Dwagie

Tseng Kuan-jung (

Taiwanese in his performances. His first solo album, Lotus from the Tongue (舌粲蓮花, 2002), was billed as the first full rap album in the Chinese-speaking world.^[1] He has also collaborated with fellow rapper MC HotDog

.

Outside of the hip hop scene he is best known for his best-selling single, "Taiwan Song", which projects an unapologetic Taiwanese assertiveness. The title is a playful pun on the Mandarin word for "ode" (頌, pinyin: sòng), which also sounds like a Taiwanese word for "feeling good" (爽, POJ: sóng), as well as the English word "song".^[1]

The 8 March 2004 Asian issue of

trap, neuter, release programs in Taiwan, and has collaborated with others, such as Lotus Wang [zh], Yang Lie, and Su Tseng-chang, to film public service announcements on stray cats, in DVD and online form.^[4]

In 2014, he collaborated with Nas on the track "Refuse to Listen". In 2016, he collaborated with Raekwon of Wu-Tang Clan on the track "Words to Trump".^[5]

See also

Taiwanese hip hop

References

^ ^a ^b Yen, William (28 June 2019). "Taiwanese hip hop star an activist on mic". Central News Agency. Retrieved 29 June 2019. Republished as "Feature: Rapper Dwagie explains role of activism in his work". Taipei Times. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

^ Andrew Perrin Tungkang (3 March 2005). "What Taiwan Wants". Time. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

^ 探索頻道 Discovery謎樣台南介紹人人有功練大支今晩9點首播!! Archived July 4, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

^ Lin, Chiao-lien; Pan, Jason (28 June 2013). "Feature: Rapper Dog-G has a soft spot for strays". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 July 2019.

^ Yen, William (2 July 2019). "Feature: Rapper Dwagie explains role of activism in his work". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

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[ftw-1] Yen, William (28 June 2019). "Taiwanese hip hop star an activist on mic". Central News Agency. Retrieved 29 June 2019. Republished as "Feature: Rapper Dwagie explains role of activism in his work". Taipei Times. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

[2] Andrew Perrin Tungkang (3 March 2005). "What Taiwan Wants". Time. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

[3] 探索頻道 Discovery謎樣台南介紹人人有功練大支今晩9點首播!! Archived July 4, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

[4] Lin, Chiao-lien; Pan, Jason (28 June 2013). "Feature: Rapper Dog-G has a soft spot for strays". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 July 2019.

[5] Yen, William (2 July 2019). "Feature: Rapper Dwagie explains role of activism in his work". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

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