Asian Rap Worldwide

Asian Rap Worldwide v2.0!!

2010-05-23T07:23:00.000-07:00

What's up guys. I am moving Asian Rap Worldwide into a different platform (finally!). Say goodbye to blogger! It was fun while it lasted. Say hello to weebly! I am also giving the new website a brand new name: Asian Hip Hop Times. Asian Rap Worldwide will NO LONGER be updated as I will move everything to Asian Hip Hop Times. I'll be keeping the old website for archive purposes. My twitter and facebook and email will be the same!

Ciao! Cya there! Last one there is a stinky tofu!

http://asianhiphoptimes.weebly.com/

Kate - Get out of my life feat Lisha

2010-05-22T17:26:00.000-07:00

Get out of my life by Kate featuring Lisha is song produced by the Cambodian label Klap Ya Handz Productions. The song although distinctly Khmer, it has some dance and R&B elements fused into it. This song I assume is about a woman's frustration about her man's infidelity. It's fascinating how both Kate and Lisha adopt similar attitudes to that of American R&B singers when singing about this subject.

Jin - Say Something Mixtape

2010-05-17T01:28:00.000-07:00

Its finally here. Jin's long awaited ENGLISH MIXTAPE Say Something. A lot of great introspective songs on this mixtape.

Track Listing:

01 Say Something
02 I Tried
03 Chillin' In HK
04 Touch The Sky
05 Hard
06 Running Thru My Head
07 Beautiful Story
08 Angels

DOWNLOAD: Jin - Say Something Mixtape

MizzNina - What You Waiting For feat. Colby O'Donis

2010-05-15T23:14:00.000-07:00

This is MizzNina's latest single What You Waiting For featuring American pop singer Colby O'Donis. Its a feel good single with a boy-meets-girl theme.

MizzNina started off as a rapper in Malaysia. She was originally part of a rap group called Teh Tarik Crew. She was one of the more prominent female MCs in Malaysia.

Study claims that Chinese people evolved from Indians

2010-05-08T18:50:00.000-07:00

According to this recent study I'm not only Chinese, I'm also African and Indian. This might explain my fondness of rap music and curry.

If this study is true, then Columbus was right in calling the Native Americans, "Indians". LOL.

Frankly, I'm skeptical about this theory, but it does provoke some thought. I think Tibetans, Bhutanese, Thais and Burmese people share similar features with Indians though...

via dnaindia

The Chinese evolved from Indians: Study

Vineeta Pandey / DNA
Friday, December 11, 2009 1:44

A genetic study has found that Indians are the ancestors of the Chinese and other East Asian populations.

The study, a joint project of 10 Asian countries, found that India received a wave of migration from Africa 60,000-70,000 years ago and these early humans subsequently moved to East and Southeast Asia. The earlier belief was that humans from Africa reached India and East and Southeast Asia separately.

The study has important implications, especially in the understanding of human migratory patterns and in the investigation of genetics and disease.

The findings of the five-year study — conducted by a group of 90 scientists, including those from India, in a consortium of 40 Asian laboratories under the Human Genome Organisation — have been published in the journal Science.

The study analysed genetic data of 1,900 individuals representing 73 population groups. The findings showed that Asian genetic ancestry correlated highly with ethnic and linguistic groups and “considerable gene flow was observed among sub-populations of the clusters” that were studied; the clusters included “groups believed to practice endogamy (marriage within a group) based on linguistics, cultural and ethic information”.

“This large study establishes that Indians are ancestors of the Japanese, Chinese and all other East Asians. All these populations have a common genetic origin and it shows that India represents a microcosm of Asia’s genetic diversity,” said Samir Brahmachari, director-general, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research — a participant in the study.

Motion - So In Love instrumental

2010-05-04T19:28:00.000-07:00

This is an instrumental from Malaysian producer Motion. Pretty cool slow-tempo beat. Anybody want to rap over this beat?

Urban Rage freestylin over Hypnotize beat

2010-05-04T19:07:00.000-07:00

Urban Rage is an Asian guy from Vancouver that makes YouTube videos. He makes some pretty funny Youtube videos and in some of them he freestyles in them. I thought this particular video where he's cruising around and rapping to Biggie's Hypnotize instrumental was pretty cool.

The Airtights x D-City x Paul Skratch - Soulful/The Remedy

2010-04-29T15:57:00.000-07:00

Live footage of D-City with The Airtights and Paul Scratch performing Soulful and The Remedy

Jin - The A List

2010-04-25T13:32:00.000-07:00

Jin gives his shoutouts to a whole bunch of Asian American and Asian Canadian rappers doing their thing!!

FUNNY VIDEO!!! Welcome to the Jungle (Time Chasers Cover)

2010-04-20T01:01:00.000-07:00

WELCOME TO DA JUNGOOO!! hahaha!

YK - 夜上海 (Ye Shanghai) feat. Young Cee

2010-04-15T19:24:00.000-07:00

This is a Beijing-to-Shanghai collaboration between Beijing rapper YK (aka Young Kin) and Shanghai rapper Young Cee. Young Kin is a very well known Beijing rapper, probably one of the best in Beijing and all of China. I'm not too sure about Young Cee, but he sounds pretty dope as well.

This song, 夜上海 is about Shanghai nightlife. The funky beat was sampled from the original 夜上海 by Zhou Xuan which is considered a Chinese classic. The original song has a similar feel to Frank Sinatra's New York, New York. That song was made during the time when jazz music from America was THE SHIT in Shanghai.

And just in case if you aren't aware, Shanghai is busily preparing for the 2010 World Expo, which is probably why Young Kin and Young Cee remade the song to give their big ups to Shanghai. The music video was directed by Stanley Yang who grew up in Vancouver but is now based in Shanghai.

Thai army pulls back from protest clashes; 15 dead

2010-04-10T16:19:00.000-07:00

Thai soldiers firing rubber bullets at the red shirt protesters
(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

The Thai army is cracking down on red shirt protesters. 15 are dead, 650 are injured!

via The Associated Press

Thai army pulls back from protest clashes; 15 dead

By GRANT PECK (AP) – 3 hours ago

BANGKOK — A crackdown on anti-government protesters in Thailand's capital Saturday left at least 15 people dead and more than 650 injured, with no progress toward ending a month long standoff with demonstrators demanding new elections.

It was the worst violence in Bangkok since more than four dozen people were killed in an antimilitary protest in 1992. Bullet casings, rocks and pools of blood littered the streets where pitched battles raged for hours.

Army troops later retreated and asked protesters to do the same, resulting in an unofficial truce.

Four soldiers and 11 civilians, including a Japanese cameraman, were killed, according to the government's Erawan emergency center.

The savage fighting erupted after security forces tried to push out demonstrators who have been staging a month of disruptive protests demanding that Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajva dissolve Parliament and call new elections.

The demonstrations are part of a long-running battle between the mostly poor and rural supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and the ruling elite they say orchestrated the 2006 military coup that removed him from power on corruption allegations.

The protesters, called "Red Shirts" for their garb, see the Oxford-educated Abhisit as a symbol of an elite impervious to the plight of Thailand's poor and claim he took office illegitimately in December 2008 after the military pressured Parliament to vote for him.

Saturday's violence and failure to dislodge the protesters are likely to make it harder to end the political deadlock. Previously, both sides had exercised considerable restraint.

Abhisit "failed miserably," said Michael Nelson, a German scholar of Southeast Asian studies working in Bangkok.

Tanet Charoengmuang, a political scientist at Chiang Mai University sympathetic to the Red Shirt's cause, said he expects the fighting will resume because the protesters are unafraid and the government refused to listen to them.

Abhisit went on national television shortly before midnight to pay condolences to the families of victims and indirectly assert that he would not bow to the protesters' demands.

"The government and I are still responsible for easing the situation and trying to bring peace and order to the country," Abhisit said.

Nelson said he had been hopeful the situation would calm down after the troops pulled back but that Abhisit's TV appearance raised doubts because he seemed "totally defiant."

The army had vowed to clear the protesters out of one of their two bases in Bangkok by nightfall, but the push instead set off street fighting. There was a continuous sound of gunfire and explosions, mostly from Molotov cocktails. After more than two hours of fierce clashes, the soldiers pulled back.

Army spokesman Col. Sansern Kaewkamnerd went on television to ask the protesters to retreat as well. He also accused them of firing live rounds and throwing grenades. An APTN cameraman saw two Red Shirt security guards carrying assault rifles.

At least 678 people were injured, according to the Erawan emergency center. The deaths included Japanese cameraman Hiro Muramoto, who worked for Thomson Reuters news agency. In a statement, Reuters said he was shot in the chest.

Most of the fighting took place around Democracy Monument, but spread to the Khao San Road area, a favorite of foreign backpackers.

Soldiers made repeated charges to clear the Red Shirts, while some tourists stood by watching. Two protesters and a Buddhist monk with them were badly beaten by soldiers and taken away by ambulance.

A Japanese tourist who was wearing a red shirt was also clubbed by soldiers until bystanders rescued him.

