Thai VG - the most senior coach in Vietnamese rap history, praised as a rapper of rappers

Thai VG - the 4th coach of Rap Viet season 3 is a strange name to the Vietnamese audience today, but the achievement is not average! He is the one who makes generations of rappers respect.

Right from the time when Vietnamese rap season 3 announced the coaches, Thai VG was the name that surprised the audience the most. If both BigDaddy, B Ray and Andree are active in the domestic market and own many hits and have high recognition with the audience, Thai VG mainly operates in foreign markets and is only familiar familiar with early underground rap fans. For young audiences, Thai VG is not an attractive name.

However, if you don't look too much on the media factor, Thai VG is still a powerful rapper and a distinct color in Rap Viet season 3.

Thai VG (Ngo Thai Minh) is a legendary Asian rapper in the US, the first person to open the rap wave in Vietnam. He has more than 25 years of experience with rap, famous in the US since the age of 16. Thai VG is considered one of the first living legends of Vietnamese rap music.

Thai VG is the first Vietnamese-born rapper who is loved not only by the Asian community but also by African-Americans and Latinos in the US. He also had a period of cooperation with many domestic stars. In addition to the music segment, the film starring Thai VG - Bang Bang was also enthusiastically supported at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival.

Looking through the profile of Thai VG, many viewers were surprised with the achievement of the male rapper who is considered a "living legend" of Vietnamese rap music.

The oldest in Vietnamese rap history

Justatee did not exaggerate when he said that Thai VG is the eldest brother of Rap Viet. Right before Vietnamese Rap was built and laid the foundation in Vietnam with the appearance of LKs, Dinh Tien Dat, Ha Okio,.. Thai VG was one of the first Vietnamese people to have rap products and put it on. Vietnamese lyrics to those songs, typically Vietnamese Gang performed with Khanh Nho.

Although not officially operating in the Vietnamese market, the Vietnamese Gang still has a great influence on the domestic rap industry when both Suboi and Justatee admit to having heard and influenced by this rap as well as inspired by Thai VG.

Unlike other rappers operating in the US, Thai VG's music does not touch sensitive topics and is easily accepted in the Vietnamese market. He also had time to return home and collaborate with a bunch of rappers that were rising in the domestic market at the time such as Wowy and Suboi. He also always shows a high national spirit when, although he is not too fluent, he still tries to put Vietnamese lyrics into products released in the country.

Thai VG even took a step towards the mainstream market when collaborating with Ho Ngoc Ha on the song Flick. At a time when Vpop in the era was still not interested in combining with Rap and the divide between mainstream - underground was still very clear, Thai VG was one of the rare rappers chosen to collaborate with a famous singer. fame, which shows how popular and influential he is.

After many years without significant activity in the Vietnamese market, Thai VG's recognition has somewhat declined. His dedication to Vietnamese rap is not equal to LK or even some other coaches and judges. But with his active career in the US and his achievements in the early days of rap in Vietnam, he is completely strong enough to sit with B Ray, Bigdaddy or Andree. Even if Suboi thinks that without Thai VG, there would be no Vietnamese Rap today, that is partly correct.

Distinctive music color

Having had more than 20 years of working in hip-hop/underground music - maybe twice as much as some other trainers - with its own market, Thai VG's perspective on music is also very different. If BigDaddy stands out with the ability to create impressive hooks and quickness in catching trends, Andree Right hand can be strong in the "playful" rap segment, B Ray is a good storyteller, Thai VG maintains its own quality. , the old school hip-hop color he has been pursuing since day one.

In recent releases, he keeps the basic beat materials of hip-hop with 808 sound, without using auto tune to change the voice. All are minimalist to focus on lyrics and flow - the typical way of making music of 90s and early 2000s rap/hiphop.

When faced with coaches who pursue new styles of rap/hiphop, Thai VG's "classic" shows a distinct distinction. The seniority factor, his experience even more adorns this color. He is sure to attract contestants who also play old school and want to learn the basics of rap/hiphop.

Rapper YoungH once said: "Thai VG's music may not match the current trend and mostly English products, so it is still quite unfamiliar to young listeners in Vietnam. In my opinion, Thai VG can be called rapper of rappers.

Anyone who is a rapper must have at least heard of Thai VG's music at least a few times. Oldschool still has a certain fan base."

In addition, not being too fluent in Vietnamese can be a minus point for Thai VG when convincing contestants as well as interacting with other coaches, but can also create its own attraction with English speaking style. - Viet is unique and different from other coaches. Binz when participating in Rap Vietnamese season 1 and 2 also used this slang and had viral sayings that became a trend. Even in episode 1, Tran Thanh also tried very hard to make Thai VG's saying "You didn't match" become more familiar to the audience.

In addition, the trend of writing lyrics in English in Vietnamese rap is no longer strange. Thai VG also has an advantage over other coaches as he was born and raised in the US. He can completely edit to help the contestant's English rap sentences have more weight.

The heat in the media is not necessarily a prerequisite to attract candidates. In Thai VG, he has his own charm to attract contestants with different musical styles. Old school has never been old, and with his seniority, Thai VG can completely help his contestants make a story in Vietnamese rap season 3.

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