![]() ![]() ![]() They made history in the Burmese music industry because they became the most famous artists without having released an album. They became the most famous third gen rappers. They formed a group called VIP (Rock$tar) with Ah Boy, Htein Win and Hlwan Paing. Since late 2006, new artists like Jauk Jack, Kyaw Htut Swe claimed themselves as "third generation". From Mandalay, known to be the source of traditional music and culture of Burma, came many hip hop artists and groups even though they were not many as in Yangon. and inspired to becoming hip hop artist someday. (Myanmar HipHop Association) was formed unofficially. Other notable groups were G-Family,Project-1, Byauk-Oh (Firecracker), Examplz, On-track, Cyclone. Later, because of the group's political activism, even the name 9mm was banned by the censor board. Although the group's underground music was well known to the youth, most of their songs did not pass the Burmese censor board, and the group never released an own album under 9mm. Second generationĪfter Acid's breakthrough, a group named "9mm" moved the style of Burmese hip hop to new level. To find wider acceptance, some first-generation artists such as Sai Sai Kham Hlaing mixed hip-hop with pop, and found commercial success. ![]() Still, hip hop was new to the Burmese and not widely accepted yet by the public at large. Most of the first generation artists used old school hip-hop. Their success attracted other hip-hop artists and groups, now known as the "first generation" of Burmese hip-hop, like Theory (Barbu and Thxa Soe), NS (Kyaw Thu Soe and Lin Lin) and Too Big. Acid, widely considered to be the pioneers of Burmese hip-hop, made their debut in 2000 with Sa-Tin-Gyin (Beginning) which became an instant hit. In late 1990s, a Yangon-based four-member band named Acid started introducing old school hip hop in night clubs of Yangon, and became popular among Yangon's youth. The Burmese hip hop scene started in the late 1980s with the rapper Myo Kyawt Myaing although songs were plain rapping music rather than typical hip hop. Until 2000, rock and roll was the dominant music genre in Myanmar. ![]()
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