F.HERO: "Father" Quang Hung MasterD, Rap Viet judge makes JustaTee suffer

As soon as he was announced to sit in the "hot seat" of Rap Viet 2024, F.HERO became a name that the public was particularly interested in. Many people questioned his ability to evaluate this year's contestants.

F.HERO, real name Nattawat Srimawk, born in 1982 in Thailand, is one of the most famous rappers, music producers and actors in the Golden Temple country. He is known by the nickname "King of Collaboration" thanks to his ability to collaborate with many different artists, creating a series of top-notch music products.

Not only that, F.HERO was also honored by The Cloud as "the godfather of the Thai Rap industry" thanks to his efforts and contributions to the Thai music industry, especially the rap and hip-hop world. Meanwhile, Hiphopdx called the 8x rapper "a hero and champion of Thai hip hop".

Born and raised in rural northern Thailand, F.HERO first discovered hip hop music in 1992, when American rap duo Kris Kross released “Jump,” through a school friend. But it wasn’t until he heard Joey Boy’s debut album in 1994 that he began to focus on becoming a serious rapper.

"Because I'm a country boy living far from the city, I don't have cable TV to watch music videos like everyone else. This means I never knew who Dr. Dre, 2Pac, Snoop Dogg... were. What I knew was Thai rap like Joey Boy and KHAN-TEE," the rapper explained.

Starting his career at the age of 20, F.HERO has now released hundreds of music products in various albums, plus collaboration projects with other artists. With a difficult past, not even having money to eat, he never thought he would become an artist, the owner of the High Cloud Entertainment record label, and have the position he has today.

In addition to being a rapper, F.HERO is also a famous producer and actor in the Thai entertainment industry and has participated in 7 film projects and 4 television productions. He was a guest judge on "The Mask Singer" Season 1 and became the main judge 1 year later.

In addition, F.HERO has also been in the "hot seat" of The Rapper for many consecutive seasons. With his experience and influence, he has trained and helped many young talents achieve success.

During his career, the male rapper has achieved admirable achievements such as: Best Song at the 7th Komchadluek Awards, Outstanding Collaboration of the Year at the 2022 Guitar Mag Awards and Collaboration Artist Song at the 2021 Totie Music Awards thanks to the song "Mirror Mirror" with Milli - Changbin (Stray Kids), performed.

The MV for "Mirror Mirror" has also reached 117 million views after 2 years of release. In addition, F.HERO also has many other products with huge views, such as "Slipped Your Mind" - 121 million views, "Sleep Now" - 102 million, "Defendant Of Love" - 203 million or the collaboration product with P-Hot, YOUNGOHM, FYMME reaching more than 260 million.

Although not really famous in Vietnam, F.HERO has left a strong impression on Vietnamese audiences through hits combined with domestic artists, typically Quang Hung MasterD. Notably, the male rapper also has an extremely close relationship and is called father by the Hue singer because he supported him during his time working in Thailand.

On the evening of August 21, the producer of the Rap Viet program announced F.HERO as a guest judge for the Conquest round of this year's season. This unexpected appearance made the audience excited, looking forward to the top performances of the male rapper on the playground.

On the other hand, F.HERO sitting in the "hot seat" of Rap Viet season 4 also made the online community "stormy" with many interesting questions. People couldn't help but wonder: How can a Thai rapper understand and evaluate rap songs in Vietnamese? Even JustaTee - one of the veteran judges of the show had to leave a comment: "Not understanding Mr. Thai, I had to understand Thai".

And the question of a part of netizens has touched the hearts of many fans. Obviously, evaluating a rap song does not stop at rap technique, beat and flow. The lyrics, rhyme, pronunciation... are the factors that create the difference as well as the depth of a complete product.

If only based on the feeling of the melody, F.HERO will find it difficult to comprehensively evaluate the content and meaning of the test. Furthermore, many people are worried about the basis for the Thai rapper to decide which contestant should join the coach's team appropriately.

Of course, F.HERO can spend time before the show starts to study the colors and skills of the coaches, but it is still not enough to cover all 4 people with decades of experience in the profession. However, the male rapper reassured the Vietnamese audience right in the first episode when he introduced himself as Andree's close friend, liked JustaTee's song "Di Ve Nha" and admired the way rappers put media materials into rap.

This proves that F.HERO has an observation and understanding of Vietnamese rap. However, the fact that he communicates in Thai, while Thai VG has not yet improved his Vietnamese speaking ability, is still a difficulty for the audience when watching the show. To the point that Tran Thanh had to exclaim: "I don't know if we understand each other" when seeing the judges discussing.

In short, the appearance of F.HERO in the "hot seat" is not only a challenge but also an opportunity for Rap Viet to expand its influence, attracting the attention of audiences in Thailand and neighboring countries. In addition, the diversity of the judges' perspectives will also bring more objective and comprehensive assessments to the contestants.

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