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Chapter 118 The Breathtaking 15 Seconds, the Ultimate Tail Kill [25 Updates]

The entire song has no other meaning or theme to express; it only follows one route: showing off skills!

Yes, that's right, it's all about showing off skills!

That complex and varied flow is different from Xia Shen's well-known talk flow.

This is also the point of criticism Xia Shen receives the most. Many people say that he sings whatever he dreams about and maintains this sleep-talking rhythm, without any technical skill whatsoever.

That's why it's called Dreamy Rap.

Although those who truly understand the art can hear and comprehend it, it's actually Xia Shen's unhurried, storytelling-like flow that's not easy to sing well; that kind of rhythm is difficult for most people to achieve.

And it has to maintain that magical feeling.

If it really didn't involve any technical skill, it wouldn't have this kind of magical quality.

This can be seen from "Nocturne" and "Compendium of Materia Medica".

"Great Ambitions" and "Wealth from All Directions/Cause and Effect" are talk flow pieces, but "Nocturne" and "Compendium of Materia Medica" are not, right?
But they still had something to say, and Xia Shen was still criticized for his unclear pronunciation, as if he had gold in his mouth.

No matter how much you explain to them that this is a concept and expression of Mumble Rap, they still won't listen.

Then came "A Laughter in the Vast Sea" and "The Ascetic Monk." Xia Shen sang them in Southwestern Mandarin, using the dialect of the Sichuan and Chongqing regions. In their mouths, it became a folk song, rustic and not international at all.

At that time, Zhang Chang understood that Xia Shen's biggest mistake was that these songs were sung in Chinese. The mistake was that the song titles were in Chinese, and Xia Shen's nationality was Chinese.

However, only Zhang Chang knew very well that Xia Shen's ability to showcase so many styles and flows in one album was impossible without technical skill; it was, in fact, a manifestation of technical prowess.

But as the saying goes, prejudices in people's hearts are like a mountain; it's very difficult to change people's preconceived notions about you.

Even now, he hears this song, "Rap God".

That should be clear enough, right?
It's purely a display of technical skill, and the lyrics are written around breaking down doubts.

Didn't you say I wasn't worthy of being called the god of rap?
Then I'll show you right now!
In this song, Xia Shen reveals a different side of herself, one that is completely different from what people usually perceive her to be.

Whether it's the rapidly moving lips or the flow that changes almost every bar.

To put it simply, it was incredibly smooth and effortless!
The lyrics are also very simple and straightforward. Translated into Chinese, the general meaning is:
“You say I’m not worthy, but in the entire country of China, I’m the only one who has made a fortune through rapping.”

While making a living, this song also became incredibly popular.

Yes, people keep saying Xia Shen is unworthy and criticizing him, but his fans have elevated him to the status of a rap god, which has made a lot of people anxious.

It seemed as if they were afraid that Xia Shen would actually wear this title.

Overnight, Xia Shen went from being the shining star of Chinese rap to a pariah in the industry.

Even Zhang Chang, an observer, couldn't understand what these people were in such a hurry for.
Does that mean that if Xia Shen doesn't wear this title, they can replace him as the god of Chinese rap?
But do they have Xia Shen's achievements and sales? He is indeed the only person in the entire Chinese country whose works have been exported overseas.

For example, right now, his songs are being recommended to foreigners, even though he's far away in Los Santos, in a foreign land.

How many people can do that?
"Awesome!" Zhang Chang exclaimed.

He also started swaying to the rhythm.

This song is quite long, just over six minutes, and it's different from most rap music currently on the market.

The market is changing, and people and the market are finding it increasingly difficult to accept works that are too long.

This is not only reflected in rap music, but rap music simply takes this subtraction to an extreme.

Nowadays, many works are only three minutes long or even two minutes long.

Even just over a minute!

For example, Xia Shen himself, whose previous work, "Great Ambitions," was only one and a half minutes long.

Many works are only two minutes long.

The song he's listening to now, six minutes long, is almost impossible to exist in this era.

But it was at this very moment that he saw it.

This was destined to be a jaw-dropping six minutes, because until now, he hadn't heard any repetition of flow in the song except for the hook.

The whole song was like ocean waves, crashing against his heart.

The lyrics are simple, direct, and powerful, combining insults with wordplay.

Moreover, it uses many wordplay puns and even elements purely from American culture.

These are things that most people would find hard to understand, yet they appeared in Xia Shen's song.

For example, this is what he's hearing now.

"How could I not blow? All I do is drop F-bombs, feel my wrath of attack,!"

How could I not become a sensation? And all I have to do is unleash the F-bomb, brimming with my fury [hinting at the chubby little boy].

In berserk mode, the character hurls insults while also throwing in a hellish joke.

"Rappers are having a rough time period, here's a Maxi-Pad!"

So rappers' "those days" aren't so easy, like a large sanitary pad [period is a metaphor for menstruation, implying that the group he's referring to are all women].

"It's actually disastrously bad for the wack."

This is a Shakespearean tragedy for those scumbags [their ending is usually terrible, they might even be dismembered].

It even directly referenced the cover of GTE's diss track, featuring the image of Xia Shen's dismembered portrait!

