After hearing this, Ah Can explained with a smile: "These street performers with a semi-begging nature must obtain a legal license, and people like this old seal are licensed, and there are regulations on the place of performance, otherwise someone will ban them." ”

"Lao Yin, you tell them to be careful that someone accuses you of racism. Xiao Peng said with a smile.

Ah Chan laughed and said, "Brother Xiao, if you follow what you say, Los Angeles is racially discriminatory anytime and anywhere. In Los Angeles, white people are considered a minority, this is the world of Lao Mo, and the people of the United States have this saying, Los Angeles is the 'Los Angeles of Mexico', and half of the population here is Mexican. ”

Xiao Peng looked left and right: "Then why don't you see Mexicans here?"

It's no wonder that Xiao Peng is strange that most of the people on the streets of Santa Monica are white, and as for Mexicans and blacks, there are not as many Chinese as 。。。。。。

Ah Chan explained: "People who come to play in places like this are rich people, although Lao Mo says that there are many people, but there is little money, isn't it? And the people who go shopping here, except for the white people, that is, the Chinese, who makes the Chinese rich now. ”

Xiao Peng saw a large group of people around, forming a circle, and cheers kept coming: "What are you doing over there?"

Ah Can shook his head: "I don't know." ”

"Let's go, let's see. Xiao Peng went to join in the fun, and only after passing over did he understand that it was originally holding a RAP BATTLE, commonly known as: rap battle.

AS ONE OF THE ORIGINS OF WEST COAST RAP, LOS ANGELES' RAP CULTURE IS PARTICULARLY STRIKING, IN THE HIP-HOP WORLD, THIS IS NOT JUST A GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISION, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST COAST RAP IS THEIR DIFFERENT STYLES AND CONTENT, WEST COAST RAP USES A MORE FUNKY UNIQUE RHYTHM, SUPPORTERS FLOW MELODIC TUNES, AND WEST COAST RAPPERS ARE ALSO THE FIRST TO PUT ' GANGSTER' CULTURE BROUGHT TO THE FOREFRONT OF HIP-HOP CULTURE, AND RAP CULTURE IS ARGUABLY PART OF BLACK CULTURE IN LOS ANGELES, AND ALTHOUGH THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN EAST AND WEST COAST RAP BEGAN TO FADE AS HIP-HOP EVOLVED, LOS ANGELES STILL RETAINS A DISTINCTLY WEST COAST SYSTEM.

The so-called rap battle is a competition that tests the rapper's ability, the two sides take turns rapping, attacking each other with lyrics, and the audience cheers for whoever wins, and the spirit of rap battle is still based on improvisation and free creation. Almost all big-name rap stars started on stage through rap battles, such as Eminem and JAY-Z.

Speaking of rap battles, I have to mention one more person: Ouyang Jing.

This Miami-born Chinese kid is a master of rap battles, and once won the rap duel championship in the famous rap show "106 PARK" for seven consecutive weeks. Since then, he has entered the Stars and Stripes rap circle, and his album ranked 54th on the Stars and Stripes Billboard's 'Top 200 Album Rankings', becoming the first Asian American to appear on this chart, and also becoming the first Chinese rapper to rap on MTV. He is known in the rap circle for his sharp lyrics and humorous irony.

However, Xiao Peng's interest in this art form is still average, and he was not interested at first because he didn't understand English and couldn't hear the artistic conception in the lyrics. Later, I moved English and found out that it turned out that this was two people scolding each other with music, and I just scolded you after you scolded me. Well, put it in Huaxia, you go to a vegetable market and squat, if you see two aunts scolding the street, that rich vocabulary can beat any rap star in the world in minutes.

Of course, there is another reason, there are rules for rap battles, by turning a water bottle or throwing a coin to determine who attacked the other party first, after attacking for 45 seconds, the attacked person should start to fight back according to the content of the attacker, you can't talk nonsense, but Aunt Huaxia doesn't care about these, they are all scolding, and their ears will automatically block the other party's swearing。。。。。。

It's still more lively to watch Aunt Huaxia scolding the street!

Xiao Peng saw that this was a group of young people holding a rap battle, which was also a kind of street performer, but it was a pure hobby street artist who did not accept donations.

For such street performers, the management is completely open-minded. For example, in Peanut Bean Square Park in New York City, if you are a semi-begging street performer, you can't get close to a monument or a fountain within 50 feet of the performance, but there is no charge for singers, the park will take a welcoming attitude, welcome them to perform under the monument or by the fountain, many singers who have just debuted, in order to increase their fame, will use this method to attract attention.

