Posted Interview: MC Punchline, underground rapper to Shanghaiist
MC Punchline, underground rapper
So everyone is reporting what we warned you about. Here's what the AP said: China's Culture Ministry has nixed a concert this month by rap artist Jay-Z at Shanghai's Hongkou Stadium, citing a need to protect local hip-hop fans from nasty lyrics, a report said Wednesday. "Some of Jay-Z's songs contain too much vulgar language," the state-run Shanghai Daily newspaper quoted Sun Yun, of promoter KS Production Co., in explaining the ministry's reason for refusing...
Posted Hip Hops: Jay-Z, Kingdom Come and Total Eclipse to Shanghaiist
We here at Shanghaiist are experiencing quite a bit of Robbie Williams "Deja Vu." BonBon -- the club behind Jay-Z's supposed after party (we also heard Attica was working on the after party ... go figure) -- are stating that Jay-Z will NOT perform in Shanghai due to his "lyrical content." We're a bit confused on this one. It was only a few months ago when we got close to Fergie's "Humps" and listen to...
Posted Photos: Pause DJ Party at The Lab to Shanghaiist
Shanghaiist was at the Pause DJ Party at The Lab last Saturday. It was an exciting evening of Drum & Bass, Hip-hop, Brazillian Beats and Minimal Electro. The cops stopped by, beer was flowing, people were dancing and that was only at 7pm. We had a good time. Shout-outs to The Lab, Phreaktion, :e:klek.tik, Xanadu Figure Land, The Antidote and Uprooted Sunshine for throwing down an excellent party....
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