Introduction: Ye Xiaoyue, known as Yezi, Shantou people, a girl who looks a little cool but is very warm-hearted, because of chance, participated in "1.3 billion decibels" to become a member of Wang Han's team, and later participated in Hunan Satellite TV's "I want to sing with you", singing with Wu Kequn on the same stage. This issue of "Chaoshan Characters" lets us get close to Yezi and understand the story behind the growth of this Chaoshan female rapper.
The interview venue agreed with Yezi is a livehouse, and this evening Yezi will perform on stage as a guest on the Ichiki group's new album tour. The first time I saw Yezi, it felt wonderful, not as cool as the imaginary female rapper, but with an indescribable sense of intimacy. After the whole conversation, I saw in Yezi that there can actually be a very soft heart under the strong appearance. On this day, Yezi talked to me a lot, talking about why she went to participate in "I Want to Sing with You" and "1.3 Billion Decibels", why she embarked on the road of rapping, and how she resisted the pressure of her family and worked hard in Guangzhou...
(As usual, every time she takes the stage, Yezi wears her own makeup)
Participate in "I want to sing with you" to cherish more than regrets
By chance, the director of "I Want to Sing with You" knew about Yezi. Before that, Yezi was participating in "1.3 Billion Decibels", which was the country's first dialect music variety show. "The director didn't have much expectation of me, they didn't have time to listen to your own songs, they only knew that your rapping was not bad, and then gave Wu Kequn the song "General's Order", only the most original accompaniment, and the rest had to be played by myself." Yezi said that according to the request of the program group, Yezi sent her seconds to sing "General's Order" to the other party, and the next day she received an interview notice from the "I want to sing with you" program group. At that time, Yezi, who was in Guangzhou, thought that the interview place was in Guangzhou, and at that time, she still wanted to interview "I want to sing with you" after the interview was completed. When I learned that the interview place was in Changsha, Yezi had a small struggle, because going to Changsha was only an interview, and it was not necessarily passable, but if you want to go, the interview in Guangzhou is bound to be pushed off, in case the two ends are empty? The choice between dreams and bread, Yezi is not the first time to meet, in the end she still decided to try, after all, the opportunity is rare. She said she went to Changsha that day at eight o'clock in the evening, and she was the last to interview. Thinking that she only needed to sing "The Order of the General", she did not make any other preparations. After singing, the program team asked her to sing another song by Wu Kequn - "Write Poems for You". "I was a little confused on the spot, huh? Writing poems for you? Yezi said that fortunately, reading books would often sing Wu Kequn's love songs, so she sang a cappella. In this way, I passed the interview and stayed in Changsha to prepare for the show. That's why we see leaves on TV later.
Sing "1.3 billion decibels" and play dialect with Wang Han and Sabine
Talking about her performance on stage, Yezi said, "I think it's okay. Although in the end Wu Kequn chose other singers, she felt that she had done her best and had no regrets. This is also the second time that Yezi has appeared on a national variety show. As mentioned earlier, in addition to "I want to sing with you", Yezi recently participated in iQiyi's "1.3 Billion Decibels", and she is the only singer in the show to sing the Chaoshan dialect. This program is the first dialect music variety show with the positioning of "a serious book, singing hu chat, combining earth and ocean, and adjusting from the south to the north", and is composed of two camps of "Bathing Snow Mountain House" and "Da Huang Palace" led by Wang Han and Da Zhang Wei. When asked why She chose Wang Han at that time, Ye Zi's idea was very simple, she said that because Wang Han was very knowledgeable about dialect protection and was a person who really knew dialects, she chose him. Yezi said that the recording of this show is nearing the end, everyone on the two episodes of the show, Yezi sang "Xiashan Hustler" and "Fanke" in the show, she said, hoping to let more people know that hiphop can actually be very elegant, just like the chaoyu hiphop.
From "I Want to Sing with You" to "Thirteen Billion Decibels", Yezi began to participate in various large-scale programs, and she believes that timing and strength are important. First of all, the singer has to speak with the work, if there is no work, others do not know your strength. The reason why she had the opportunity to participate in these two programs was because she usually insisted on putting her works on various network platforms, which made the program team notice her. The saying that the wine aroma is not afraid of the deep alley is no longer applicable in today's society. Fortunately, the development of the mobile Internet has provided a platform for musicians like Yezi who work alone to show themselves and allow them to meet their own Bole.
Stay authentic and go your own musical path
If it were not for these two shows, it would be difficult for the public's eyes to pay attention to this hipster girl rapper, after all, in this circle, Yezi is still just a newcomer. Yezi said that entering the rap industry, the one-finger group had a deep influence on her, and they let her see a different side of hiphop. Before this, Yezi, like most people, had prejudices and even dislikes rap, and she felt that rap was rough, swearing, and all kinds of luxury. Later, seeing that the One Finger Group added a new color to rap and integrated into their own ideas, she slowly changed her previous view of rap and tried to do this. At first, she just wanted to play, and at that time, Yezi was also in a wait-and-see state for rapping, ready to withdraw at any time, and did not put all her energy into it.
