Do Asians like hip-hop, rap, and r&b music? If so, why?

Question

Are asian girls partial towards rap, hip hop, and R&B music? I'm especially curious because I have the impression that Asian girls are a lot more into hip hop music. I always thought Asian girls would be the last kind of people to like this kind of music because of swearing, materialism, and violence portrayed in the songs. However, I finding out that a lot of my Asian friends listen to rap, hip-hop, etc...
Are there any girls or boys out there that want to share the reasons? What are the popular songs/artists?

Answer 1

C'mon dude, these days EVERYONE is listening to Hip Hop, Rap, and R&B. If you've got an Asian radio station where you live, tune in, you'll even hear Asian R&B and rap songs and stuff.

I'm a black chick, living in Asia at the moment (so you can get a feel for where I'm coming from with this answer). When I go to the nightclubs here, it'll be the hip hop rooms that are fullest! And clubs that don't have multiple rooms will often alternate between hip hop and techno (not on the same night, of course).

And let me close with THIS: http://youtube.com/watch?v=dzUHPHJwZaE
That song's pretty dated now, but I use it to illustrate a point - one of the biggest Mandopop stars raps!

So yeah, Asian chicks are all over that kind of music, English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese - doesn't matter. Ooh, speaking of Japanese, did you catch the theme song for the Fast and the Furious sequel? Teriyaki Boys: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZCtqKWtE3YU). I know a lot of hip hop fans wouldn't call that hip hop, but hey, I'm from the Bronx and I say it counts. Anyhoo, hope all of that helps you wrap your head around what's blasting through radios in those genres here. I'm sure it's even more popular amongst Asian raised in say America or the UK, etc.

Answer 2

Im part asian and i listen to rap, i listen to rap cause i can relate to the words and i understand where the artist are coming from, i dont listen to most modern day rap just mostly old school because old school had meaning and most of todays rap is just retarted. I mostly listen to tupac, B.I.G, common, rakim, the game, eminem, run-D.M.C, 50 cent, N.W.A, Ice cubes and Dre

Answer 3

Rap is so popular now since the 90's it was little popular but now rap is big then any music now you see little kid want too be rapper now

Answer 4

OMG ARE YOU KIDDING i freaking LOVE hiphop/rap/r'n'b its my fav genre of music. i LOVE chris brwn and bow
alot of ppl are so suprised when they find out i like hiphop they think i like classical music or something... weird... but some of my fav hits:
we fly high (remix) jim jones/dipset....
make it rain fat joe feat lil wayne
you don't know eminem/cashis/50....
i luv it young jeezy
let's ride game
want you lloyd feat. lil wayne
hiphop is dead nas

Answer 5

depends what neighborhood they grow up in as teenagers and the type of schools they go to.

Answer 6

same as westerners - rebellion against peace-and-order values of their parents.

Answer 7

Values are going down the drain in America.