When he was young, his parents divorced and he had to live with his poor grandfather; his social status had been disastrous since young age. He had been fingered and mistreated for his poor social status. He realized that his life sucks and realized the importance of money for survival. This was only when he was young. Rapping was the only way to help him survive through the hardships; black rappers had been great influences upon him. Since he had experienced various hardships since young age, his raps are emotional, dark, and criticize the unfair society that favors the rich and powerful. Unlike other artists, who sing and rap as they like to do so, Wang Xiaolei raps to live. Rapping is the only escape for Wang Xiaolei for good life. Thus his life obviously is very different from other rappers abroad.