Introduction: Starting from "black fear", "Black Afraid Girl" brings together many female rappers with distinctive personal characteristics, exuding the current female charm and style at the same time, showing the new "she power" of the show.
Statement | Miki
After the so-called "first year of rap" in 2017, under the storm of rap programs, rap, a form of musical expression, slowly entered the public vision, the Chinese rap circle continued to expand, and the development of Chinese hiphop labels was also experiencing the integration of development from niche to public.
In the case of the continuous iterative development of various rap programs, Tencent Video Music's reality show "Black Afraid Girl" came out, and the program producer Wang Xinxuan once said: "This show must not be the black fear that everyone traditionally sees or understands, the rules are used to break, and the definition is used to reconstruct." ”
How do you break the rules? How do you refactor the definition?
The multi-faceted rapper outlines the young power,
Create group portraits of girls with their own characteristics
In the pilot film of "Black Afraid of Girls", the host Chen Xiaonan found 4 completely different girls to chat, one of which was Wang Aonan, who was about to graduate from his senior year.
Wang Aonan joined the rap music society by chance and began to formally contact rap. For her, every time she hears her voice after recording music, she is the happiest time. She can follow the established life route, but she prefers to give herself an explanation. She said, "After coming to this show, I found that I seemed to have hope. ”
"Most of the domestic rap male singers and male labels rarely see female rappers, so I want to give them a chance and platform directly." Regarding the reasons for producing this show, Wang Xinxuan said that "Black Afraid Of Girls" hopes to provide a platform for girls with rap ideals to grow up and learn. Here, it may not be that all the members of the opening are full of strength, but you can see the plasticity of every girl with ideas and attitudes, the love of black fear, and the growth.
They come from completely different places, their life backgrounds, their growth trajectories are also completely different, they are like streams, from different sources, because music comes together.
"Black Afraid Girl" uses the method of mutual selection between the label promoter and the member group to concentrate on 38 groups of black afraid girls with unique styles: both Wang Aonan, who first appeared on a large stage to perform, introduced himself to the "novice" who was nervous to incoherent, and Jinx Week played with various music festivals and was skilled in dealing with stage accidents; there were rock and roll, models, and two-dimensional, they could be cool and domineering, or they could be elegant, sweet and cute... Ma Siwei, a producer of the label, said, "This should be the first time in my life that I have seen so many girls who love rap."
The local young generation has become the core force of the Chinese music scene, and female rappers are a part of it that cannot be ignored. Before coming to "Black Afraid of Girls", Deng Ziqi did not know that hiphop girls can be so diverse, and the program further told everyone what the "Girls like us" in the mouth of this group of girls really means.
Jinx Zhou refused to become a puppet, with a song "I heard that you also want to sign me" to provide advice to beginners who have just entered the industry, do not rely on the external environment to position themselves, no one knows themselves better than themselves, to retain the characteristics, "no characteristics in this era is equal to non-existence." Cassian, who always maintains elegance, specially designed a unique shape for the performance, and the first singing of "Spicy" not only sang his own style, but also showed his attitude to hipop and life, and the scene received the respect of a group of female rappers...
"Black Afraid of Girls" breaks people's stereotypes of female rappers through a diverse, real, and distinct group portrait of girls, a group of girls who dare to show their individual attitudes, and all girls can do the same. As show Slogan: "Girls like us" – it's not the girls who give me meaning, it's me who gives meaning to girls.
Soft but not fragile,
A new cut and a new attitude to "her subject matter"
China's younger generation understands hiphop as both "respecting individuality and maintaining one's true self" and "expressing views and ideas to the fullest.". The uniqueness of rap compared to other songs is that the singer has a lot of views and attitudes to express, and the original intention of rapper lyrics is not to think about how popular it is, but to truly express themselves, express what they see and think.
This is also the differentiation of the show - focusing on the attitude and voice of women's perspectives.
"There are a lot of people who say that this is her variety show, but I don't define it, we hope that everyone can see the girls who like black and fear and see the real face of young people now from them." Wang Xinxuan said. In her opinion, the biggest feature of this show is the true attitude expression of young people.
In the pilot film, Bambi, who had experienced a period of confusion, did not come into contact with the production and creation of black fear music until 2018, only to find her true love, it was music that allowed her to understand and know herself in her own identity. "I'm so talented, I don't have to learn this stuff at all, as long as I hear music, I have something in my head." The frank and true attitude makes netizens call out "real and cute, confident and radiant".
