After a year spent building their brand overseas, Chengdu rappers Higher Brothers are kicking off 2019 with a brand-new, Made in Chinatown video for “Open It Up”, the second single off their forthcoming album Five Stars. Like the first single, “16 Hours”, the new track prominently features the group touting their frequent air travel between the US and China. Indeed, the dominant lyrical leitmotif on “Open It Up” is various observations the Bros have gleaned across their two North America tours last year. “I can watch YouTube without a VPN,” DZ Know acknowledges at the opening of the fourth verse, adding, “1, 2, 3, we have 3 Airbnb’s.” “Asian people only use chopsticks,” Melo notes a bit earlier on the track.
Masiwei, the group’s de facto leader, also rhymes Higher Brothers’ label “88rising” with “Michael Tyson” at one point, so there’s that.
We’ll be here waiting for that with an ice cold Sprite in hand; until then, watch “Open It Up” and “16 Hours” below:
Cover image: 88rising WeChat
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