G.Ducky: Making waves at Rap Viet with the runner-up position and how is life now?

As the phenomenon of Vietnamese Rap in the first season, referring to G.Ducky, the audience still remembers the controversy for a long time after he lost to De Choat and only won the runner-up position. G.Ducky's life after that also had many changes.

G.Ducky's real name is Dang Mai Viet Hoang, born in 1998, is a famous male rapper in the Vietnamese Rap community. G.Ducky owns a good voice, quality rap writing and clever rhyming, with lyric breaks that make listeners extremely impressed.

Starting to play rap in 2018, G.Ducky has had times of difficulty and failure, but he has never intended to give up this subject. G.Ducky's family is a well-to-do family, his father is in the army, his mother is a lawyer, so they also have orientations for their children to have a stable job as expected.

However, with his passion, GDucky chose to follow the path of a rapper, not in the direction that his family had planned since childhood. In a time when he wanted to try himself, he registered for a talent contest but this competition was unsuccessful and received a share from his family , "Is this a temporary pleasure, wanting to express myself?" .

After the family talk, he thought a lot and was determined to pursue the path he had wanted for so long. He tries his best to practice anytime, anywhere, with the desire to achieve results in this field. G.Ducky convinces his family and shares his passion with his family, so that everyone can understand it better.

Loved hip hop since middle school, GDucky said that he often practiced writing rap with his face hidden behind each notebook, many times being scolded by his parents and teachers. Initially, relatives opposed 9x pursuing music. He convinces them by writing many positive products, while at the same time proving his competence and passion. Along with his hobby of rap, GDucky has a good academic record, graduated from the international business department at Banking Academy. When choosing an industry, the rapper said he didn't think much, just wanted to learn more related to English to promote his forte in foreign languages.

Living in a rap group in Hanoi, once won a freestyle contest, but the turning point in his career only really came when GDucky joined Rap Viet. Refreshing the song "Eyes of Wanbi Tuan Anh", the contestant demonstrated her voice, good skills and the ability to write lyrics with depth. GDucky was called a "monster" by the judges and coaches thanks to his abundant energy, attracting viewers. Many viewers praised him for his clear, easy-to-listen, and powerful voice.

The deeper you go, the more GDucky shows outstanding potential. In the second round, he told a touching story about a boy caught between the wishes of his family and society, not being able to follow his dream with the song "Run".

In the breakthrough round, he exploded with the rap song Much money for what. The title, some lines in the song became a phenomenon, shared a lot on social networks in the past two years. 9x conveyed a meaningful message about money in the contest, through his own story when he became famous: "Mama advised me not to dream about money. My father taught me not to use money to abuse power. There are many Many things can be bought with money. But in our hearts, money should not be bothered."

Determined to pursue rap and conquer rap, G.Ducky showed his loved ones his passion and at the same time proved his ability. True to his determination, G.Ducky came to Rap Viet and was quickly considered a rare talent.

With a rich inner life, multi-dimensional thinking and increasingly perfect technique, G.Ducky is actually a formidable "monster", with what has been shown on the show, G.Ducky owns has a large fan base and is expected to be one of the brightest names for the Champion position.

Therefore, the fact that G.Ducky only stopped in the runner-up position then created a big wave of controversy. For the audience, voting for the artist that they want them to win has its own reasons and is based on personal feelings. That is why no musical talent contest on television ends with completely convincing results. The debate and reaction to the results of Rap Viet is no exception.

In the final night of Vietnamese rap, Cricket won the first place, and the runner-up belonged to G.Ducky. Even in the press conference after the award ceremony, coach Karik himself also said that this was a worthy result: "Looking at the candidate's process, in my mind I think of 2 people, 1 is T Linh, 2 is Cricket; and Cricket is the one who keeps the best form, " said G.Ducky's coach. However, Karik cried and admitted at the end, he chose the wrong topic for G.Ducky so he felt guilty about it.

Soon after, Addy Tran publicly criticized Karik's way of training students. The male musician commented that the Karik team was lackluster. The contestants of the Karik team have not yet revealed their musical personalities. The male musician feels that Karik has not yet exploited the potential elements deep inside his students.

Not only was there a controversy in the rap community, the audience then also hotly debated that G.Ducky was only the runner-up. Meanwhile, many fans of De Choat think that this result is completely deserved and that G.Ducky shouting his name when receiving the award is too extravagant.

Before the noise, Karik defended GDucky, the male rapper said that the student did nothing wrong with the spirit of a young person in the historical moment and the atmosphere at the studio. The controversy about Rap Viet's runner-up position lasted for a long time after that.

After the show, G.Ducky owns a huge fan base, each of his products has its own quality, unmistakable. GDucky also worked hard to come up with many good songs for the audience. At the end of the competition, even though it only won the runner-up, it can be said that GDucky had a solid launch pad thanks to the large number of fans gained after the show.

In February 2022, Forbes Vietnam announced the "Under 30" list (Influential people under 30 years old in many fields), honoring GDucky in the category "Creativity, art, entertainment and sports". . After 3 seasons of Vietnamese Rap, the rapper born in 1998 is still one of the most interested names in the contest.

After Rap Viet, the young artist transformed his image and challenged himself when combining many artists with different personalities and musical qualities. The male rapper also became the face of many brands, appearing at big shows.

Currently, GDucky said that he is aiming for music that blends tradition and modernity. He wants to write about a variety of topics, showing an interesting perspective on a colorful life, like the rap he once impromptu wrote: "I will need a lot of knowledge, and knowledge is often like a wide sea. I could go out into the street every day and sit and feel all the things that move."