Namewee
Sign in to saveWee Meng Chee (; born 6May 1983), better known by his stage name Namewee (), is a Malaysian hip hop recording artist, composer, filmmaker and actor. His stage name is a bilingual pun on his given name, which in Mandarin is nearly homophonous with the word for "name" ().
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Wee Meng Chee (Chinese: 黄明志; pinyin: Huáng Míngzhì; born 6 May 1983), widely known by his stage name Namewee (/ˈneɪm.wiː/), is a Taiwan-based Malaysian hip hop recording artist, composer, filmmaker and actor. His stage name is a bilingual pun on his first name, the Mandarin term for name (Chinese: 名字; pinyin: míngzi). Wee gained popularity after releasing a controversial song titled "Negarakuku", a remake of the national anthem of Malaysia, "Negaraku". <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/namewee
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- Wee performing in Taiwan, 2016
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- 黄明志
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- Wee Meng Chee
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- Muar, Johor, Malaysia
- Person.alma_mater
- Ming Chuan University
- Person.years_active
- 2007–2025 (on hiatus)
- Person.partner
- Sarah (2010–2025)
- Person.mother
- Kwang Fang
- Person.father
- Wee Ann Hee
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- Early life
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- Live recording album
- Filmography
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Wee Meng Chee (; born 6May 1983), better known by his stage name Namewee (), is a Malaysian hip hop recording artist, composer, filmmaker and actor. His stage name is a bilingual pun on his given name, which in Mandarin is nearly homophonous with the word for "name" ().
Wee gained popularity after releasing a controversial song titled "Negarakuku", a remake of the national anthem of Malaysia, "Negaraku". The word kuku resembles the word for 'penis' in Hokkien. In the weeks following the song's release, it drew criticism from Malaysian society. Despite the controversy surrounding "Negarakuku", Wee released his first, self-titled EP, Namewee (), in Malaysia on 3 September 2007. The album was completed in May and does not contain "Negarakuku".
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