Thai media reported that several soldiers were captured by the protesters. Red Shirts also staged protests in several other provinces, seizing the provincial hall in the northern city of Chiang Mai, Thaksin's hometown.

On Friday, the police and army failed to prevent demonstrators from breaking into the compound of a satellite transmission station and briefly restarting a pro-Red Shirt television station that had been shut down by the government under a state of emergency. The humiliating rout raised questions about how much control Abhisit has over the police and army.

Thailand's military has traditionally played a major role in politics, staging almost a score of coups since the country became a constitutional monarchy in 1932.

The Red Shirts have a second rally site in the heart of Bangkok's upscale shopping district, and more troops were sent there Saturday as well. The city's elevated mass transit system known as the Skytrain, which runs past that site, stopped running and closed all its stations.

Merchants say the demonstrations have cost them hundreds of millions of baht (tens of millions of dollars), and luxury hotels near the site have been under virtual siege.

Arrest warrants have been issued for 27 Red Shirt leaders, but none is known to have been taken into custody.

Associated Press writers Denis D. Gray, Jocelyn Gecker and Thanyarat Doksone contributed to this report.

Jin performs "Beautiful Story" on webcam

2010-04-08T01:34:00.000-07:00

I'm a little late (okay, very late) on posting this video as it was released on March 11th, 2010. This is Jin doing a live performance of Beautiful Story, a biographical song about him and trying to make it with his hip hop craft (using the the instumental of Eminem's Beautiful). This is a really heartfelt song. The theme of this song is definitely perseverance. I like it. Beautiful Story will be on Jin's upcoming ENGLISH MIXTAPE, Say Something.

Singapore Is #1 City For Expats And Asians To Live

2010-04-05T17:51:00.000-07:00

via ECA International

Singapore retains pole position as No.1 place for Asians to live for 11th consecutive year

24 Mar 2010
Australian and Japanese locations offer some of the best quality of life for Asians
European locations dominate the top 30
Air quality and health facilities remain an issue in many Asian locations.

Singapore continues to offer the best living environment for Asian assignees, according to the latest Location Ratings for expatriate living conditions published by ECA International, the world’s leader in the development and provision of solutions for the management and assignment of employees around the world. This is the 11th year in a row that Singapore has held pole position.

Published annually, ECA International’s Location Ratings system is used to assist International HR departments to establish expatriate allowances which compensate staff for the difficulties of adapting to living in their assignment location. The ratings are based on an analysis of living standards for more than 400 locations globally based on categories including climate, health services, housing and utilities, isolation, social network and leisure facilities, infrastructure, personal safety, political tensions and air quality.

"Singapore’s high quality infrastructure and health facilities, combined with low health risks, air pollution, crime rates and a cosmopolitan population help make the city an easy place for Asian assignees to live in,"explains Lee Quane, Regional Director, Asia, ECA International.

The Japanese cities of Kobe, Yokohama and Tokyo along with Hong Kong are the other Asian locations in the top 15.

The Australian cities of Canberra and Melbourne also feature in the top 15 for Asian expatriates as well as New Zealand’s Wellington. These are joined by the European locations of Copenhagen, Dublin, Antwerp, Brussels and Bern along with the Canadian city of Vancouver.

Baghdad (254) remains the least favourable location to live in, followed by Kabul (253) and Karachi (252).

"According to our latest Expatriate Salary Management Survey, over 70% of companies will pay a location allowance when there is a need to compensate for the difficulties associated with adapting to a new living environment," says Quane.

"When we analyse quality of living we take into account the home and destination country," continues Quane. "The impact of a number of factors, including distance from home and differences in culture, language and climate, will vary according to where someone comes from. This helps to explain why although Singapore ranks at the top for Asians, it ranks 55th for someone coming from Western Europe. However, these particular factors cannot be considered in isolation. Scores given for better air quality and health facilities in a number of the top ranking non-Asian locations, for example, can counterbalance the scores awarded for distance from home. Location ratings are about looking at the new environment in its totality and its merits relative to home."

Asia
Joining the top five Asian locations are Taipei (55), Macau (57), Kuala Lumpur (62), Bangkok (62) and Georgetown (62).

Shanghai (77) tops the list of mainland Chinese locations in the survey, followed by Nanjing (97) and Beijing (100). While China has generally seen improvements over the past few years, the country’s air quality and health facilities remain an issue. The level of personal security, recreation and education facilities remain mixed throughout the country with cities such as Wuhan (142) and Chongqing (154) scoring less favourably in these areas compared with Shanghai and Beijing.

"Improvements in the quality of living in China have been significant in recent years," notes Quane. "We now find that in terms of the availability of decent housing, access to recreation and low crime rates, Beijing and Shanghai are on a par with Taipei, Hong Kong and Singapore. However, the persistence of issues such as poor air quality, as well as less advanced medical and transportation facilities, contribute to these locations ranking lower within the region and globally."

Taipei which ranks 6th of the 49 Asian locations studied and 55th globally is among the locations whose score has improved the most this year. The city generally scores better in terms of air quality than most Asian locations. It also does better regarding the availability of goods and services, recreation and socio-political tensions than mainland China locations.

Hong Kong’s long-standing air pollution problems contribute to its position behind Singapore and the Japanese locations. Air pollution in the SAR is worse than most of the other Asian cities analysed and it remains in 5th position within the region. However, in other areas, including housing and schooling, it offers good quality facilities for the international community. Slight improvement in an already good transportation and communications infrastructure has contributed to a rise in the ranking since last year from 11th to 8th position.

In India, Bangalore (145) scores the most favourably ahead of Chennai (149), Mumbai (156) and New Delhi (185). Compared with these locations, Kolkata (206) does less well in terms of availability of schools, housing and goods for expatriates. Health facilities remain an issue in all the Indian locations.

Air pollution remains a significant problem in a number of Asian locations. New Delhi, Beijing and Hong Kong are amongst the worst locations studied in terms of air quality. Health facility provision is also a problem for many parts of the region.

Globally
For Asians coming to live and work in Europe, Copenhagen, ranked 5th globally, offers the best quality of living followed by Dublin (10) and the Belgian cities of Antwerp (13) and Brussels jointly with the Swiss capital, Bern. London, Barcelona and Stockholm share 37th position ahead of Paris and Rome which share 46th place.

Slovenia’s capital, Ljubljana (48) tops the Central and Eastern European locations followed by Croatia’s Zagreb (60). Prague (61) and Warsaw (84) are among those locations to improve the most over the year, mainly as a result of improvements in personal safety there.

For Asians going to North America, Vancouver, ranked 10th, is the most favourable destination. The Canadian city is followed by San Francisco (16) and Miami (30). Within South America, Puerto Rico, in 62nd position, offers Asians the best quality of living.

Security and pollution are major issues in a number of South American locations. Santiago (91) in Chile along with Mexico City (149) receive some of the worst scores for air quality. A number of the continent’s locations are among the worst in the survey for personal security including Sao Paolo (127), Rio do Janeiro (127), Mexico City and Caracas (181).

Africa is also home to some of the most difficult places for Asian assignees to adapt to living in. Socio-political tensions as well as personal security issues can be particularly problematic. Gaborone in Botswana ranked 84th offers the best quality of life for Asians coming to the African continent. South African locations including football World Cup destinations, Cape Town (103) Johannesburg (117) are among the top ten most liveable of the African locations analysed. However, personal safety is still a major issue.

In the Middle East, Manama (68) offers the best quality of life followed by Dubai (71) and Abu Dhabi (74).

The top 15 best locations in the world for Asians to live
Rank 2010
Location
World Rank 2009
1
Singapore
1
2
Sydney
2
3
Kobe
3
4
Yokohama
4
5
Tokyo
6
5
Copenhagen
6
7
Canberra
8
8
Hong Kong
11
8
Melbourne
4
10
Dublin
11
10
Vancouver
9
10
Wellington
9
13
Antwerp
11
13
Brussels
11
13
Bern
11

Asia ranking
Asia 2010
Location
Global Rank 2010
1
Singapore
1
2
Kobe
3
3
Yokohoma
4
4
Tokyo
5
5
Hong Kong
8
6
Taipei
55
7
Macau
57
8
Kuala Lumpur
62
8
Bangkok
62
8
Georgetown
62
11
Seoul
71
12
Shanghai
77
13
Bandar Seri Begawan
94
14
Nanjing
97
15
Beijing
100
16
Xiamen
105
17
Senzhen
115
18
Guangzhou
117
19
Tianjin
121
20
Hanoi
123
21
Dalian
124
22
Ho Chi Minh City
126
23
Chengdu
138
23
Depensar
138
25
Metro Manila
142
25
Wuhan
142
27
Bangalore
145
28
Ventiane
147
29
Chennai
149
30
Chongqing
154
31
Shenyang
156
31
Mumbai
156
33
Ulaanbaatar
162
34
Xi'an
164
34
Colombo
164
36
Phnom Penh
171
37
New Delhi
185
38
Jakarta
191
39
Yangon
198
40
Kolkata
206
41
Kathmandu
210
41
Surabaya
210
43
Tashkent
216
44
Dhaka
229
45
Ashgabat
232
46
Islamabad
243
47
Pyongyang
246
48
Karachi
252
49
Kabul
253

