Leng Bohan (born 1992 or 1993), better known by his stage name Bohan Phoenix, is a Chinese-American rapper.
Leng Bohan (born 1992 or 1993), better known by his stage name Bohan Phoenix, is a Chinese-American rapper.
Leng was born in Hubei, China, in 1992 or 1993. [1] His mother worked in Shenzhen, and his grandparents took care of him. [2] Leng at the age of 11 immigrated with his mother to Newton, Massachusetts, where he heard hip hop for the first time. [2] In high school, he joined the choir, where the director encouraged him to rap. [3] Leng studied at New York University.
In 2017, having lived in New York for seven years, he moved back to China after learning there was a strong desire for live hip hop music while going on tour. [4] He released a short film detailing his reasons for returning to Chengdu in China called 3 Days in Chengdu produced by Roni Shao. [5] After the Chinese rap competition show The Rap of China popularized hip hop in China, Leng experienced a huge increase in performance invitations, earning him enough funds to remain financially secure living in China. [2] The show's producers asked him to compete on its first two seasons. [2] Wary of how the show would edit his appearances, he declined to join the competition. [2] A November 2021 article said that he was based in New York and had spent the last half decade traveling between New York and China to do shows. [3]
To show his support for Black Lives Matter, he published the song "Unconditional" in September 2021 as part of EMPIRE Presents: Voices For Change: Vol. 1. [3] Around 2021, he signed with Warner Music China's hip hop label JUUICE and planned to publish an album in 2022 that he had begun creating in 2018. [6] The 2022 Pirelli Calendar included Leng, making him the "first Chinese musician" showcased in the trade calendar. [7]
Leng's music fuses together Chinese and Western elements through singing in Mandarin and English as well as combining hip hop rhythms with Asian instruments. [2] Olivia Wycech of MixMag said, Leng's work demonstrates a "syncopated harmony of the two transnational cultures he grew up in: rapid fire lyrics riffing in English and Mandarin with stories centred around his cultural identity and experiences as an immigrant — altogether challenging western stereotypes about hip hop". [4]
He cites American rapper Eminem as his inspiration. Leng was captivated by Eminem's film debut 8 Mile , saying in an interview, he was "impressed by how Eminem was able to stand out, especially in an all-black environment back then. He is the gateway for so many people." [8]
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