The same should be true for these young people, otherwise they wouldn't have had a rap showdown in the busiest part of Santa Monica Third Street.

But in any case, these young people are still very powerful, and there are more and more onlookers, and the cheers are continuous.

Xiao Peng looked at it for a while, felt bored, and just squeezed out of the crowd, he heard someone call him: "Hi, Xiao." ”

"Who?" Xiao Peng followed the prestige and saw Eminem leaning in front of a small red car. "Eminem, why are you here?"

Eminem laughed, "I'm here to visit a friend, why are you here?"

Xiao Peng said: "I'll take my children to play here." Wow, you're so cool! What kind of car is this? I've never seen it before. ”

The car behind Eminem is indeed very mysterious, full of streamlining, it is trendy, it also uses hidden lights that have not been seen for many years, the kind that jumps out when driving, because there will be a blind spot in the rear when this kind of light is turned on, plus an increase in drag coefficient, so few cars now use this kind of lights. But let's talk about it as a classic car, and the streamlining of this car is too beautiful. With a single door and a streamlined appearance, it looks more like a red rocket.

Eminem smiled: "This car is really uncommon。。。。。。 Before Eminem finished speaking, a rough voice came from behind: "Of course, the 67-year-old Corvette L88, a total of 20 production cars in existence, the auction price is as high as 400 US dollars, and those who spend money to buy this car are all rich people who have money and no place to spend." ”

Eminem didn't reply: "Are you embarrassed to say me? Your 64-year-old GT40 is almost up to my two, right?"

After speaking, Eminem and the visitor hugged each other.

Where did Humpty Dumpty come from? It looks like Eminem and he still have a good relationship, but it looks a little familiar, especially the beard and eyebrows, which are neatly repaired and full of personality.

Eminem introduced to Xiao Peng: "Xiao, come, let me introduce you to a friend of mine." ”

Xiao Peng looks like a person, not tall, in his early 170s, very strong, this is why he looks slightly fat, with a big beard, and his eyebrows are very individual. Wearing a black T-shirt and a baseball cap, he looks very young, and when he looks at his face, it has nothing to do with being young, Xiao Peng thought for a long time, yes, this person really knows: "Escuber?"

Eminem said, "Oh, you know him." Escuber, let me introduce, this is my Huaxia friend Xiao Peng. Recently arrived in the Stars and Stripes. ”

Xiao Peng nodded and shook hands with Escuber: "Nice to meet you, Escuber. ”

Escober was also very happy: "Actually, I know you, I've read the newspapers, you just broke the world sailing record, didn't you?" But I really didn't expect that there were people in China who knew me, Xiao, have you heard my songs?"

Xiao Peng said: "Yes, the famous one. A', a gangster rap legend rap group. But since you and 'Dr. Drew' left'. A', their later songs are not interesting. ”

"Haha, Xiao, I can't see it, you're still an old rap fan, you actually know what happened more than 20 years ago? It doesn't look like you're too old, have you heard the song after I flew solo? How do you feel?" Hearing Xiao Peng's words, Escuber was very happy. A'Rap group, that's close to the old yellow calendar of 30 years ago.

‘. A' is a West Coast rap group born in 1986, whose name means: 'with a point of view', first formed by Eazy-E and 'Dr. Drew' and Escubber, whose gang rap style has swept the country and has sold several platinum albums. But because of the radical content of the lyrics, which advocate violence and conflict, they have been boycotted by most mainstream radio stations, and even the FBI and police have publicly criticized their songs. But this does not affect'. A's album sales.

But the good times didn't last long, first Escuber because of and '. A's broker had a financial dispute and withdrew'. A', and then Dr. Drew quit for similar reasons, and that's it,'. A'The three elders left at once, and the rest of Easy-E was still struggling to hold on'. It wasn't until '94 that Easy-E finally decided to break with his agent, a move that was supported by Escuber and Dr. Drew, and the three began to discuss'. A's restructuring and album production issues.

Unfortunately, at this critical moment, Easy-E died of AIDS. A' never returned to his former glory, and from then on, Dr. Drew began his career as a musician, and a few years later, unearthed rap superstar Eminem.

And Escuber, his reputation as an actor is much louder than his reputation as a singer after he flew solo. In "Extreme Agent 2" starring him and "Extreme Agent 3" in which he cameo, the small eyebrows are very eye-catching.

Now more people know him through Hollywood movies and think he is a professional actor.

In fact, he has a very high rank in the rap circle of the Stars and Stripes, and he is an out-and-out '(Lao Paoer)', and his status in the rivers and lakes is very high!

Speaking of which, Eminem still calls him uncle。。。。。。