Rank 2010	Location	World Rank 2009
1	Singapore	1
2	Sydney	2
3	Kobe	3
4	Yokohama	4
5	Tokyo	6
5	Copenhagen	6
7	Canberra	8
8	Hong Kong	11
8	Melbourne	4
10	Dublin	11
10	Vancouver	9
10	Wellington	9
13	Antwerp	11
13	Brussels	11
13	Bern	11

Asia 2010	Location	Global Rank 2010
1	Singapore	1
2	Kobe	3
3	Yokohoma	4
4	Tokyo	5
5	Hong Kong	8
6	Taipei	55
7	Macau	57
8	Kuala Lumpur	62
8	Bangkok	62
8	Georgetown	62
11	Seoul	71
12	Shanghai	77
13	Bandar Seri Begawan	94
14	Nanjing	97
15	Beijing	100
16	Xiamen	105
17	Senzhen	115
18	Guangzhou	117
19	Tianjin	121
20	Hanoi	123
21	Dalian	124
22	Ho Chi Minh City	126
23	Chengdu	138
23	Depensar	138
25	Metro Manila	142
25	Wuhan	142
27	Bangalore	145
28	Ventiane	147
29	Chennai	149
30	Chongqing	154
31	Shenyang	156
31	Mumbai	156
33	Ulaanbaatar	162
34	Xi'an	164
34	Colombo	164
36	Phnom Penh	171
37	New Delhi	185
38	Jakarta	191
39	Yangon	198
40	Kolkata	206
41	Kathmandu	210
41	Surabaya	210
43	Tashkent	216
44	Dhaka	229
45	Ashgabat	232
46	Islamabad	243
47	Pyongyang	246
48	Karachi	252
49	Kabul	253

Lakas Ng Pagbabago (James Layug Magdalo) - D-Coy feat. Artstrong

2010-03-30T06:10:00.000-07:00

Title: Lakas Ng Pagbabago

Performed by: D-Coy feat. Artstrong

Written by: James Layug

Directed by: Bembol D.

Produced by: Dax

Source: http://www.youtube.com/user/bemboldiaz

Philippine election is near, just few months away. Everybody are taking their stand, choosing their candidates carefully and supporting those candidates whom they believe is the best to lead the country. A nation with more than 90 million people and is composed of more than 7,100 islands is now gearing up for the country’s first automated election. Even hiphop crews, rappers, producers, singers, artists are taking their stand to be part of the Filipino nation’s democracy. D-Coy, Artstrong and the rest of their crew are also taking their stand in support of the candidacy of James Layug (Magdalo). Check out the video.

Posted by madshock, blogging from the Philippines. Props to Royal of Asian Rap Worldwide. Also check out Rapista @ www.rapista.blogspot.com for other Pinoy Rap updates.

Drew Deezy, Nump Trump & Thai - Go Hard MV

2010-03-29T18:50:00.000-07:00

The music video for Go Hard by Drew Deezy, Nump Trump & Thai Ngo is out. Its pretty decent MV. The video was directed by Tha Razor from 454 Films.

On a non sequitur note: When I first saw Drew Deezy, I immediately thought that he looked like someone familiar...but I couldn't quite put my finger on who exactly. Now it just dawned on me. Drew Deezy looks just like Big Pun (may he rest in peace) BEFORE Big Pun gained weight!!!

Here's a side by side comparison. You be the judge!

LOLLL! Drew Deezy is actually Samoan, but he does pull off that Latino/Puerto Rican look pretty well with the corn-rows and all.

D-Pryde - Forever (Youtube Remix) MV feat. Traphik, Dumbfoundead, Dyme-A-Duzin, Prince EA, & Ahmir

2010-03-29T18:22:00.000-07:00

D-Pryde - Forever (YouTube Remix)

D-Pryde, a 16 year old Spanish/Filipino rapper reppin Brampton, Ontario has just released the music video of his Youtube Remix of Drake's Forever featuring fellow YouTube stars: Traphik, Dyme-A-Duzin, Dumbfoundead, Prince EA, and Ahmir. The song was released a while back in December 2009. Traphik and D-Pryde both killed it! Hey what do you know?! I spotted fellow Pinoy rapper Mike Swift making a cameo appearance in D-Pryde's scene.

DOWNLOAD: D-Pryde - Forever (Youtube Remix) feat. Traphik, Dumbfoundead, Dyme-A-Duzin, Prince EA, & Ahmir

University of Maryland March Madness Benefit Battle

2010-03-27T11:42:00.000-07:00

March Madness Benefit Battle poster

DJ Tony Drake gave me a heads up about a freestyle battle tournament he's setting up for the top 10 freestylers from the DC/Maryland/Virginia area called the March Madness Benefit Battle. The winner of the tournament will get to choose a charity where all the proceeds will be donated to. A-Class will be competing in this tournament as well as another Asian rapper who goes by the name of Blasian.

The event will go down on March 30th at 8pm. In case you aren't in Maryland to watch the battle, the battle will be streamed live on wmucradio.com.

Press release:

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BENEFIT BATTLE- MARCH 30, 2010, 6-8PM

10 Emcees, 1 Winner, All Proceeds Go to the Charity of The Winner’s Choice

COLLEGE PARK, MD – On Tuesday, March 30, “The Blender w/ Miss DJ Gemz and DJ Tony Drake" on WMUC Radio (University of Maryland, College Park’s FM station) will put on one of the biggest Freestyle Battles to ever hit the DMV! 10 of the area's best rappers are coming together to battle it out for a good cause. All of the proceeds from the event will go to the non-profit charity of the winner’s choice.

What separates this battle from the countless other “freestyle battles” in the DMV? Rather than gathering 10 talented artists who will come and perform verses from their songs (which tends to happen at a lot of freestyle battles), all of the artists have been carefully chosen based on their ability to creatively compose bars on the spot based on current events, their competition’s appearance, and any other topic that immediately comes to mind. One emcee will be announced daily via twitter through Dj Tony Drake (@djtonydrake) and Miss Dj Gemz (@missdjgemz), starting Sunday, March 21 until the day of the competition. All of the emcees have a strong battle background and many of them have been featured on Grind Time Now, The World’s #1 Rap Battle, Scribble Jam, and WorldStarHipHop.com.

The event is free, but charitable donations of at least $3 are recommended to go towards the Grand Prize Donation. There will also be free give-aways provided throughout the event by the event’s various sponsors which include: Mcdonalds, EA Sports, Fuse Box Radio, Community Roots, Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Inc. and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., (University of Maryland Chapters), BraeonArt, Art Lyfe Entertainment, The BaltimoreScene, Words Beats & Life Inc., Xclusively Yours, and Broccoli City.

If you can’t make it out to the event at the Nyumburu Cultural Center on the University of Maryland’s campus on March 30, it will be broadcasted live on wmucradio.com! That means as long as you have an internet connection you can be a part of this event! Be sure to tune into the "The Blender w/ Miss DJ Gemz and DJ Tony Drake" every Tuesday at 6PM EST on wmucradio.com for new music first and the hottest events in your community.

Chinese activist Ai Weiwei on CNN's Amanpour

2010-03-27T10:40:00.000-07:00

Beijing-based artist and social activist Ai Weiwei was interviewed on CNN's Amanpour about China's media censorship.

Geniuz F - 三二七的殺機 (Mo Liu Mic Jo Gor Part 2)

2010-03-26T20:13:00.000-07:00

Hong Kong rapper Geniuz F (formerly known as Future.G), has a new song called 三二七的殺機 which is a follow up to his last song Mo Liu Mic Jo Gor. The beat was done by 魚 and mixed by Hoax. This is a real mellow song. The feel of 三二七的殺機 reminds me a bit of Warren G's early tracks with an authentic HK flavor to it. Looks like Geniuz F really stepped up his flow. I'll be on the look out for more releases from him in the future (no pun intended).

Joe Wong does stand up comedy at RTCA dinner

2010-03-24T22:11:00.000-07:00

Joe Wong does stand up comedy at the Annual Radio & TV Correspondents’ Dinner (RTCA). Vice president Joe Biden was at the dinner on Obama's behalf, who could not make it. There's something about Wong's vulnerable stage presence that seems to draw people to him. His material is very innocent and "cute". Watch for his debt collector joke. That one's a killer!

Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva on AlJazeerza's Frost Over the World

2010-03-20T20:41:00.000-07:00

Abhisit Vejjajiva, Thailand's current Prime Minister says he is "open to talks" of fresh elections. I think that's what the red shirts are rallying for and throwing their own blood over.

Now the question is, will he have fresh elections?

Chinese Netizens are all over Zhang Lu, Wen Jiabao's female translator

2010-03-20T19:06:00.000-07:00

Zhang Lu, Wen Jiabao's translator
(NetEase)

Chinese premier Wen Jiabao's translator, Zhang Lu (张璐) is now an internet celebrity in China. After translating accurately Wen Jiabao's quotation of classical Chinese poetry, she won the hearts of the Chinese media rose to stardom overnight. She is currently one of the top top search queries of people on China's search engines baidu and google.cn.

