His words paint manga panoramas for your ears, rhymes that spin like the 2D martial arts characters that have endlessly inspired him. Although Shing02's lyrics lace the Japanese cartoon classic Samurai Champloo's soundtrack, his mind draws on far more animated real life experiences. more ›

Police in Qionglai in Sichuan Province got jiggy with it recently to record a rap video entitled "Rise up, Qionglai Police!" (邛崃警察雄起), to showcase and express their love of the job and bad-guy-catching skills. The video footage (with crazy camera zooms!) features a variety of policemen, including S.W.A.T teams in training, civilian police visiting from house to house and helping old ladies, as well as firemen leaving their stations to put out some pesky burning Tibetans local fires. more ›

Hip hop and basketball, two items firmly linked in American culture, made a resounding splash at Hip Hop Hijack's 1 year Anniversary party at Zeal this past Friday. more ›

Thanks to a group called 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors based out of San Francisco, we now can watch the first ever musical rap version of Chinese history! And they do it all in under four minutes. Full list of lyrics on Youtube. more ›

Looking for a dose of Shanghainese culture immersion? You will do well to skip Zhou Libo and those yappy middle-aged ladies at the neighborhood market. Check out what we'd stumbled upon last weekend at Club G+. Homeboys rappin' up a storm in the Shanghainese dialect, complete with bubble machines, gorilla suits, confetti and cardboard props. more ›

If, as Chuck D said, "Rap music is CNN for black people," then Yo! MTV Raps was the unofficial News at Ten. more ›

Or at least Shanghai. The story of live hip hop in our city (MC Hotdog aside) is generally one of rumour and disappointment. Remember when Nas tore ish up at Racks? Or when Jay Z wowed a packed crowd at Hongkou Stadium? No, us neither. That's largely because it didn't happen. Sure, we had Kanye go through the motions in a half empty stadium last year, but that's been pretty much it. This weekend though, might just make up for all the hurt. more ›

The competition to open for Wu-tang Clan's Ghostface Killah rages on! If you're curious about the hopefuls trying out their rhymes andbattlin' it out for the spot at his Shanghai show, head over to Splitworks' Douban site. We've got seven aspiring rappers right now with Ne Zha's "Rude of Us" and bLow mc's "Money Make the World Go Round" heading the pack. Feel like you've got the chops to kick them out of the running? You've still got til June 9th to lay down your best moves. Ghostface Killah will be playing at Zhijiang Dream Factory on June 14. more ›

The Lab, a non-profit, non-cost DJ Hip-Hop workshop studio, is throwing its Third Anniversary Party tonight at the Shelter. Debuting two new talents, DJ Freeze and DJ Sense, the lineup features ten total DJs including founding member DJ V-Nutz (a.k.a: Gary Wang). more ›