FAMA () is a
Hong Kong hip hop duo consisting of members C Kwan and
Luk Wing
Billy Luk Wing-Kuen (; born 27 June 1982), better known as Luk Wing (often stylized as 6 Wing), is a Hong Kong rapper, actor, television presenter, and comedian. Luk Wing and C Kwan are members of the hip hop duo FAMA.
Career
Luk Wing attende ...
(6-Wing). Formed in 2002, the duo have since released 10 studio albums and EPs. Known for their quick-wit and humour, along with the use of lyrics and music to reflect Hong Kong's society and culture, C Kwan and 6 Wing have also found success as television hosts and actors. They also have been associated with other musicians and bands, such as
Edison Chen,
Joey Yung
Joey Yung (, ; born 16 June 1980) is a Hong Kong singer and Cantopop diva signed to Emperor Entertainment Group.
Since her debut in 1996, Yung has won numerous awards, including the JSG Most Popular Female Singer and Ultimate Best Female Sin ...
,
JJ Lin,
Khalil Fong,
HotCha
HotCha is a former Hong Kong cantopop trio group presented by Neway Star Entertainment. The members include Regen Cheung (:zh:張惠雅, 張惠雅), Crystal Cheung (:zh:張紋嘉, 張紋嘉), and Winkie Lai (:zh:黎美言, 黎美言). The group d ...
and many more.
Name of origin
FAMA originates from a similar sounding word in
Cantonese
Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding are ...
, which fully translates to
farmer
A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, raising living organisms for food or raw materials. The term usually applies to people who do some combination of raising field crops, orchards, vineyards, poultry, or other livestock. A farmer mig ...
. The official explanation for "FAMA" meant that farmers plant seeds and grow crops for food. The first word, "農"(nong), meaning farming/cultivation, originates from China. Kwan and Wing hope to aspire spreading seeds (music and culture) across Asian countries and the world, as well as local roots in Hong Kong. The duo's goal is "One Asia for all Asians", and from their own perspective, promote their body of work through current social affairs/trends, life, attitude, love, sex,
hip hop and much more.
In an interview, Kwan and Wing stated the real reason they got their name "FAMA" because they saw a person wearing folded wide pants which looked similar to a farmer while hanging with friends on the streets. After laughing at the looks, Kwan and Wing decided to take up the name "FAMA" because it was easy to remember and represented the
grassroots
A grassroots movement is one that uses the people in a given district, region or community as the basis for a political or economic movement. Grassroots movements and organizations use collective action from the local level to effect change at t ...
.
History
Kwan and Wing were high school schoolmates. The two were previously part of a five-member underground rap metal band known as System Map. After winning a band competition, they formed a four-member rap group with DJ蠟筆 and GiGi 聶碧芝 (the group's lead vocals) to create FAMA. By July 2002, DJ蠟筆 had left the group, FAMA had a record deal with DJ Tommy and began creating music with DJ Galaxy. 6 Wing recalls recording songs in DJ Tommy's kitchen. FAMA released their debut studio album ''Poem O' Da Moon'' 月下思 on 8 November 2002. Their second studio album ''Cheng Wing Gi'' 鄭永芝 was released 4 April 2005. By 2006, GiGi had left the group.
In 2006, FAMA released the single "456Wing", which received strong airplay on mainstream local radio stations. The song is a single by 6 Wing about his determination to keep rapping despite poor economic circumstances. Their third studio album ''Music Tycoon'' was released October 20.
In 2007, FAMA reached mainstream popularity with the single "Wing and Water Rising" 風生水起 featuring Feng Shui master Mak Ling Ling. That year they won My Favourite Group and Best Group Gold Prize at the Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation.
FAMA was listed as the most popular group in the
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
2008 Jade Solid Gold Top 10 Awards The 2008 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation (Chinese: 2008年度十大勁歌金曲頒獎典禮) was held on January 3, 2009, at the Kowloon Hong Kong International Trade and Exhibition Centre. It is part of the Jade Solid Gold Best T ...
. They also won an award for having one of the most popular songs in the
2008 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards The 31st RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards () was held on January 18, 2009 for the 2008 music season.
Top 10 song awards
The top 10 songs (十大中文金曲) of 2008 are as follows.
Other awards
References
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RTHK Top 10 Gold So ...
.
Since the last decade, FAMA has collaborated with famous actress and host,
Carol Cheng on many occasions, where they bring humor into different situations across various variety shows and have since been ingrained with audiences and is popular with
Hong Kong culture.
Members
The two members of the group are Luk Wing (6永) and C Kwan (C君).
[HKheadline.]
HKheadline
" ''農夫 - 鄭詩君'' Retrieved on 2009-03-18. Their manager is
DJ Tommy
LMF also known as Lazy Mutha Fucka or ''Lazy Muthafucka'', is a Cantonese hip hop music, hip-hop group in Hong Kong. The group, signed by Warner Music, was founded in 1993, disbanded in 2003 and regrouped in 2009. Some members of LMF are pursui ...
, who has been their representative since 2004. FAMA joined DJ Tommy's TG Management group in 2011.
Discography
*''Poem O' Da Moon'' 月下思 (2002)
*''Cheng Wing Gi'' 鄭永芝 (2005)
*''Music Tycoon'' 音樂大亨 (2006)
*風生水起 (2007)
*''New Song + Best Collection'' 農夫舉高隻手舊愛新歡全紀錄 (2008)
*富甲天下 (2008)
*''O'Fama'' (2010)
*''Miracle'' 奇蹟 (2010)
*''Double Happiness'' 雙囍臨門 (2012)
*''If You Don't Have It Now, You Will Have It Real Soon'' 你而家無,但係將來會有(上) (2015)
*''If You Don't Have It Now, You Will Have It Real Soon II'' 你而家無, 但係將來會有(下) (2016)
References
External links
FAMA Q&A: Spreading The Seeds Of Rap In HK
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Hong Kong hip hop groups
Chinese rappers