Understanding Taiwan through rap music

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MC Hotdog is a contemporary rap artist in Taiwan who kicked off his music career in the 1990s. (Photo: CNA)

Emma Benack speaks with ethnomusicology professor Dr. Meredith Schweig about the beginnings of rap music in Taiwan and how the songs share the voices of young Taiwanese people growing up in the late 90s to early 2000s.