GAI Zhou Yan sings 'Lotus' on Tianjin TV, how does he do with the combination of tradition and trend?

In my opinion, the combination of tradition and trend he has been doing very well. When he first started out on rap shows, he stood out by singing rap in Chongqing dialect. His reputation in the underground rap scene is very high, and he can be found in the strong style of the big brother, singing on stage in the style of his own school. He has a strong sense of humor, and his style on stage is unique. He focuses a lot on delivering traditional culture when he creates his work, and it's rare to see a combination of traditional culture and a fashionable style of music like rap, but I think he's done it.

And the hardest thing about his combination is that he's added dialect to the mix, which is almost unheard of in the original. Most of the songs you hear from rappers are sung in Mandarin. After he participated in a variety show and presented his work in Chongqing dialect, his singing in dialect slowly gained popularity. The way he sings is really very personal, and when he opens his mouth, everyone will be able to know who the song belongs to.

This is not the first time he's done this, but he's done it in his own way. Like everyone's favorite Cantonese songs, they were actually originally sung in Mandarin. Later, some Hong Kong celebrities found that when they sang songs in Cantonese dialect, it was more flavorful, so they changed the way they sang in this language, which made the Cantonese songs fire up.

Then GAI used Chongqing dialect to sing rap, which I think actually brought up a new trend in rap. The dialect itself is part of traditional culture, so this way of combining the dialect with the trend actually helps to promote the culture. In addition, he often talks about traditional culture in his lyrics, and I think he's been doing a good job of that.