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Abstract
This study explores the linguistic techniques and intentional speech of one Beijing Hip Hop group, Purple Soul. The group makes use of Hip Hop Nation Language through borrowing semantic and phonological elements. In addition to Hip Hop Nation Language, the group rhymes in Beijing dialect and Standard Chinese. Their employment of global and local language allows them to align themselves with Global Hip Hop, while simultaneously molding their music to suit local tastes, comparable to what is seen in other Global Hip Hop scenes around the world.