MusicFirst LookTriad God – PokThe New Cross-raised Chinese / Vietnamese rapper layers dark dreamy beats with his cryptic vocals on his debut LP on Hippos In TanksShareLink copied ✔️November 1, 2012MusicFirst LookTextFlora Yin-Wong Debuting his 'NXB' (New X Boys) LP on cult imprint Hippos In Tanks, the elusive young rapper straight outta New Cross, Triad God, aka Vinh Ngan presents his mixtape now remixed & remastered, to be released with three new tracks on the forward-thinking label. Born and raised in the UK, the Vietnamese-Chinese rapper working with London electronic producer Palmistry incorporates unlikely influences for his unique sound; layering soporific, dream-like beats and wistful instrumentals under his spoken word vocals in his native language - mostly chatting about life in the Triad brotherhood and swearing a fuckload. Here we tried to squeeze some words out of Ngan (which he asked us to also rep in Chinese) about what he does alongside a premiere of his new track 'Pok' (which is a pretty naughty word in Cantonese). Dazed Digital: What's your favourite thing about SE London?Triad God: The hood, I grew up in Peckham but always been a New Cross boy. / 鄰里, 我在佩卡姆長大, 但我一直是一個新交叉的男孩。DD: Are your lyrics personal to you or are they a secondary consideration to the music as such?I'm just making tunes it's not really personal. / 我只在做音樂, 它不是真正的個人。DD: What's your favourite sound currently?Chinese love songs, Chinese rap music, Tupac / 中國情歌, 中文說唱音樂, 圖帕克DD: Who or what are you listening to now?Wong Kit / 王傑DD: Can you recommend your favourite website/blog we might have missed?I just watch Chinese films on Youtube / 我只是在Youtube上看中國的電影How would you describe your work?It's all good cause I just do what I want / 我只是做我想做的What's next?HK / 香港 'NXB' is the first Triad God release on Hippos In Tanks, available as a very limited edition LP. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORETheodora answers the dA-Zed quizDHLSigrid’s guide to NorwayNaleyByNature answers the dA-Zed quizThe 30 best K-pop tracks of 2025‘UK Ug’: How Gen Z Brits reinvented rap in 2025 How a century-old Danish brand became pop culture’s favourite sound systemDHLInside singer Sigrid’s intimate walks through nature with her fans ‘The unknown is exciting’: Why Gorillaz’ upcoming album is all about deathThe 20 best tracks of 2025, rankedThe 20 best albums of 2025, rankedThe renaissance of Zara Larsson: ‘I’m out of the Khia Asylum’The 10 best music videos of 2025, ranked