In a city as high-pressure as Hong Kong, two young men decided to ditch the “normal life script” and go full-time as rappers. They are the legendary duo Farmers (農夫) — C-Yin and 6Wing. The name “Farmers” sounds super down-to-earth, but their rap style? Lightning-fast delivery, tongue-twisting rhymes, and punchlines that hit you non-stop. Once they grab the mic, it’s like a machine gun of bars — their signature “insanely high RPM” leaves listeners stunned yet begging for more.
Back in 2000, their love for hip-hop was already bigger than anything else. At that time, almost nobody in Hong Kong believed you could make a living rapping in Cantonese. Everyone said: “Be a rapper? Keep dreaming!”
They quit their jobs, went all-in on music, and were so broke in the beginning that they had to borrow money to release songs. MV shoots relied on friends helping for free. They once recorded 8 tracks in one session because studio time was too expensive — then rushed off to part-time jobs to pay the bills. What others saw as “abnormal,” they saw as the most normal thing in the world — because they asked the right people: each other, and their own hearts.
What makes Farmers truly admirable is that they never packaged “chasing dreams” as some tear-jerking tragedy or cheesy inspiration. Their lyrics are always packed with killer jokes. Tracks like Hong Kong Dei, Raise Your Hands, OMG, Don’t Miss Those Days… every line is a life lesson wrapped in laughter that makes you roll on the floor.
- You don’t have to cry while chasing dreams — laugh your way through it.
- Blazing speed isn’t showing off; it’s just that life should be this fast, this dense, this hilarious.
More than 20 years later, Farmers didn’t just survive — they became living fossils of Hong Kong hip-hop and guardians of Cantonese rap. They sell out concerts, host radio shows, act in movies, publish books, curate exhibitions, and comfortably support themselves and their team. The relatives who once mocked them for “daydreaming” can now only say: “Wow, your dreams actually came true.”
Ask the wrong people (society, relatives, conventional standards), and you’ll be told to “get real” and go back to being normal.Ask the right people (yourself + your ride-or-die partners), and you’ll discover that abandoning “normal” is exactly how you get an extraordinary life.
Today, Farmers are still rapping at speeds you can’t keep up with, still joking about life, still farming their “musical fields” in front of the microphone.They’ve proven that in a place as cutthroat as Hong Kong, dreams aren’t luxury goods — they’re crops you can grow with your own hands… as long as you dare to be a real “farmer.”
(We want to be the people who support you. If you’re thinking of going all-in on your passion too, feel free to reach out anytime. Ask the right people, and your dreams will bloom.)