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After at least 7-8 years post their second album tour, after realizing that they stopped releasing album for a long time after their second album, I’ve finally managed to meet them again.
ManHanD 慢行
I stumbled upon them back when I was still in high school. I was in the mall and heard some rapping, in Cantonese. I got curious. And without realizing, I bought both their albums, got a poster, got on stage and got all their signatures. And that’s how I got to know about Cantonese hip hop. I rarely talk about them, I wanna keep them as a indie crew that only I know, I refuse to share, and I see them as heroes. Heroes who didn’t care how people see them or whether or not it sells like crazy, they just kept pushing, and keeping doing it. Even up till now.
MC Bee (aka Beeman) got a little older, but can still do freestyle. I didn’t realize MC Toy was such an odd ball (in a good way) until yesterday. Von got married and the kid slept through the hip hop madness yesterday.
When the song 慢行 was played, my voice rushed before my brain and I was yelling on top of my lungs. Finally, after so many years, I can finally hear them sing it live and I get to sing along, while being less than 1m away from them. That 3 minutes meant so much to me. So so much.
I went to the event with 3 things in mind: to hear them perform live and sing along, to get a photo with them, and to get them to sign my shirt. And it all came true. I even got to talk to them for a little, passed them name cards and have Von explain to me how MC Toy is gonna take his time drawing my shirt. Draw! Go ahead and draw. It’s all yours to draw!
It’s so hard to see all of them together these days, and I am glad I went yesterday. I am so glad.
@manhand_official, thank you for all the amazing songs, thank you for the hip hop spirit that you have insisted on, thank you for bringing Cantonese hip hop into my life, thank you for coming together yesterday, thank you for making all my dreams come true. And thank you, for existing. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. -
P/S: I am gonna frame that shirt.
P/S 2: Thank you @sheajean and @nigelsparks for helping.
