Nguyen Cuong (born February 10, 1989), best known by his

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Mr. T, is a Vietnamese

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. He became more popular for his appearance in Vietnam's Got Talent (February 2012). He had been famous after his winning ''K-Battle Beatbox'' (

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Beatbox) in

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on 9 November 2012. He's now a leader and trainer of ''Saigon Beatbox Club''.

Career

Mr. T started beatboxing in 2007. He is one of the first beatboxers who popularized beatbox in

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. He was a jury of ''

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Phiêu Cùng Âm Nhạc'' (March to June 2011), ''Battle Beatbox X-Game Vietnam'' (6 November 2011). He's also open a contest named ''Battle Beatbox Mr. T'' (May 2011). In early 2012, he participated in Vietnam's Got Talent and was in the Semi-finals, but he didn't compete in Semi-final due to a complaint and disappointment about the show's proviso. At the end of 2012, Mr. T won the ''K-Battle Beatbox'' in

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. He's still a jury of many shows in 2013, such as ''Battle Beatbox SouthBeat'' (January 2013), ''Battle Beatbox X-Game Vietnam'' (November 2013)... Mr. T also won the '' Sprite Hip-hop Central'', held by YanTV in 2013.

Mr. T Beatbox Tour

In 2013, Mr. T made a first time ever beatbox tour around

. A tour was held in 4 cities: Phan Thiet,

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. In 4 tours, he performed his personal skills of beatbox, include his performance in Thailand.

Personal life

Mr. T now lives in

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. He's been a leader of ''Saigon Beatbox Club'' since 2012. He's also a former member of the club. He has a snapback collection and a Hip hop clothes shop in

, and also a

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store. In 2013, Mr. T made a 19-video beatbox tutorial on his

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channel. During his tutorial videos, he sometimes used KRNFX and RoxorLoops beatbox. On 8 June 2014, he decided to teach beatbox at his house for 3 months, every Sunday afternoon.

Performance in competitions

References

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