Zola Zhou - South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/rss/501726/feed Zola Zhou is a Los Angeles-based journalist writing about Chinese culture and identity. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png Zola Zhou - South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com It was a steamy July night in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin when the crowd erupted inside the 66 Live House concert venue. The rapper Jony J had just finished his set when he suddenly got down on one knee and turned to his girlfriend Baima. “Will you marry me?” he asked. Speechless, Baima reached out her left hand. It was a yes. The venue’s 3,000 fans started screaming, cheering, and frantically typing on their phones. Within minutes, Jony J’s proposal became the top trending topic on... https://www.scmp.com/identity/jony-j-rap-china/article/3021935?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/identity/jony-j-rap-china/article/3021935?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Aug 2019 09:03:03 +0000 Who is Jony J and how did J. Cole inspire him to become China’s ‘hip-hop-poet’?