Here's some of Zhang Lu's quick-witted translations (via NetEase):

1. “亦余心之所善兮，虽九死其犹未悔。”

For the ideal that I hold dear to my heart,I'd not regret a thousand times to die.

2. “人或加讪，心无疵兮。”

My conscience stays untainted in spite of rumors and slanders from the outside.

Zhang Lu was born and raised in Jinan and is in her early 30's. In her formative school years her nickname was "class flower". She is also the chief translator for the Chinese President, Hu Jintao.

More pictures of Zhang Lu:

(NetEase)

Not bad, not bad. She looks well-poised and elegant. What's up with the bowl bob cut? I thought that went out in the 60's? Lol, I kid, I kid.

Read more about Zhang Lu at ChinaHush.

Rest in peace Nujabes

2010-03-18T17:01:00.000-07:00

Nujabes in the summer of 2009
(yosuke moriya)

It was announced on Shing02's website that the Japanese hip hop producer Nujabes has passed away in a fatal car accident in Tokyo, Japan on February 26, 2010. He was 36 years old.

Nujabes was definitely one of the best that ever did it. Thank you Nujabes. You are a true inspiration and blessing. Your music will live on. Rest in peace brother.

via E22 (Shing02's website)

Today, I have very somber news for the international hip hop community, especially fans of the independent hip hop scene, and those who have followed my career.

It has been announced that Jun Seba, aka Nujabes, Japanese hip hop producer extraordinaire, passed away late February. Official statement from the label (in Japanese) here:
http://hydeout.net/hydeout/2010/03/_hydeoutproductions.html

We deeply regret the loss of a unique talent and a close friend. Through his soulful music, Nujabes has touched so many people around the world, even beyond his dreams. He was a mysterious character to most as he avoided the public limelight, rarely conducted interviews, so only a few got to know the man behind the signature production. Yet it continued to amaze me how young listeners of all backgrounds learned of his enigmatic name, and expressed support for his music.

As I write now from Japan, I had been leaving him messages the past couple of weeks, trying to get in the studio together, so the news could not have come any more unexpected. Even last week, I passed by his house and called him thinking he was still home.

I met Nujabes around 2000 and as an upcoming MC, I was fortunate to work on tracks such as Battlecry, F.I.L.O, Luv(sic) parts 1, 2 and 3. We had been working on the next trilogy of Luv(sic) over the past year (which we're determined to see through). The last time we talked in January, Nujabes emailed me to wish Jeff Resurreccion, a 19-year old beatboxer who had just passed way from cancer, his heartfelt condolences.

While we continue to respect the privacy of his family, we will work to preserve his legacy, and pay tribute to the body of work, some unreleased, that he has left for us to enjoy. Jun Seba will be dearly missed by his family, friends, colleagues, and fans worldwide.

in peace,
Shing02

Snapper feat. D-Coy at The Mosaic Music Festival Singapore 2010

2010-03-17T22:44:00.000-07:00

Snapper feat. D-Coy at The Mosaic Music Festival Singapore 2010

Mosaic Music Festival showcases the music across Asia. It is a 10-day Music Festival ranging from different genres such as jazz, world music, indie-pop, techno, hiphop, rock and more. This year, D-Coy and the Beatmathics represents the Philippines.

Check out Mosaic Music Festival: http://www.mosaicmusicfestival.com

D-Coy with The Beatmathics (The Philippines)
Mix the west coast and the east coasts sounds of hip-hop together with that unmistakably fiery Filipino flavour and you have yourself D-Coy and the Beatmathics. Delivering hip-hop like no other, these guys promise a little bit of new school, a little bit of old and a whole lot of fun.
http://www.myspace.com/beatmathics
---excerpt from Mosaic Music Festival Website
Source: http://www.mosaicmusicfestival.com/2010/microsite/nms.html#dcoy

About Snapper

Snapper's spectacle of her ability to merge her passions into her work. Her imagination perplexing STREET FASHION and MUSIC. From Hiphop culture to Asian fashion, her fetish and love for fashion and music began early. Growing up in the City of Angels (Los Angeles, California). In the mid-90's, she was receptive of the whole party scene and distinguish different crews wich portray unconventional attire, influenced by the entire Westcoast Gangsta Rap Music she fell in love with Hiphop.

Now Snapper is studying at School of Fashion and the Arts Manila to extend pursuing and establish the First Female Urban Clothing Line in the Philippines. Working on her SOLO ALBUM entittled "You Can Nevah Fade Diz."

Hiphop heroine will soon ascent in the Hiphop scene with her promising album. Collaboration with Philippines legendary producers and artists.

---words excerpt from Snapper Facebook

Check out more of Snapper: http://www.youtube.com/user/MiZZxSNAPPER

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJsOSHz6xRU

Posted by madshock, blogging from the Philippines. Props to Royal of Asian Rap Worldwide. Also check out Rapista @ www.rapista.blogspot.com for other Pinoy Rap updates.

Thailand's Red Shirts spill their own donated blood in protest

2010-03-16T15:07:00.000-07:00

Anti-government protesters in Thailand - known as the Red Shirts - have spilt blood on the prime minister's office.

They drew it from their own veins, but in the end it was nowhere near the amount they'd promised.

Al Jazeera's Wayne Hay reports

Is it just me or does the pouring of the blood at the gates kinda reminds of you the first Passover as depicted in the Bible? You know, at the time when the Hebrews poured blood on their doorposts so the Angel of Death would passover their house and not kill their firstborn? Yeah I know the pouring of blood for this particular incident has a different purpose, but heh, Passover was the first thing that popped into my mind when I saw it.

The blood that the red shirt are pouring is supposed to be a symbol of the 2006 coup d'etat that ousted the government of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Interesting way to protest... but I think its a bit unhygienic to pour blood, not to mention gross! Let's hope the people of Thailand can come to a peaceful resolution from this political crisis.

Ghost Style - Love Affair feat. Maggie Hou MV

2010-03-14T13:38:00.000-07:00

Love Affair promo

Check out the newly released music video for Love Affair by Ghost Style featuring Maggie Hou.

Far East Movement - I Party MV feat. IZ & DB Tonik

2010-03-13T06:44:00.000-08:00

Far East Movement - Animal

The Far East Movement's music video for I Party featuring IZ & DB Tonik was released last week. Its a pretty cool computer animation video produced and directed by Choz Belen. One funky thing about this video is that right in the middle of it, the guy in the video starts trippin out and sees a vampire girl. Let that be a lesson to you kids. Watch what goes in your drink! LOL.

N.Y.F.P. - New York Roots feat. Jaman & Pinoy District (MTV)

2010-03-13T04:46:00.000-08:00

Title: N.Y.F.P.
Artists: New York Roots feat. Jaman & Pinoy District
Produced by: Paro Paro Beats
Directed by: Rolando David Jr. (Dreamz Production/Sigaw ng Tundo)
Album: Bago Ang Bagong Luma Album (Coming this March 2010)
Check out the original source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHJiq1pgOsc

Props to Butchoy of Dreamz Production & Sigaw ng Tundo
Check out Dreamz Production: http://www.youtube.com/dreamzprod

Please also check out Paro Paro Beats on Beats of the Beats III

Original source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhDZu0lvAuo

Check out Paro Paro Beats: http://www.paroparobeats.blogspot.com

Download NYFP for Free: http://tinyurl.com/nyroots

Posted by madshock, blogging from the Philippines. Props to Royal of Asian Rap Worldwide. Also check out Rapista @ www.rapista.blogspot.com for other Pinoy Rap updates.

First Filipino Rap Battle League - Fuego vs. Protege (English Conference Battle)

2010-03-12T22:06:00.000-08:00

First Filipino Rap Battle League

(English Conference Battle)

Fuego vs. Protege

The first I’ve watched these videos I was laughing;
Can you see in the end they are both laughing;

They’re sick with brains like mad scientists;

At the end of the video all I can do is throw up my fist.
---sorry if my rhymes are lame haha... i just got carried away by the video.

This is the English Battle Category for The First Filipino Rap Battle League. It showcases the freestyle rap talent of some of the finest Underground Rappers in the Philippines. It has both English and Filipino (Tagalog) Categories. Check out the battle.

Check out FlipTop Battles: http://www.youtube.com/fliptopbattles

Posted by madshock, blogging from the Philippines. Props to Royal of Asian Rap Worldwide. Also check out Rapista @ www.rapista.blogspot.com for other Pinoy Rap updates.

D-City - Feelin Like Whatever MV

2010-03-11T09:00:00.000-08:00

D-City - The Remedy

I remember about 2 or 3 years ago I saw a Caucasian high school kid wearing a black t-shirt with the words "D-City" on it. Up till then have never heard of the term D-City so I was curious and so I asked him what or where is D-City, because I'm thinking, aren't we in Vancouver aka VanCity? What does D-City stand for then? He told me D-City was a hip hop group and he was real excited to tell me about it too. Back then, I was pretty much under the dark about Vancouver's local hip hop scene (I still am pretty much). So I just shrugged off whatever he said.

