Nguyễn Đức Cường, known professionally as Đen Vâu, was born in 1989 in Đồng Nai,
Vietnam, and emerged as a rapper, songwriter and television presenter. After
high school, financial hardship forced him to stop studying, and he spent seven
years working for the Hạ Long Bay management board, during which he supported a
failed café venture. Once his debts were cleared, he wrote “Ngày lang thang”, a
song that signalled a turn toward positivity. He rose to national prominence
with the viral track “Đưa nhau đi trốn” (2014) and released his debut EP
Kobukovu in 2016. Subsequent releases ...