Lil Shady: An early rapper with a huge fan base who was once suspected of "plagiarizing" Kpop

Lil Shady is known as the first famous rapper of the Vietnamese music industry, the first member of GVR Production - a large rap community gathering many famous faces.
Lil Shady possesses a warm, sweet voice along with a unique flow rap that completely captivates many listeners. His music is mainly emotional and deals with social and life topics, so it easily leaves a mark in the hearts of music listeners. Currently, the male rapper no longer releases music regularly and does not create a "big push" like before.

Lil Shady's real name is Nguyen Minh Duc, born on December 5, 1989 in Yen Bai, but lives and works most of the time in Hanoi. He is also one of the famous rappers of the F1 generation in the Vietnamese Underground village in the early 2000s.

It can be said that Lil Shady is the rapper with the largest number of crazy fans in the underground history of more than 10 years. Since his time in school, he has shown his musical talent through a series of cover works on social networks.

When he first entered Underground, Lil Shady was quite active in the GVR production community. However, not long after that, he decided to "leave his shirt" and become the main rapper of the group KsHomie.

In 2007, Lil Shady had a perfect combination with rapper Kyo to create famous songs such as: Tomorrow, Letting Go, Self-Improvement, Color Of Life, Mama My Angel. This pair of close friends also stirred up online forums, with a series of songs that young people at that time could listen to over and over again without getting bored.

But at the peak of his career, Lil Shady almost disappeared from the music market for some personal reasons. By 2013, male rapper 8X returned to the entertainment industry. Although he rapped a lot less than before, his reputation was still there.

Some time ago, a series of wedding photos of Lil Shady with a beautiful girl suddenly spread rapidly on social networks. Many people believe that the Yen Bai rapper decided to retire backstage to take care of his young family.

Specifically, in 2017, rap lovers were surprised to see a member of the KsHomie group posting on social networks pictures and clips recording the scene where rapper Lil Shady wore a suit and took wedding photos with a girl.

Although at that time no information was revealed about the lucky girl who had the prince's heart, the wedding photo showed the bride's lovely appearance. Lil Shady smiled brightly and happily next to the princess of his life. Perhaps after all, the once prince of rap music has found a peaceful destination for his entire life.

After that, the wedding photos quickly spread online, many people were skeptical about these photos, because no one knew who the girl in the photo was. Information about the male rapper's wife is kept quite private, he only occasionally shares pictures of his first daughter on his personal page.

In 2018, Lil Shady released the song "102 Hater" in collaboration with Zenky and Binh Gold. Just a few hours after its release, the work was posted by the IKONIC community denouncing the act of blatantly "plagiarizing" the song "Be I", which was once performed by IKON's leader BI at the show "Me The Money" season 3.

Accordingly, the song "102 Hater" by rapper Lil Shady is not only similar to "Be I" in the background music, but even the flow is completely copied. Immediately after discovering this coincidence, iKONIC (iKon's fandom name) moved to request YG company to soon take legal action to protect the "domestic chicken's" music products.

Therefore, the MV "102 Hater" by Lil Shady x Binh Gold x Zenky was quickly removed from the Lil Shady channel on Youtube after only 1 week of "airing". This move is said to mean that male rapper 8X is "having a habit of being startled" after making Kpop fans angry and constantly criticized.

In December 2019, Lil Shady "released" the song "Cat Bear" which was enthusiastically received by the rap-loving community. This is a work that carries the 8X boy's feelings about his own life; With a sad rap voice, the song makes it even more memorable to the listener.

In 2020, Lil Shady once again collaborated with Binh Gold and released a music product called "Mr. This is also a big hit in Binh Gold's career.

On August 1 of the same year, Lil Shady - one of the "giants" of rap music in Vietnam was the next name to join the powerful squad; including those who will find the most worthy champion for the first season of the show "King Of Rap 2020".

Lil Shady's nod to sit in the King Of Rap 2020 hot seat can be seen as his strongest return during this period. It's not necessarily a big surprise, but with the experience of a "famous" senior of Rap Viet, male rapper 8X will definitely bring extremely strong inspiration to the program's contestants.

However, in the first broadcast episodes, Lil Shady was criticized by the audience for being "faint", like a "shadow" next to the contestants and his colleagues. However, as he entered the inner rounds, the professional knowledge and skills of the male rapper originally from Yen Bai gradually revealed themselves, providing direct support to help the King Of Rap contestants compete in a spectacular "transformation".

As one of Underground Vietnam's first generation rappers, Lil Shady has an "unique" influence on young audiences. If we go back in time to the early 2000s, people will see specifically how "terrible" the name Lil Shady is.

After a long time with rap, there were times when Lil Shady would be negligent and hesitant, but his passion for this music certainly did not lessen. Perhaps the change after all these years is that the rap voice is increasingly profound and experienced. Coming to the program "King Of Rap 2020", the rapper born in 1989 received warm support from many Rap/HipHop lovers.

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