Then flash forward to mid-February this year and I came across this music video called Feelin Like Whatever. Wow. I thought the song was pretty dope. The lyrics and production are on point. Heh, and what do you know, its done by D-City. Now I know what the kid was talking about! And from Vancouver too? Hey, that's a bonus.

D-City is a hip hop duo from North Delta comprised of Pinoy cousins Spot and Ess. The track Feelin Like Whatever is off their second album The Remedy (2009).

Steve Yoo Seung Jun with Jackie Chan on Asia Uncut

2010-03-11T07:20:00.000-08:00

Yoo Seung Jun with Jon Nierrman, the host of Asia Uncut
(Asia Uncut)

Any of you guys remember Yoo Seung Jun the Korean singer/rapper that got kicked out of Korea because he wouldn't do the mandatory military service back in 2002? Well, he is now trying out his luck to be a star in China. Yoo Seung Jun is starring in a new Jackie Chan movie that was released last month called Little Big Soldier, which takes place during the Warring States Period in China. Yoo Seung Jun plays the villainous role of "Prince Wen". It really sucks for him that he can't come back to Korea, but hey, finding work in China and being signed to Jackie Chan isn't that bad of a deal.

Yoo Seung Jun also did a little promotion along with Jackie Chan for Little Big Soldier on an episode of Asia Uncut (an English talk show based in Shanghai, China) which aired on February 10th. Yoo Seung Jun does a pretty cool entrance with the dancing with the nunchucks. Wow, he's still got it. The man can really dance! Yoo Seung Jun will be releasing an album this April. I think the album will be Chinese as he's trying to break through the Chinese-language market.

MastaMic - 09 HK Rap Up MV

2010-03-11T06:36:00.000-08:00

MastaMic has just released his 09 HK Rap Up music video where he plays a news reporter relaying all the major Hong Kong news from 2009.

It looks like MastaMic has a new bowl hair cut. He now looks like one of the long lost members of Fama.

Check out MastaMic's 08 HK Rap Up from last year.

Tablo from Epik High disses allkpop on Twitter

2010-03-09T11:19:00.000-08:00

In Kpop news today, Tablo from Epik High tweeted some nasty messages about allkpop for everyone to see. Tablo is pissed off that allkpop leaked out Epik High's new music video and put up their latest album Epilouge up for stream.

The tweets:

What an EPIK tweets.......!!! I wonder how allkpop will address the situation.

CNNGO interviews Utamaru from Rhymester

2010-03-09T09:29:00.000-08:00

Utamaru from Rhymester
(CNNGO)

Patrick Macias from CNNGO has interviewed Utamaru, one of the OG's of the Japanese hip hop scene from the group Rhymester. This is a really great read about Utamaru's view on the development of hip hop in Japan and how he compares it with American hip hop.

Rhymester has been part of the Japanese hip hop scene since the early 90's and they are one of the more conscious rap groups that have been rapping about political issues and socio-economic issues affecting Japan. They recently released an album called Manifesto in February and a single called ラストヴァース (Last Verse).

Rhymester - Manifesto

via CNNGO

CNNGo: How has Japanese hip-hop changed since Rhymester debuted in the early 1990s?
Utamaru: It's been over ten years since Rhymester collaborated with (U.S. hip-hoppers) the Beatnuts and Buckwild. Back then, a lot of people wanted to emulate American hip hop, so it was a big deal that we got to work with them. But soon afterwards, I started thinking that Japanese hip hop needed to start developing its own style by itself. That feeling became stronger and stronger, and I started moving more in that direction.

CNNGo: After the 1990s, were Japanese kids becoming less interested in Western culture?

Utamaru: That happened too, but it wasn't necessarily the case with hip hop. There are still a lot of people who like American hip hop, myself included. But we needed to stop trying to copy it and compete with it. My generation thought hard about the problem of "How can we, as Japanese people, make rap music?" But the young kids today don't have that kind of issue. Some of them are much more influenced by the Japanese hip hop than American hip hop. Some of the artists in the underground scene, like SEEDA, sell lots of records even though they're not on major labels and don't get much promotion.

CNNGo: Are any of them thinking about targeting the foreign market?

Utamaru: There are some hip hop musicians in Japan have ambitions like that, but they're looking more towards the rest of Asia. To do Japanese hip-hop in America… maybe that's impossible.

CNNGo: Do you think hip-hop made by Japanese people isn't 'real' enough for Americans?

Utamaru: Well, we have to define what's real. Does being real just mean being really poor? If that's what's real, do I need to travel all the way to Rwanda just to rap? (laughs)
Back when I was starting out, I decided to make lyrics that were a reflection of my life and the people who listen to them. After all, that's what hip hop is all about.
Recently, Japan has changed. It's become much poorer than before, and poverty itself is increasing. There are people who live in places with no way to survive and with no hope or expectation for the future. So it's possible to experience a hard life like an American hip-hopper. Of course, there have always been people like that, but society denied their existence. Even poor people would deny that they were actually poor. But now, it's getting harder and harder to ignore. Look at the kind of crime (idol singer) Maki Goto's younger brother committed. He got arrested for stealing electric cables from a construction site to resell them. That's so ghetto! And he himself used to be an idol too!

CNNGo: What's your impression of the current idol scene?

Utamaru: You can't really say "I like idols" out loud in Japan. The only time you could was during the 1980s when idols were popular. But after the 1990s, it became real outsider culture. Now, there's probably more train otaku in Japan than idol otaku. Hardcore male fans are only interested in unpopular idols. They want to feel like, "I'm the only one supporting this girl or this group. Nobody else. Just me." Idol groups like AKB48 and Perfume have gotten so big recently. Their fans are now ordinary schoolgirls. So their original fans have had moved on to try to find even more niche, unpopular idols to follow. So it's impossible for this scene to become mainstream.

CNNGo: What do your fans think when you talk about idols?

Utamaru: Basically, I have two kinds of fans: Those that support me because of my music, and others who know me as someone who talks about pop culture. The two groups don't really mix. Even so, it's not normal in Japan for a musician to follow idols. Everyone thinks I'm weird. One time, I tried DJ-ing some idol music as a pre-show at a Rhymester concert. That was the coldest reception I've ever gotten on stage. I was thinking, "Hey! You guys are supposed to be my fans! Can you at least try a little bit to understand where I'm coming from"?

Timothy DeLaGhetto (Traphik) meets Jin the MC!

2010-03-09T08:09:00.000-08:00

Timothy DeLaGhetto with Jin

Wow this is like the meeting of two freestyle monsters: Jin and Timothy DeLaghetto. Who would have known these two would meet and share it with us on YouTube? These videos, by the way, where released on YouTube on February 15th and 16th. How they met though, was really funny. Tim was called down to Carl Choi's office to discuss business. Then all a sudden Jin busts out in the office with a laptop recording himself freestylin to Biggie's Dead Wrong and then he and Tim do an impromptu freestyle back to back.

Timothy DeLaGhetto and Jin vibin' after the freestyle:

Timothy DeLaGhetto has been grinding hard with his YouTube movies and also his music for a long time now and it's really cool of Jin to reach out to another young up and comin Asian rapper. Looks like they'll be doing a collaboration track. I'll be looking out for that.

Ghost Style - Love Affair feat. Maggie Hou

2010-03-09T07:28:00.000-08:00

Love Affair promo

Ghost Style has a new single out called Love Affair featuring Maggie Hou. This is a nice carpe diem-ish song. I really like the mellow beat and Maggie's hoo-hooin' (or whatever you call it). The music video for Love Affair will be out soon.

And hey, what do you know? Maggie Hou is also a Vancouver girl, having spent her teens and college years in Vancouver.

A guy in a chicken suit interrupts a college lecture

2010-03-04T23:29:00.000-08:00

HAHAHAHAHA! The prof looked so pissed! I just hope the chicken made it safely out of harms reach.

Matt Brevner - Culture Shock MV

2010-03-04T05:39:00.001-08:00

Matt Brevner - Magnum Opus

Matt Brevner has just released a new music video for Culture Shock, a song describing his experiences in Japan, from his debut album Magnum Opus. Nice to see him reppin Vancity in the music video. That gets a big thumbs up from me.

Meet Pepa's new boyfriend: Tom Lo

2010-03-04T03:38:00.000-08:00

Pepa with her new boyfriend Tom Lo

Pepa (from Salt-n-Pepa), has found "love" with chef Tom Lo in her reality dating show Let's Talk About Pep. And daaaaaayum!! This guy is REALLY chinky.

Asian and black interracial dating is still considered a social taboo and them being an interracial couple will definitely turn heads around. Props for both of them trying to date outside the box though. I hope they aren't trying to pull a publicity stunt for TV ratings or whatever. I dunno, do you think they look good together as couple?

A clip of the finale:

Uggggh... I really dunno. But then again I'm not Pepa. It just might be his personality that Pepa is really into.

Keep the Canadian anthem as it is!!

2010-03-03T14:41:00.000-08:00

I just watched the Speech from the Throne and one unexpected thing that Prime Minister Stephen Harper said was "Our Government will also ask Parliament to examine the original gender-neutral English wording of the national anthem." Harper is referring to original version of O Canada which says "True patriot love thou dost in us command". The current (better) version of the anthem says "True patriot love, in all thy sons command."

