US Next Level Hip Hop Culture Exchange Comes to Taiwan! - Anything Goes With JL Ep10

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Does Taiwan have rap and hip hop culture? Of course it does! Jenny heads to the U.S. Next Level hip hop culture event to meet the organizers and find out what hip hop culture is all about. Hip hop culture originated in the U.S. but has since spread across the globe. The U.S. State Department’s “Next Level” event is a cultural diplomacy program aimed at teaching and fostering hip hop culture around the world. Jenny meets with the Next Level Program Director Junious Brickhouse to hear why the U.S. is using hip hop as a medium for cultural diplomacy. The Next Level event features six artists across different art forms including beatmaking, DJing, MCing, aerosol art, dance, beatboxing and videography. Brickhouse shares how hip hop culture is about connecting with people and sharing our authentic selves. People in all cultures want to have a voice and express themselves, and this is one of the reasons that hip hop is such a great medium for cross-cultural exchanges. Taiwan has its own languages and cultures that are already being expressed through hip hop, and the Next Level event is an opportunity for members of local hip hop communities to connect and share their ideas. Come see how it all went down in this episode of Anything Goes With JL!

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Anything Goes with JL

Host Jenny Luo brings her curiosity and playful energy to explore Taiwan’s most exciting people, places, and events. Going beyond the island’s image as a tech hub, the series introduces global audiences to a vibrant, welcoming Taiwan filled with creativity, culture, and fun experiences worth discov