He's completely numb! Zhang Chang is totally numb!
Although he didn't know what Xia Shen's profile picture was, it was actually quite ridiculous. As a fan, he actually felt a sense of satisfaction seeing that big blob of yellow being dismembered.

He had disliked that yellowish-brown color for a long time, and he didn't know where Xia Shen had found such a genius to draw his portrait.

But this response is tantamount to saying, "You messed with me? You can only dismember that big lump of yellow precious stuff, but I can dismember you yourself."

Each paragraph consists of three sentences, and every sentence features wordplay and a punchline!

How should I put it? The punchline has never stopped.

too strong.

"Perhaps everyone has been deceived by Xia Shen," Zhang Chang murmured.

After all, the producer and singer of Tang Song has always given the impression of making a lot of money quietly through some shady things, without any pursuit of music.

Everyone thinks this kind of person has nothing of substance. But when he finally explodes, it's like now.

Holy crap, that's ridiculously strong.

Technically speaking, based on what he's heard so far, this song is so good that it could easily defeat not only the few big names in the Chinese rap scene, but also the established American rappers.

This puzzled Zhang Chang: Is there such a serious generational gap in Hip Hop in China now? Can the skill gap be this large?

At the same time, he had to admit that a classically trained artist like Xia Shen would be a game-changer in the Chinese rap scene, where the average level of education is not high and the influence of music education is not strong.

Moreover, while everyone else relies on producers to create beats for them, Xia Shen doesn't need to rely on anyone else because he is a producer himself.

It's not just one thing that's arrogant and unreasonable, nor is it just one thing that's completely out of line.

It wasn't until four minutes in that the flow started to repeat and the tempo slowed down slightly.

This finally allowed Zhang Chang to breathe a sigh of relief.

Finally, even a god can't be this good. Maintaining this high-intensity output for six minutes straight will still result in some repetitive moments.

Actually, Xia Shen's ability to produce so much content continuously for four minutes without repeating anything is already quite impressive.

But at least he's still a human being.

I suppose the climax ends here; the next two minutes will probably be a slightly slower pace of expression.

For example, right now, the flow has slowed down to a level similar to a more intense talk flow.

It has a somewhat didactic tone.

However, just as he was thinking this, what he heard next made his pupils dilate in shock.

Such as now.

Xia Shen, dressed in pajamas and holding a glass of soy milk, sang.

"So SKYINDEEP went straight to the radio station the very next day."

So the next day, SKYINDEEP went straight to the radio station.
''Hey, GTE, I'mma kill you'',

He responded, "You motherfucker GTE, I'll fucking kill you."
"Lyrics coming at you at supersonic speed."

Sonic speed travels back to the present; listen carefully to how fast this speech is.

In this part, Xia Shen's speaking speed was actually quite slow, and the overall pace had slowed down.

Then, right there in the scene, Xia took a deep breath.

"Ah——, sama lamaa duma lamaa you assuming I'm a human, What I gotta do to get it through to you I'm superhuman"

"hiss--"

Zhang Chang immediately covered his head with his hands.

"Hou! Li! Crab!"

Xia Shen spoke rapidly, almost to the point of being suffocating.

It keeps going! It really keeps going! And there's no air vent.

The pace suddenly quickened.

He was listening nearby and felt like he was suffocating; he even felt like he needed to breathe.

A long string of highly aggressive words came out of his mouth. Although each word was spoken very quickly, you could understand what he was saying without any ambiguity.

Even now, he is kneeling.

It's not a slowdown at all; it's practically setting up a major move.

At that moment, he saw that Chinese rap had been completely turned upside down because of someone he shouldn't have messed with.

Furthermore, the title of "God of Chinese Rap" has finally been confirmed.

From this moment on, being anxious is useless, and being envious is also useless.

Everything is settled!

This song is the biggest response.

This full fifteen seconds of breathless passage is like a divine fifteen seconds, unstoppable and invincible.

Tell everyone that he made Tang Ge not because he only has the skill level of Tang Ge, but to give you a way out.

Didn't you say that being entirely in English means being international?
Why don't you try going to another country?
Don't you dislike listening to "God's Rap"?

Then let me hear this song, "Rap God".

If you refuse a toast offered politely, you'll have to suffer the consequences.

Hundreds of words in 15 seconds!
And you can even unleash a furious roar after that breath.

The professionally trained singer's mastery of breath control is completely outmatched by the amateur singer, seemingly telling everyone a lesson.

The "Romance in the Rain" duo, Zhou Yumeng is not the only one with singing skills, nor did Xia Shen become a producer because his singing skills were not good.

Rather, in addition to his excellent singing skills, he also possesses outstanding songwriting abilities.

Six minutes later, the song concludes with the final line, "Be a king? Think not—why be a king when you can be a God?"

Next, ascend the throne and become king? No way—why become king? You could be God!!

The song has come to an end!
Finally, Xia Shen looked at the camera, drank the soy milk in his hand without shaking it at all, then put down the soy milk cup, picked something up from the table, and threw it in front of the camera.

A complete DNA hair follicle test report.

All classes, all negative.

"Damn, that was a killer shot." Zhang Chang was speechless, completely stunned.

Xia Shen didn't say anything, but a song and a report seemed to say everything.

He also sensed that the Chinese rap scene was about to change.

(End of this chapter)