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 MOREInside Erika de Casier’s shimmering R&B universe ‘Rap saved my life’: A hazy conversation with MIKE and Earl SweatshirtVanmoof8 Dazed Clubbers on the magic and joy of living in Berlin7 essential albums by the SoulquariansIs AI really the future of music? InstagramIntroducing Instagram’s 2025 Rings winnersThe KPop Demon Hunters directors on fan theories and a potential sequelplaybody: The club night bringing connection back to the dancefloorAn interview with IC3PEAK, the band Putin couldn’t silenceFrost Children answer the dA-Zed quizThe 5 best features from PinkPantheress’ new remix albumMoses Ideka is making pagan synth-folk from the heart of south London