(Yezi rehearsed for the evening's event)
At that time, Yezi had not really been able to do the music she wanted to make without being affected by the environment. Once, she wanted to cater to the needs of the market to write a song that was not her real idea at all, she forced herself, but she could not write it, she began to wonder if the decision to give up everything to make music in Guangzhou was the right one, if choosing music meant giving up the real self, was it worth it? At that moment, she even thought about giving up. So, almost ventfully, she wrote out what she wanted to say. Looking at the work she spent less than ten minutes to write, Yezi thought about it, isn't this the emotion she wants to express? Thus, a song "Women Don't Cry" came out, and the lyrics in it read: "I don't have so much anger and emotions, is it not the singer's original intention to follow the heart?" At this time, Yezi was finally relieved, feeling that she still had to be loyal to herself, not to go along with it, at this moment, the rap she understood was keep real, if it could not even be true, what was the meaning of rap?
In real life, Yezi has been insisting on herself and has been insisting on not compromising. When I asked her if she had ever missed out on certain opportunities because of intransigence, Yezi thought for a moment and said, "Nurse." She said that not being a nurse was not because she didn't like the profession, but because of the dark side of some human relationship that made it impossible for her to compromise. For this job that most people want to get, Yezi chose to give up despite the opposition of her family. "At that time, everyone in the family was going crazy," Yezi said. When they first decided to develop the path of singer, the family was firmly opposed, they did not think that Yezi could sing, and the status of singer did not bring security to Yezi's life.
Unlike many young people, Yezi is self-insistent and uncompromising, and she understands her parents' concerns. She said: "Raising a child is 100 years old and often worried about 99. It's not that parents are not close to people, what they want is actually very simple, just want children to be stable and stable, and live a peaceful and peaceful life. But in fact, you think, a lifetime is so long, what is called peace and security. Even if you marry now, that family has a certain storm. Everyone's life will definitely have a hurdle, which they have to face. Just like me, I originally stayed in my hometown and had a stable career, but then I chose to go only to Guangzhou, when I took 2,000 yuan with my father. When I first went there was no network, the first order I received was 500 yuan, and I sang from nine o'clock in the morning to five o'clock in the afternoon, and I sang twenty or thirty songs at that time. But in order to pay the rent, you have to take over the work of performing like this. In order not to worry my parents, I would still tell them that I was doing well. Also, I took the initiative to add my dad's WeChat, I said that if it's okay, you can look at my circle of friends and see what I'm doing. Let them worry less about me, which is what children should do. Gradually, Yezi's parents saw her persistence and efforts, and began to recognize and support what she was doing now.
Dialogue | eJing.com × Ye Xiaoyue (Ye Zi)
eJing.com: Share with you the experience of participating in "1.3 Billion Decibels" recently.
Yezi: The positioning of this show is dialect, and Chaoshan dialect is originally a great language, but many people don't know that it can actually be used for rapping. Including Chaoshan rap is a pioneer of the one-finger group, originally the one-finger group would also be on the same time, but because of the problem of the schedule, it finally became me alone. I think it's quite funny, they are music and variety shows play together. Teacher Wang Han and Teacher Da Zhang Wei are the teams of their respective opponents. Teacher Wang Han represents the intellectuality and delicacy of the south, and teacher Zhang Wei represents the roughness of the north. You can see that there is a difference between the north and the south, whether it is music or people. Southerners are more delicate, the songs they write are more focused on emotional expression, the north is a more rough feeling, and Teacher Da Zhang Wei is more playful, thinking of what to say.
eJing.com: Are you the only singer in the whole show who sings the Chaoshan dialect?
Leaf: Right.
eJing.com: Do you feel that you are going to participate in the program on behalf of Chaoshan?
Yezi: In fact, I never easily say that I represent Chaoshan, I will say that I am from Chaoshan and I am proud of Chaoshan. I don't think I'm qualified enough to represent Chaoshan right now. If one day I can really bring something revival to Chaoshan, I can say that I represent Chaoshan.
eJing.com: How to position your own style in the process of creation?
Yezi: I can sing whatever I want, like Beyoncé, sing and dance everything, and the style I want is all-powerful.
(and one refers to the daily life of group performances)
eJing.com: Why do you often do a finger of female guests?
Yezi: This is a kind of care for me by the seniors, because I am not yet red, they pull me like this, it is a friendship to help each other. I think our rap was not really on track, and everyone had to help each other. Hiphop is just the beginning in China, if in the embryonic period everyone is still suspicious of each other, can not see through each other, attack each other, completely unnecessary. I think one of the good things about the Chaoshan rap circle is that everyone is very united. If the newcomer is self-motivated and powerful, and can take the initiative to cooperate with the seniors, then the seniors will also help you.
eJing.com: What are your plans for your future development?
Yezi: This year is to come up with an EP, and then more shows, planning to open a studio of your own within two years, set up a label, recruit artists, make albums together, make products.
Interview Notes
For this music circle, Yezi is still a newcomer. No one knows what the future holds, and her musical path still has a long way to go. Let's look forward to it together, looking forward to a growing leaf.