
Timbaland & Swizz Beatz’s battle expands globally to India on December 22
The limited-edition collab includes hoodies, T-shirts & bandanas
Asia's first Rolling Loud will have two stages
The track was produced by ALYPH
The celebrity DJ committed suicide in a hotel room
“When it’s time for me to aim, I won’t miss a shot”
The New York-based MC is wrapping up his year nicely
It would be the first time the rapper performs in Thailand
The 20-year-old Thai rapper is just getting started
The pieces are described as a “playlist of love songs to our fans”
The graffiti legend is working with hospitality brand Potato Head
Takashi Murakami credits Post Malone’s music for helping him get through the pandemic
The Japanese Rap posse says goodbye to their 6 years as a group
Two out of the 10 contestants are from Japan
Look out world because you are about to be blown away
The Chinese-Canadian was also fined US$84 million for tax evasion
Flow G is everywhere
The Mongolian rapper predicted this back in May
KOOOLA City, B. KOOOLA KOOOLA City, B.
The biggest dreams face the hardest challenges
It has just started & the World Cup is impossible to ignore
The collab between Taiwan & Malaysia is strong
The world’s most visited museum makes a permanent home in China
The exhibition will run from November 17 to November 22 at Ho Chi Minh City’s Museum of Fine Arts
The Hype Train duo goes all the way Disco
LiFTED predicts the winners
The governor wants more space for street dancers & a Bangkok Cup breaking tournament
Filipino time in full effect
The track was released through 88rising & Mike WiLL Made-It’s Ear Drummer Records
Hong Kong’s much-loved eclectic music festival returns in March 2023
“She fell in love with a McRib”
The AI can make personalized rhymes
“Only difference now, they know I’m really top”
The farmer-slash-rapper becomes a sensation overnight in China
The two Hip Hop superstars will be joined by Edda Hayes & Louis Leibfried
Comedy meets Malaysian Rap royalty
Korea has started a week-long period of mourning
OG Makk, Topakk, Playboy Baby & the Tu$ Brother$ come with it
She’s pushing her fans to be themselves
Panda Panda Panda Panda Panda Panda
This is huge for Asian Hip Hop
“The bombing is not a surprise, but this mass killing is shocking.”
The Japanese Hip Hop Reggae queen’s track drops October 28
The single features Vietnamese rappers Blacka, Hale, Mai Âm Nhạc, B-Wine & Dickator
MILLI, Joey Boy & others were supposed to perform
The stank-face is in order
The single is a sequel to his 2021 album Indo Kid
Just try not to be happy after listening to the jam by the Swiss-Tamil rapper
Football is on everyone’s mind
“They claim Asians all look the same. Huh? Is you stupid or is you lame?”
She nonchalantly spits her rhymes in one-take video in Manila
Videos & stills from his recent tour
The 2022 Jive-Super Live Festival is not happy
The illustrator started having chest pains on his way to attend New York Comic Con
GEMINI & Mirani’s ‘Rollin’ is the first release under Jay Park’s advisory
The Filipino OG puts out a song with his 44 bars collaborators
“It’s palpable that my music is synonymous with the hustle and Singapore street culture”
Special pics from a special night celebrating ASEAN Hip Hop culture
A passionate offering for listeners to take in
Adding some Hindi Hip Hop flavor into the mix
It also includes a special guest appearance by Zedd
The Mongolian Hip Hop don drops an all-English burner
More shows to be announced soon
The band has been a touring juggernaut this year
The rap cypher series has seen some of the best in South East Asia spitting hot 16s
The boisterous Hong Kong cypher is thoroughly enjoyable
The world’s most provocative street artist will show 150 works at MOCA Bangkok
Rich Brian, Warren Hue, Jackson Wang, Joji & others to perform
The luxury brand has reimagined the inside & outside of the boat
The heavyweight lineup in Singapore includes Joe Flizzow, DABOYWAY, Yung Raja & more
YoungOhm, Thaitanium, FIIXED, 1MILL & Memphis Bleek all joined in
NIGO’s VINTAGE ARCHIVE goes on exhibit in Tokyo
The Southeast Asian tour follows dates in Australia
The R&B star is due to play in India, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand & Japan
Win a DADDYBOY® 2022 towel and a Freakjesus NFT celebrating Ser Wong Fun
These pressing plants do great work & produce affordable records
The Asian Hip Hop stars join the likes of Drake, Jack Harlow, and Megan Thee Stallion
The album has 10 genres of music in 7 languages
The collection consists of 9 T-shirts & an embroidered kimono
The special editions are 100% & 400% BE@RBRICKs
Feel-good vibes all day with this one
Do you have what it takes to be Taiwan’s biggest rapper?
India will host 40 acts on 4 stages over 2 days in January
The best home studio vocal mics for producers & artists
Relive the excitement of last weekend’s festival here
The brooding track is from Asiatic.wav Vol.2
The hyperactive Twerk jam is the first single off their sophomore album
Billboard enters the Chinese market
The Indonesian singer-songwriter is out with COVID-19
Is the way to a ladies' heart through a rap song?
The 3-day OFFLINE ONLY exhibition is in Seoul from August 19
Go behind the scenes on a quest to make the Taiwan Olympic breakdancing team
It’s the second single off the Malaysian rapper’s upcoming album
“Doing bad things but it feels so good”
The SPARKLES - MUDANCE concept store will be in Singapore until the end of August
JB wins big at the city’s first-ever Hip Hop awards
She’s the first-ever Chinese dancer to win a breaking championship
The DJs step out of their comfort zone & create a dope cypher
The blaze was put out after three hours
Japanese teens take 5 of 6 women’s skateboarding medals
88rising brings their massive festival to Jakarta on December 3 & 4
ESports are taking over
Watch his full headlining set here
Sunway Lagoon turns into a huge concert venue this September
Each time the Indonesian MC puts out something, we can’t wait to see what’s next
The Mongolian superstar isn’t letting anyone or anything hold her back
After finishing in Miami, the huge Hip Hop festival announced a Thailand date in 2023
The United Nations has condemned the act as “cruel”
This East-West collab is the first between the two iconic brands
The King of Mandopop is back to shake things up
The Vietnamese-American rapper & multi-instrumentalist is taking his Lo-Fi sounds on the road
This is a well-rounded musical camp for anyone who wants into get in the game
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