Let's keep the national anthem as it is. It is Un-Canadian to tinker around with it. It worked for us for all these years and let's keep it at that. If women feel left out in the national anthem, I'm sure atheists, who don't believe in God, and pacifists and conscientious objectors who don't believe in standing on guard for Canada feel left out too. This is Canada. We can't damn please everyone!! Let's not forget that the French version of the national anthem is totally different than the English version:

O Canada!
Land of our ancestors,
Thy brow is wreathed with a glorious
garland of flowers.
As in thy arm ready to wield the sword,
So also is it ready to carry the cross.
Thy history is an epic
Of the most brilliant exploits.
Thy valour steeped in faith
Will protect our homes and our rights
Will protect our homes and our rights.

Do you political bigwigs wanna mess with and alter the French version of O Canada too? Haha, that will be final nail in the coffin to make Quebec separate from the rest of Canada for good! I say, screw political correctness. Leave the anthem alone!

via Reuters

Canada may adopt gender-neutral national anthem
Wed Mar 3, 2010 5:33pm EST

OTTAWA (Reuters) - "O Canada," the country's national anthem, has included the line, "True patriot love in all thy sons' command," for nearly 100 years.

Ottawa now wants to start a public discussion on whether Canada should adopt a gender-neutral version of the song.

As part of a policy speech unveiled on Wednesday, the minority Conservative government said it would ask Parliament to look at the original lyrics to the anthem.

Those lyrics, penned in 1908 by Canadian poet Robert Stanley Weir, read "True patriot love thou dost in us command." The version in current use was adopted in 1914.

Industry Minister Tony Clement said the government had not taken any firm decisions yet.

"I think the appropriate way to deal with this is through some sort of process where we have historical research and learned discussion," he told reporters.

Michael Ignatieff, leader of the opposition Liberal party, said if the government was serious about boosting women's rights it could have done something more substantive.

One of the first things the Conservatives did after winning power in January 2006 was to cancel a deal the Liberals had struck to provide a national child-care system.

(Reporting by David Ljunggren and Pav Jordan; Editing by Frank McGurty)

Behind the scenes: 454 MOVEMENT (Work Hard Play Hard Vol. 2 Trailer)

2010-03-03T04:40:00.000-08:00

Impak from Jug-A-Knot has just dropped a trailer featuring 454 Life Entertainment at the shooting of their music video Go Hard. Be on the lookout for Work Hard Play Hard Vol. 2 coming out soon!

Toronto internet thug VS Surrey internet thug

2010-03-03T04:14:00.000-08:00

AK aka Amazing plays out an internet beef between two internet thugs from opposite sides of Canada.

The internets is serious business.

Bambu – Slow Down feat. Prometheus Brown (Geologic from Blue Scholars) MV

2010-03-02T11:15:00.000-08:00

Bambu - ...paper cuts...

Bambu has just released a new music video for Slow Down off his new EP ...paper cuts.... This track features Prometheus Brown who is also known as Geologic from the Seattle hip hop duo Blue Scholars. This song is real heavy!! Even though the song is called Slow Down, both Bambu and Geologic rap really fast in this one. And the MV is dope!! It features display of Filipino martial arts such as Eskrima or Filipino style stick-fighting. Definitely, check this one out.

CANADA WINS OLYMPIC GOLD IN MEN'S HOCKEY!!!

2010-02-28T17:24:00.000-08:00

The 2010 Canadian men's hockey team posing their gold medals
(Reuters)
YES!! OUR BOYS DID IT! Team Canada wins OLYMPIC GOLD in hockey today beating USA 3-2 with Sidney Crosby scoring the winning goal at 7:40 in the overtime.

Sidney Crosby celebrating the winning goal
(Reuters)

What a game! What A GAME!! What a glorious day it is for Canada. You boys did us proud!! This will go down as one of the greatest hockey games in Olympic history. TEAM CANADA IS #1!!!!!!

That hockey win gave Canada a total of 14 GOLD MEDALS in the Winter Olympics, setting the record for the country (and host country) with most gold medals won in the winter games. YEEEEAAAAAAAAAH BABY!!! THAT'S HOW WE DO!! GO CANADA GO!!

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS, MY FRIENDS
AND WE'LL KEEP ON FIGHTING, TILL THE END
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
NO TIME FOR LOSERS
'CAUSE WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
OF THE WORLD!!!!

Nump, Roscoe Umali, Thai & Ver5e - Zoned Out

2010-02-26T23:58:00.000-08:00

Here's another release by 454 Life Entertainment called Zoned Out featuring Nump, Roscoe Umali, Thai Ngo with Ver5e on the hook. Trippy song. Yeah it zones you out.

Introducing 454 Life Entertainment (IZ, Thai, Nump Trump and Drew Deezy)

2010-02-26T16:16:00.000-08:00

IZ, Thai, Nump Trump and Drew Deezy of 454 Life Entertainment

Just wanna give you guys a heads up on new record label and movement based in San Jose, California called 454 Life Entertainment which rappers IZ, Thai Ngo, Nump Trump and Drew Deezy are all now signed to. Looks like this label will be promoting Asian and Pacific Islander artists.

Here's a video of Thai Ngo, IZ, Drew Deezy and Nump Trump dropping freestyles.

Drew Deezy, Nump Trump and Thai Ngo have also recently released a single called Go Hard. The official music video for Go Hard will be coming out real soon!

I'm looking forward to hear some real quality music coming from this label.

454 Life Entertainment links:

http://twitter.com/454Life
http://www.myspace.com/454lifeent
http://www.youtube.com/user/454LifeEntertainment

Jackie Chain - Mack A Bitch

2010-02-24T16:23:00.001-08:00

Jackie Chain is out with a new single called Mack A Bitch produced by BlockBeataz. I think Jackie Chain's a really talented rapper but he seems to be rapping about the wrong things. What's even worse is that he's even flashing guns in the club! LMAO.

Altimet - Syukur

2010-02-24T15:27:00.000-08:00

Malaysian rapper Altimet has just released his music video for Syukur. There's a lot of heart in this song. The song's message is to remind people to be grateful and give thanks for everything they have, even in times of uncertainty. The music video for Syukur was shot all throughout Kuala Lumpur, showing the many different attractions of the city, even the Petronas Towers which were formerly the world's tallest building until 2004.

蛋堡 Soft Lipa - WINTER SWEET MV

2010-02-19T13:59:00.000-08:00

Soft Lipa - Winter Sweet

This is Soft Lipa's music video for Winter Sweet. Soft Lipa always puts out really creative music videos and this one is no exception. The girl featured in the music video is pretty cute. But then again she kinda has that JAV look to her...

.... am I right or am I right?

Winter Sweet MV:

The sexiest election campaign rally EVER!!

2010-02-19T00:47:00.000-08:00

Whoaa.. is this how they really do election rallies in the Philippines? Those pinays are smokin hot, especially the one to the right of D-Coy. There's a WHOLE LOT of hip thrusting in their dance and even a little ass wiggling for the crowd. I don't know much about this "Erap" guy they are all rooting for, but I can tell you off the rip that if that's how he runs his election campaign rallies, this guy is a straight up GANGSTA.

Dog G disses Jay Chou for not using his "diao"

2010-02-18T14:49:00.000-08:00

Here's some Taiwanese celebrity gossip for you guys today...

Taiwanese celebrity television host Patty Hou, who considered as mega-babe status in Taiwan, will be getting married sometime year to a multi-millionaire Citigroup executive, Ken Huang. Patty Hou also publicly declared that she IS virgin and that is saving herself for marriage. Then all a sudden in comes rapper Dog G who released a little freestyle rap dissing Jay Chou, Patty's ex-boyfriend, for not tappin that ass when they were together for about 2 years. Jay is pretty pissed off at Dog G and just said he just name drops and disses celebrities to become famous. But that brings us to this question...

............Do you think Jay got a piece of that Patty cake? LOL.

More pics of Patty Hou:

Dayyyyyyyum...she's gorgeous.

And here's her lucky baller banker fiance, Ken Huang.

Of course when they tie the knot, the paparazzi will be all over them like white on rice, trying to find out whatever scandal they can. Some of the media speculates that Patty Hou is already pregnant and this might be a shotgun wedding. Yup, that's how the Taiwanese media is. They are monsters!!

Oh well. I hope these two will be very happy together!!

Via channelnewsasia

Jay Chou lashes out at rapper Dog G for insulting song

Posted: 17 February 2010 1422 hrs

TAIPEI : Taiwanese superstar Jay Chou has lashed out at rapper Dog G for writing a song about ex-girlfriend Patty Hou's virgin bride status that indirectly insulted him.

The Taiwanese rapper, inspired by media reports that the soon-to-be-married television host Hou is a virgin bride, wrote in his song that Chou "writes about being 'diao' [cool, powerful] in his songs, but is all talk and never used it".

The word 'diao' can also refer to the male genitalia in the Taiwanese dialect.

