Cover news reporter Li Yuxin
"In the past, you could still be plain when you went out, but now you can't do it, you have to 'take a bite out of it'." After returning to the university campus, Shi Xitong began to have some so-called "small troubles". Because walking on the stairs of the teaching building, occasionally some unknown students will look at her, and some will even come forward and gently ask: "Are you Shi Xitong?" ”
These subtle changes all come from the launch of a variety show, "Rap New Generation". This summer, Station B launched the first self-made rap music variety show, with a Douban score of 9.0, almost becoming the "uncrowned king" of word of mouth in the same broadcast music programs. On September 24, in the information released by the official Weibo of the @Rap New Generation, Shi Xitong won the weekly chart of the week with 307083 records cast by netizens, proving his super popularity among the contestants.
Shi Xitong
The "little cute new" in the rap industry, the two-dimensional girl, the signed artist of Long Tao Entertainment, the college student... In Shi Xitong's body, there are too many different identity labels. And this girl born in the millennium is also using her own works and behaviors to show the new expression of rap as a musical form, which bursts out in the "new generation".
"When the show's lead is the boss"
Without thick smoky makeup, shiny big gold chains, or the iconic dirty braids, Shi Xitong was still a "well-behaved girl" when he appeared in "Rap New Generation", with a refreshing ponytail, smiling with crooked eyes, and occasionally showing a hint of jerkiness and nervousness in front of the camera. What initially brought Shi Xitong a sense of nervousness was not only the premise of "the first time on the variety show", but also the "rap base manager" in the program - Huang Zitao.
At the beginning of 2020, Shi Xitong signed a contract with Longtao Entertainment and officially became a signed artist. In April of the same year, Shi Xitong participated in the interview of "Rap New Generation" and successfully passed. In July, the program "official announcement" Huang Zitao joined permanently, surprised in addition to netizens, as well as Shi Xitong. Because this also means that he and his boss will appear in the same variety show, and no matter how good or bad he is, he will be looked at by Huang Zitao.
"At that time, I didn't know that Huang Zitao would come to be a mentor, and I was really nervous when I first heard it." Recalling that when he first learned of this news, Shi Xitong was also lamenting "how can there be such a clever thing?" Perhaps due to this sense of tension, Shi Xitong made a mistake at the beginning of the battle battle in the second program, although the stage was adjusted and completed in time, but this performance, which she called "the first official stage in twenty years", could not help but leave regrets.
Unexpectedly, Huang Zitao did not show harsh emotions about her mistakes, but said generously: "Shi Xitong, an artist of my company, has made progress, and I am pleased with you." So later, this tension slowly transformed into a driving force.
"The boss will praise me for the songs I write and praise me for singing well. Even mistakes give me affirmation. So I wasn't nervous when I saw him in the back. Just tell yourself to work harder. Shi Xitong said.
"No regrets in this life"
There were mistakes in the opening of the first stage, but it still did not affect the popularity and "out of the circle" of Shi Xitong's original work "Even If You Live in the Second Dimension". As of September 30, the stage has been played more than 1.95 million times on the B station, and it has been praised by well-known rappers on Weibo, "The song is really good".
Shi Xitong's original work "Even If You Live in the Second Dimension"
For netizens who have seen some rap stages, Shi Xitong's song is undoubtedly a "clear stream" in the rap industry. There is no diss, no "anger" emotion, no swag in the song, more like a "little fan girl" telling her infinite love and yearning for the characters in the two-dimensional world.
As a standard "post-00s", Shi Xitong's fun on the road to growth is not only music, but also comes from anime and games. As she said in the song, "Whenever I am tired \ sometimes I become very discouraged \ I open your concert and slowly revel in", there are Shi Xitong's utopias and havens in the two-dimensional world, which has also become the source of Shi Xitong's creation.
"The birth process of this song is very simple." Shi Xitong recalled that she had just bought a new handmade that day, and the song of Japanese virtual singer Hatsune Mirai was playing on her mobile phone.
A wave of pity struck her. "Hatsune Mirai has a song called "I'm Sorry, Because I'm a Girl Living in the Second Dimension." So I wrote this song "Even If You Live in the Second Dimension" to tell her that 'it's okay', and even then I will always like her." ”
For lovers of the second dimension, placing all their true feelings on a virtual world cannot avoid the emergence of emptiness and doubt at some point. And this song of Shi Xitong is an answer to himself and to the two-dimensional world. "I have always been firm and have no regrets in this life."
Shi Xitong won the weekly list championship that week
"Rapper Cultivation"
Open a certain K song software, search for the name of "Shi Xitong", and you can see that it already has millions of fans in the software. Shi Xitong's musical dream also began here. "From the first year of high school on the Internet to post a cover, there is a song on the chart after the first place in the fan. After that, I continued to work hard to send cover songs, probably more than 160 songs so far. ”
On social platforms, netizens have commented that Shi Xitong has a "European and American voice", and her soulful singing voice has won her a lot of praise. But for a singer who is good at singing, coming to a "rap" variety show, how to look at it is a bit "not matched". At the moment of recording, Shi Xitong does not have too much rap experience and rap works. "It was also in the show that I first came into contact with real rappers." Shi Xitong said.
Soft cute appearance, with a magnetic "European and American voice", and participated in a rap show. It can be said that every aspect of Shi Xitong is full of "contrast", plus he is still a college student majoring in business English, which makes it more difficult to connect him with rappers.
When asked why he participated in "Rap New Generation", Shi Xitong called himself the "little cute new" of rap. "I'm very interested in rap myself and have listened to a lot of rap music. I feel that 'New Generation' is a nurturing show that is the best for me. ”
2020 is undoubtedly a year full of surprises and challenges for Shi Xitong. Originally just loved music, but by chance signed a well-known entertainment company in China, ignorant to understand the path of artists; when he first appeared on a variety show, he became a popular player and reached the top of the popularity list.
Recalling this, Shi Xitong said that occasionally it feels like "fake", but the tone is full of hope for the future and the motivation to strive for higher goals.
"The style of rap is evolving, and we, the young creators, use our own innovations to make the concept of rap more and more diverse. For example, I am a member of melodic rapping. In "Rap New Generation", we can see that rap can be less monolithic, less explosive, and less limited in themes. I feel like I've really learned something new here. ”
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