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Straight Fire Gang is a rap collective consisting of chuckzigga, XZT and Feezy. The three graduated from UCLA and Swarthmore College respectively and share strong ties with both American hip-hop and Chinese culture and society. So far, they have released two well-received studio albums "These Kids Climbing Wall" and “The Second Bar”, one EP "Lightning!!!", along with a series of successful mixtapes and singles reaching well over 100 million streams. Upon its release, the debut album "These Kids Climbing Wall" was critically acclaimed, covered by publications such as VICE, Noisey and HYPEBEAST and nominated as "Best Rap Album" by Abilu Music Awards. One of the few rap groups that fluently raps in both Chinese and English, Straight Fire Gang have attracted over 150K followers and over 130 million total listens in China. They also collaborated with international artists like Diplo, MØ ("Stay Open (Remix)") and Hikaru Utada ("Too Proud (L1 Remix)"). They have toured around China twice with tickets sold out in all cities both tours. Their live shows are characterized by high energy performances with an injection of social commentary and self-reflection. In addition, they have also been invited to both participate in and judge for iQiyi's hip-hop show The Rap of China. Straight Fire Gang believes in the diversity of musical elements and aim to produce music that is both easy-listening and intellectual; their third studio album is scheduled to release in 2020.