Chou joked that it was up to the Green Hornet - the singer plays Kato in the upcoming Hollywood film of the same name - and Panda Heroic - a panda themed superhero played by Chou's close friend Devon Song - to uphold justice. So he asked Song, popularly known as Dan Tou, to respond on his behalf.

"If Dog G did not rely on scolding other people, he would be an unknown singer," said Song.

"I originally wanted to write a song to stand up for Chou but he [Chou] told me to spend time with my family over the Lunar New Year period and not waste my time," Song added.

Song also said that he was not happy with the way Dog G insulted his close friend and especially disliked the way the rapper showed no respect towards women. He pointed out that Hou was getting married soon and Dog G should not have brought attention to rumours that could smear her name.

Dog G on the other hand claimed he wrote the song because he found the media's obsession with virginity irksome and wanted to "showcase this serious issue with humour".

Dog G, whose real name is Zeng Guanrong and best known for his current affairs-inspired songs, also said that he "did not think scolding other people would make [him] popular" and welcomed Chou to write a song to admonish him, though he said that he would retaliate.

- CNA/ha

The infamous freestyle rap from Dog G:

A pic of Gloria Arroyo taking communion

2010-02-14T22:19:00.000-08:00

The power of Christ compels you!!

Namewee pokes fun of Chinese New Year songs

2010-02-14T09:20:00.000-08:00

The big guy sings Chinese New Year songs and then is ridiculed by Malaysian-Chinese rapper Namewee.

Peter Chao says Chinese New Year is better than Valentine's Day

2010-02-14T09:17:00.000-08:00

You damn skippy!!

We Are The World 25 for Haiti

2010-02-13T16:03:00.001-08:00

An updated version of We Are The World to raise funds for Haiti.

List of artists who participated:

Pink, Lil Wayne, Eminem, AR Rahman, Kanye West, Jonas Brothers, LL Cool J, Robin Thicke, Celine Dion, Akon, Rob Thomas, Wyclef Jean, Jeff Bridges, Vince Vaughn, Barbra Streisand, Jordin Sparks, Good Charlotte’s Madden brothers, Tony Bennett, Josh Groban, Snoop Dogg, Steve Saville, Jennifer Hudson, Britney Spears, Keri Hilson, Jamie Foxx, Tyrese, Katharine McPhee, Sean Garrett, Will.i.am, Brandy, Carlos Santana, Melanie Fiona, Enrique Iglesias, Toni Braxton, Cameron Bell, Jason Mraz, Miley Cyrus, Busta Rhymes, Nicole Scherzinger,Justin Bieber, Nicole Richie, Jay-Z, Usher, Julianne Hough, Raphael Saadiq, Zac Brown Band, India.Arie, Janet Jackson, Beyonce, Randy Jackson, Musiq Soulchild, Heart’s Ann and Nancy Wilson, Fonzworth Bentley, Kid Cudi, Iyaz, Lady Gaga, Bizzy Bone, Nipsey Hussle, the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson and Al Jardine, Trey Songz, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Sharbel N. Karam,Mya and Gladys Knight.

South East A by Project E.A.R.

2010-02-12T03:24:00.000-08:00

Project E.A.R. (East Asian Revolution) is an Asian Super Group composed like-minded musicians from different countries in Southeast Asia: Ahli Fiqir (Singapore), Pop Shuvit (Malaysia), Saint Loco (Indonesia), Slapshock (Philippines), Silksounds (Thailand) and Thaitanium (Thailand). Their songs usually composed of five different languages like: Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Melayu, English, Tagalog and Thai fusing with various genres of music. Project E.A.R. aims to break the geographical boundaries and share their music beyond their own countries. It aims to showcase Asian music on a global platform. Source: http://www.mtvasia.com/News/200807/22016274.html

Visit Project E.A.R.: http://www.myspace.com/projectear

Posted by madshock, blogging from the Philippines. Props to Royal of Asian Rap Worldwide. Also check out Rapista @ www.rapista.blogspot.com for other Pinoy Rap updates.

Xfacta releases "Signed 2 The Streets Instrumentals"

2010-02-10T14:40:00.000-08:00

Xfacta - Signed 2 The Streets Instrumentals

Xfacta must be feeling real generous as he released the instrumentals that he produced for Shogunna's Signed 2 The Streets for download. There are 12 instrumentals in this release, including If U Ready and Shogun's Theme. If you ever wanted a chance to jump on an Xfacta beat, here's your chance.

By the way, if any of you record a song with any of these instrumentals, please email it to me or send me the link!

Track listing (in alphabetical order):

All It Takes
Gotta Get Mine
Here and Now
If U Ready
Keep On
Live Life
Long Ago
One To Remember
Shogun's Theme
Street Life
The Introduction
The Setup

DOWNLOAD: Xfacta - Signed 2 The Streets Instrumentals

Philippine presidential candidates begin their electoral campaign

2010-02-10T11:17:00.000-08:00

Philippine presidential candidates taking a picture before a presidental debate
(Reuters)
The Philippines will finally get its chance for a new president in May 2010. Let's hope they choose the right person this coming May!

From BBC News:

Philippine poll campaign begins
By Vaudine England
BBC News, Bangkok

Official campaigning has begun in the Philippines for the first presidential elections in six years.

President Gloria Arroyo is not allowed to run again in the vote on 10 May.

Competition is intense between two opposition figures, with Mrs Arroyo's nominee and a former president lagging in the polls.

Long proud of its democratic traditions, the Philippines has still failed to find a leader able to deliver peace and prosperity.

For the wealthiest candidates, the political advertising has been going on for months.

The violence that has been part of every Philippine election started early too - the mass killing of 57 people in the southern province of Maguindanao in November has set a grim tone.

Election campaigns in the Philippines usually deliver showmanship, drama, personality clashes and genuine idealism.

What they rarely offer is any cogent debate of ideas or contest of policies.

This campaign is no exception.

"It's going to be a very tight race," says political analyst, writer and journalist Marites Vitug.

"Manny Villar is running a disciplined campaign and has enormous funds at his disposal - he could be our Thaksin, or our Berlusconi," she said, in reference to the wealthy former Thai and current Italian leaders.

The wealthiest candidate, Mr Villar, claims an affinity with the poor, the vast voting majority.

He was once a fish market seller and is now the biggest home-builder in the Philippines.

Ruling class

Mr Villar is up against Benigno "NoyNoy" Aquino, son of the revered former President Cory Aquino. He enjoyed an early surge soon after her death last year, but is now neck-and-neck with Mr Villar.

Lagging behind is Gilberto Teodoro, the current president's favourite, and the former movie star and former president Joseph "Erap" Estrada.

Also in the race is the former Mayor of Olongapo Richard Gordon, someone known as a good manager.

But as always in the Philippines, it will be the money, and the personalities, that count.

"It will really take a lot of resources, and I'm not referring to money alone," said Ronald Holmes, of the political science department of Manila's De La Salle University and president of the survey group, Pulse Asia.

Spending limits do exist, but an apparent lack of manpower has prevented the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from ever prosecuting anyone for over-spending.

"The primary issues are the old issues of economic growth and the problem of poverty," said Mr Holmes.

Alongside a widespread desire for cheaper commodity prices is the topic of corruption.

There is little indication, however, that any of the current crop of candidates will make any more progress on that than the country's rich ruling class has managed in the past.

As covered by NTD news:

TB 亂流 - SO BEAUTIFUL

2010-02-03T15:22:00.000-08:00

This is TB 亂流's new song for the ladies called So Beautiful.

DOY (도이) - Better Days

2010-02-03T14:36:00.000-08:00

DOY - Better Days

This is a pretty up-beat single by Korean rapper DOY released in January of 2009. Am I trippin or does DOY's rapping kinda reminds you of T (Yoon Mi Rae)? DOY also has that fast paced, semi-raspy style EXACTLY like T's. The general feel of the song is also very much like T's rap songs. Heck, if I found a YouTube video with T's picture in it, I'd probably think it was T's new single. You know what, maybe DOY to T is like The Realest to 2pac haha. Anyways I like this song. It gets a thumbs up from me.

Critical - Kung Fu MV feat. DJ Tin Ho & MastaMic

2010-02-01T21:25:00.000-08:00

This one is a Sweden-Hong Kong collaboration! This is the first time I heard a rap in Swedish. Critical's got a pretty sick flow. The beat was produced by DJ Tin Ho. The beat IS BANGING!!!

DEFINTELY CHECK THIS OUT OUT!!!

Freestyle Battle - Sympal Mynd vs True Temper

2010-02-01T21:12:00.000-08:00

Chinese-American battle emcee, True Temper sent me this YouTube footage of him battling Sympal Mind.

From an email he sent to me:

Hi, this is a video of me that got posted recently from a battle back in October for that was part of Grind Time's fundraiser for Dirtbag Dan and Madness. I'm pretty nerdy so Lush wasn't down to put it on Drect's channel so I'm trying to drum up some views.

I stumbled a bit in the first round. My opponent used a lot of racial jokes and I burned him for it in the 3rd round.

Oh yes you did! Props!!

