MC Yan

Biography

MC Yan is an independent musician and graffiti artist from Hong Kong. Born in 1971, his real name is Chen Guangren. He studied at St. Francis School and then went to France to study visual arts and conceptual arts, where he obtained a master's degree. During his studies, he encountered hip hop culture and began street graffiti in the United States and France. He was dubbed the first graffiti artist in Asia by Time magazine due to his graffiti photo on the Great Wall of China. He returned to Hong Kong in 1997 and became the lead singer of band NTF and then LMF. He released his first solo album "福建音樂" in 2008 and his full album "自行判斷" in 2014 with prominent musicians such as Wong Yiu Ming and Wong Ka Chung. He is known for his style of writing lyrics with double meanings that allude to politics and society. He currently works with the creative group 4PK and teaches critical thinking at universities. He is also interested in graffiti, Buddhism, Tibetan studies, and occultism.