SINGAPORE – Home-grown rapper Shigga Shay is no stranger to big shows in Singapore, having done events such as National Day Parades.
In the 1½-minute clip, Shigga is seen rapping an a cappella verse in Mandarin and English in front of two judges, Taiwanese hip-hop artistes MC HotDog and Chang Chen-yue. Both judges praised his performance, highlighting the clarity of his delivery and lyrics, which were about his journey as a rapper.features Chinese rappers who are based outside China, Shigga says he is the only contestant this season who is a foreigner and does not hold a Chinese passport.
Featuring verses in Hokkien about the pursuit of excellence, it was officially released as a single on May 8. Filming for The Rap Of China started in March and, since then, he has been shuttling regularly between Singapore and Chinese city Wuxi.