The second half of 2020 is probably an unforgettable time for hip hop lovers in particular and music enthusiasts in general. Two rap shows, especially Rap Viet , with its unprecedented appeal at that time, directly brought a music genre that was little noticed to become a trend for many years after that.

With such influence, the champion of Rap Viet season 1 - De Choat, received a lot of attention and expectations. It is easy to see that the championship is the perfect launching pad for the male rapper to aim for higher positions after the program.

However, in the following years, De Choat could no longer maintain the form that helped him conquer Rap Viet. In fact, the rapper's personal scandals were even more noticed than his music products.

Many times encountered controversy

In fact, in the early period after Rap Viet season 1, De Choat still had relatively clear steps. He continuously released products, experimented with many musical colors, and the MVs were also carefully invested and impressive in terms of visuals. However, Giò tay lên , Đi trên đường tự do , Gangsta Birthday , or Vietnam International Cypher ... did not achieve the expected effect.

The above mentioned weakness shows the harshness of the market, when success on game shows does not necessarily guarantee the same in personal products. On the other hand, De Choat also received a lot of doubts, the male rapper's appeal gradually decreased over time. De Choat's change of stage name to DC is considered a move to show his desire for change, but that did not help him explode more.

The moment of De Choat's coronation.

Perhaps the time when De Choat received the most attention after Rap Viet was when he started a war that stirred up the underground community. However, that attention brought more scandal instead of helping the male rapper revive his name. In April 2023, De Choat posted on social media with the content of challenging rappers to compete in "rhyme", implying that many rappers were too busy showing off their image and forgetting the core elements of rap.

Immediately after that, a series of rappers responded, from ICD to RichChoi, Godthic, 71T... Notably, although he was the one who started the debate, De Choat chose to remain silent, delete or hide many related posts, and lock his personal page. The above action made the rap community fed up.

Not stopping there, the male rapper continued to cause controversy when he accused G5R - his former team - of using the song Westside Squad with his voice without permission. Immediately, the owner of the song, Jombie, responded harshly, accusing De Choat of being ungrateful, asking him to write the lyrics but then turning his back. Most recently, De Choat also posted a status wishing him a happy new year with content that was considered sarcastic towards his colleague. The above action received a wave of harsh criticism, and the male rapper later had to disable the comment section.

During the above-mentioned scandals, De Choat still continued to post music products. However, the quality of the songs has decreased significantly compared to the time when Rap Viet ended. Besides the lack of well-made MVs, the music tracks also show a lack of care in the production process. Even the lyrics - which were the strength that helped De Choat conquer Rap Viet - now have fluctuating quality.

Except for Baptism which received positive reviews, most of De Choat's products in the past year have received mixed reactions, with many expressing disappointment.

Cricket Choat is constantly involved in a series of scandals.

Don't recognize De Choat in music

Recently, De Choat has released 10 music tracks with the same identity. However, because they are not on the same album or EP, all the songs have separate, separate content, without a concept or overall story.

Most of the tracks are made in the old-school style popular in the South in the 2010s, with themes about life, with a moderate tempo and slow flow. In between, De Choat also added some tracks with lofi hiphop material, such as The Best Day .

However, the project of the former Rap Viet champion was almost not well received. After many days of release, the number of views of the songs was only a few thousand - an incredibly low number compared to De Choat's position in the past and the fact that it was posted on a YouTube channel with more than 1.2 million subscribers. Rap ​​forums are the rare places where De Choat's brainchild is still discussed, but opinions all say that the male rapper's music is old-fashioned and lacks investment.

If anyone has followed the journey of Rap Viet season 1, it will be difficult to recognize the former champion as the owner of the above products. De Choat's performance in all 10 tracks can be summed up in two words: "sketchy". The sloppiness is shown in the production, flow selection, lyric writing, and the lack of updating music trends.

For example, in "Cây 3 mặt" , Dế Choắt intentionally shows off his rhyming ability, when most rap songs use double rhymes: One face in the middle/the other two faces are respectful/have you thought about this yet/or continue to promise . However, the flow is quite boring, not to mention the arrangement is not very trendy, the sound layers are quite thin. In addition, the lyrics Dế Choắt wrote are also obscure, creating a feeling of awkwardness and forced rhyme.

De Choat's music products are less and less well received.

Or in Nễ , the space that Dế Choắt used to shout out for the names that made Vietnamese rap, the music track also created a feeling of boredom, even lacking in musicality. The former Rap Việt champion performed unrhymed rap lines, accompanied by a flow that lacked rhythm, more like reading than rapping. Not to mention, the delivery style only emphasized at the end of the sentence, throughout the whole song also caused a feeling of fatigue.

The rare highlight of the project lies in the track "The Best Day" , when De Choat's simple rap lines show harmony with the lofi hiphop beat. However, that is still too little compared to a mixtape with many works.

Never before have De Choat's products been so ignored. If he continues to perform as he is now, what the audience will remember about the former Rap Viet champion in the future will probably only be noise.

Source: https://znews.vn/de-choat-lac-loi-post1532245.html