You Feel Me?

In episode 9, host Lee Shaner talks with rapper Bohan Phoenix. Phoenix talks about his Chinese roots, discovering Eminem, and appropriation in hip-hop.   Highlights:   3:45 American misconceptions about Chinese food   09:30 China’s competitive schooling   12:30 Coming to America   19:55 Bizarre first meeting with dad   29:06 Discovering Eminem (social cutdown: 29:40-30:39)   34:00 Hip-hop influence and appropriation    45:00 Boom bap, trap, and triplet rhyming    47:00 How music spreads in China without tastemakers   57:00 Credits and headphone discount code