In the work, the truth of these girls is also revealed everywhere, and this truth can be used in a light and soothing style, delicately poured out, or it can be positive after the accumulation of repression. Wang Aonan's debut show tells the doubts and mentality of his choice of music path, telling his musical dreams, "Is it a disease, why is it always obsessed with music; but I am firm, it makes me feel that the world is worth it"; Zhang Chenlei's "The Generation of Female Streams" starts from the experience of childhood, while confronting the concept of favoring sons over women, while telling people who once despised themselves, "Don't call me a female streamer, tear all the prejudice labels apart; don't call me a female streamer, and never be dominated by secular concepts." ”
"Our priority is how to make the show look good, and 'good look' is how to maximize the personality of these girls with attitudes and personalities." Wang Xinxuan said. Whether it is Wang Aonan, who deviates from the standard established life trajectory and runs to Wang Aonan, who truly longs for himself, or Wan Wenyan, who hopes that ordinary himself has an extraordinary life, or Bambi, who insists on loving and maintaining self-confidence. "Black Afraid Girl" not only focuses on the perspective of women, but also creates a firmer and more determined belief, which also means "dare" and "truth" from a multi-dimensional perspective.
This show is not so much presenting these "black afraid girls" who love music and play music, but rather a depiction and outline of the diverse appearances of today's girls. Because of this intentional advancement, "Girls like us" can find further tension in the show, and on the basis of "expressing the truth", the fresh attitude is another footnote to the young force.
From questioning the self to observing society,
"Black fear" has long been the meaning of the topic
Chinese culture is flourishing, and rap, as a circle culture that has developed rapidly in recent years, has vigorous vitality and innovation. The rap attitude has also expanded from the traditional concepts of rebellion, anger, dissatisfaction, and coolness to a broader pattern.
By closely caring for the industry ecology, "Black Afraid Girl" further excavates the deep value of the music category, jumps out of the mold, and transforms the perspective of attention from "the plight of urban women" to "the thoughts and expressions of diverse and three-dimensional young people", integrating more understanding of real life, observing society, and triggering the collision of multiple values.
Lin Fan's "No Time" was created in the confusion period of self-search, in the affirmation and encouragement of his peers, he decided not to be disturbed by the outside world's voices, and more firmly believed in his love for rap, stepping on the question to go up; Cassian used "Spicy Spicy" to sing his interpretation of "Hot Girl", not a person with a hot body and outstanding appearance in the traditional sense, as long as you have an attitude, you feel that you are a hot girl is a hot girl; rapper Yoshida Kaiyin from Japan looks petite and cute in appearance, but exports "fried field", The rap style and lyrics, which are very different from the appearance, break the stereotype of Japanese girls as "cute".
As in the pilot film, Chen Xiaonan said after a dialogue with several girls: "What you see is not a female rapper, in fact, you see all kinds of girls, that is, Girls like us, girls who want to find their most unique life, girls who want to express themselves with their own voices, girls who want to tap into their truest selves." ”
The era of creating dramatic tension with mutual diss has passed, and "Black Afraid Girl" looks at the real young people's thoughts under more diverse themes, listens to and presents the female voices of multiple angles and identities and multiple levels, rather than the floating, idealistic nihilistic slogans. For example, Zhang Chenlei, who has carved the brand of gender differences in her heart since she was a child, sang her appeal for equality between men and women, and she hopes to show the strength of girls through her own songs and her own actions. For example, the dirty who is about to debut in the performance, the inheritor who wants to be the inheritor of the culture of "Old School", and the DBZ bun that has always insisted on focusing on topics such as the human situation and the exploration of the human spirit...
"These girls are the ultimate individuals, they have their own unique expressions and pluralistic attitudes, many of their expressions are not related to themselves, but from their boundaries and perspectives." In Wang Xinxuan's view, with the recording of the program, the understanding of girls has been continuously increased, and if only the gender definition is narrow, "Here are real young people, the most vivid young state." ”
Going back to the beginning question, what exactly are they? What kind of variety show is this? If you can sincerely sigh after watching the show, "Heroes don't ask for provenance, black fear is the attitude", the answer may be self-evident.