Phyo Zeyar Thaw as a hip-hop star (left) and lawmaker (right). The musician belongs to the National League for Democracy, and he has been a close ally of Aung San Suu Kyi. The former member of ...

BANGKOK--A 38-year-old Burmese hip-hop artist has been found guilty of criticizing Myanmar’s military-controlled government and sentenced to 20 years in prison, a family member said Thursday.

Phyo Zeya Thaw, 41, was a former hip-hop star turned NLD lawmaker. His band Acid released Myanmar's first ever hip-hop album, with his lyrics carrying thinly-veiled attacks on the military drawing ...

Not the Cat and is writing a book on the history and evolution of technology, politics, youth culture, and the explosive rise of hip-hop in Myanmar. ADVERTISEMENT ...