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Several breakdancers perform on stage with a large crowd watching.

K-pop and Chinese hip-hop artists grapple with their responses to BLM 

August 4, 2020Global Politics

Given the Black roots of hip-hop, rap, K-pop and other musical genres, BLM is hard to ignore, but artists must straddle all kinds of considerations including restraints on freedom of expression in their respective countries. 

Chinese rap singer Wang Hao, better known by his stage name PG One, performs during a New Year concert in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China, Jan. 1, 2018.

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