he was ready to take his hip-hop pursuits to the next level.

他準備將自己的嘻哈追求提升到一個新的高度。

But as a rapper from Asia,

但作為一個來自亞洲的說唱歌手。

it was difficult to break hip-hop's bamboo ceiling

嘻哈的竹子天花板很難被打破

and be taken seriously as an artist.

並被當做一個藝術家認真對待。

And as a rapper from Asia,

而作為一個來自亞洲的說唱歌手。

the issue of appropriation comes up a lot.

撥款問題經常出現。

In 2017,

在2017年。

his song “Jala” was meant to be a casual piece

他的歌曲 "Jala "是一首休閒的作品。

but became one of his more famous hits.

卻成了他比較著名的名曲之一。