YET ANOTHER brawl in the Taiwanese Parliament

2010-02-01T19:58:00.000-08:00

Another brawl broke out in Taiwan's parliament two weeks ago. Taiwan's parliament fights are world-renowned. It stems for their passion for democracy. Way to demonstrate to Mainland China how politically stable Taiwan's democracy is. Who cares about the democratic process? If I were to punch you in the face, you might think twice before passing any legislature! Yeah cos that's how we we roll 'round here....

Article from BBC News:

Brawl breaks out in Taiwan parliament after policy row

A brawl has broken out in Taiwan's parliament as lawmakers from opposing parties clashed over proposed amendments to the Local Government Act.

Politicians punched and wrestled each other to the ground and one member of the governing party said he'd been bitten by a member of the opposition.

It is not the first time that scuffles have broken out as Jonathan Josephs reports.

source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8466516.stm

Chuckie A - From The Beginning

2010-01-31T20:04:00.000-08:00

Chuckie A - From The Beginning

From The Beginning is Chuckie A's debut album and it has a whopping 27 tracks in total. The digital version Chuckie sent me doesn't have any numbers on the file names so I don't know what is the official track order. A lot of the songs from this album are about Chuckie's pains, struggles and aspirations, hence the title From The Beginning. There are a number of songs in this album that were previously released in his Before I Begin album.

If you a fan of Chuckie, by all means go hit him up at therealchuckieakenz@hotmail.com to get a digital copy of From The Beginning for $5.

Track Listing (in Alphabetical order):

Chuckie - Like A Love Song
Chuckie A - Annie
Chuckie A - Chasing My Dreams
Chuckie A - Everywhere We Go
Chuckie A - From The Beginning
Chuckie A - How We Living
Chuckie A - Music Is My Life
Chuckie A - My Paradise
Chuckie A - One Way Out
Chuckie A - This Is For
Chuckie A - Time and Time Again
Chuckie A - Watch Out
Chuckie A - We Cry
Chuckie A Ft. Andree, Annie - Friends
Chuckie A Ft. BabyT. Smile
Chuckie A ft. Christopher Charles - Love Hurts
Chuckie A Ft. Duane Star - Uptown
Chuckie A Ft. Gamble - Steal The Show
Chuckie A Ft. KB - Inhale Fresh Air
Chuckie A Ft. Migo, Boogz - All We Know
Chuckie A Ft. S.Y - Tell me
Chuckie A Ft. Tony Atlis - Who You Are
Chuckie A w.FA - Be With You
Chuckie A, J.Reyez, Benny Blacc - Let Em Know
Chuckie A. Ft. Queeny - All Alone
Chuckie Ft. Loc - Ok
V.I.P - Duane Starr Ft. Rochester, Chuckie A

Triangle Offense - The Alarm

2010-01-29T18:22:00.000-08:00

Triangle Offense

Triangle Offense have released a new single for the clubs called The Alarm.

Press Release:

Triangle Offense Releases New Single "The Alarm" Ahead of Next Mixtape

Hours before taking the stage at the Bad Boy Street Showcase in Brooklyn, Jersey City natives Triangle Offense will be releasing their next single, "The Alarm." The single, a collaborative effort between T.O. and Envision Nightlife's (http://www.envisionnightlife.com/) DJ Nano, is featured on their next mixtape "The Courting," which is set to be drop for free download on their website, www.triangle-offense.com.

"Nano and I met when we were young. Growing up, I always thought he had a good ear for music," recounts T.O. member Finesse. "While working with him on this song, Nano gave us a lot of insight on what people in the club like and don't like. Getting his co-sign on our music meant a lot."

The ambiance of the record is dark while still finding a party atmosphere within ominous electronic sounds. "We wanted people to hear the song and taste alcohol on their breath and feel the warmth of an overly packed club," says Nemo, half of Jersey Boys Music. "I think we accomplished that."

"The Courting is going to take you on a night out with Triangle Offense," describes Finesse. "The Alarm sets the stage. When you hear the alarm, you'll know you're in the club."

To promote the song, DJ Nano has been including it in his set while spinning at clubs across Manhattan, including Club Rewind and Gramercy Room. Triangle Offense gave partygoers a preview of the song when they performed it alongside DJ Nano at SPiNYC this winter.

Triangle Offense continues to promote themselves on the road to releasing The Courting, recently earning a spot on the Bad Boy Street Showcase by beating out 17 other hopefuls during an audition hosted by Indie Elite Promotions.

DOWNLOAD: Triangle Offense - The Alarm

M.L. - Wat U Like

2010-01-29T18:15:00.000-08:00

M.L.

M.L. has a new track called Wat U Like for the New Year 2010.

T-Cha - Never Give In

2010-01-29T18:04:00.000-08:00

Hmong rapper T-Cha wants you guys to hear and know that he's packin' heat. His track Never Give In is also up for download.

DOWNLOAD: T-Cha - Never Give In

Introducing China's new replacement for Google-- Goojje!

2010-01-29T16:28:00.001-08:00

I'm sure many of you have already heard the announcement from Google, that they are considering to leave China due to cyber attacks against them they claim that is originating from China. What will happen if Google really leaves? Fear not China, Goojje is here to the rescue!

Goojje.... W T F.

In case you are not familiar with that blue paw with the "J" in it, that blue paw is actually taken from Baidu, China's #1 search engine. Could Goojje is the love child between Google and Baidu? LOL. China, you guys have gone TOO FAR! I wouldn't be surprised if this is the last straw, causing Google to permenently leave China.

Check out the site. It is at http://goojje.com/

Vancouver has the BEST CHINESE FOOD IN THE WORLD

2010-01-29T01:49:00.000-08:00

According to an article from Conde Nast Magazine's February edition, Vancouver has the BEST CHINESE FOOD IN THE WORLD. What?! Vancouver's Chinese food even beats Hong Kong, Taiwan and China? Lol, take that motherland!

Check out the article:

Canada Wins Chinese Gold

by Mark Schatzker

Vancouver may be hosting the WInter Olympics, but it also seems to triumph in dumpling devouring. Over 38 meals in 12 restaurants, our indefatigable writer beholds the thrill of noodle pulling. (Warning: Don't read this on an empty stomach)

Forget about dumpling hunting in San Francisco. Cancel that pilgrimage to Flushing, Queens, for fish ball soup. If it's Chinese food you're after, pack your chopsticks for Vancouver—and say a silent thanks to geopolitics as your plane lands. It was 1997's repatriation of Hong Kong that began the mass influx of Chinese to British Columbia's lower mainland, a migration which continues to this day, fueled in part by Canada's immigrant-friendly policies. Today, almost one in five of Vancouver's two million residents is ethnically Chinese.

Combine those demographics with the city's legendary seafood and you have the recipe for an outsize number of extremely good Cantonese, Shanghainese, and Szechuan restaurants. According to local Chinese food critic and writer Stephanie Yuen—who was born in Hong Kong and has eaten extensively there, in mainland China, and in Taiwan—Vancouver is home to the best Chinese food in the world. Period. Perhaps that explains why visitors from Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou have started showing up in Vancouver just to eat the food they so love. Maybe it's time you did likewise.

source: http://www.concierge.com/cntraveler/articles/502251

Feature on Global TV:

85up - 85Crew MV

2010-01-23T23:33:00.000-08:00

This is 85up2's latest music video called 85Crew.

Kraft performing "Diamonds" for XFM's X-Gig Xtended

2010-01-23T16:35:00.000-08:00

Check out this performance of upcoming Malaysian rapper Kraft doing a live performance of his song Diamonds for XFM's X-Gig Xtended. Wow. This kid has an amazing stage presence. The instrumental is pretty rockin too. It sounds like something Michael Jackson would spin around and dance too.

Kensho Kuma performing at the 2007 DMC Finals in Shanghai

2010-01-23T16:21:00.000-08:00

Kensho Kuma sent me this recently edited footage of him performing live at the 2007 DMC Finals in Shanghai.

DJ Ames & Jackie Chain - Instant Classic Mixtape

2010-01-23T16:00:00.000-08:00

DJ Ames & Jackie Chain - Instant Classic Mixtape front

DJ Ames & Jackie Chain - Instant Classic Mixtape back

DJ Ames from the UK hosts Jackie Chain's latest mixtape called Instant Classic. Most of Jackie Chain's biggest hits such as Diamonds & Cadillacs, Dodgin and Rollin' are on this mixtape. There are also two new exclusive tracks.

Track listing:

1. INTRO
2. DIAMONDS & CADILLACS
3. DODGIN FEAT YO GOTTI
4. SMOKE & RIDE FEAT MIKE POSNER & BIG SEAN
5. WE HUSTLIN’ INTERNATIONALLY INTERLUDE
6. ROLLIN’ FEAT KID CUDI
7. POPPIN BOTTLES FEAT ASSASYN & ZHAVELLE – POPPIN’ BOTTLES (REMIX) (PRO BY KALAM AKA KILLAH KALAM)
8. ATTITUDE FEAT JACKIE CHAIN - HANGOVER
9. INTERLUDE
10. HOLD UP FEAT LIL WEBBIE & MO MONEY
11. ANYTHING FEAT LYRX
12. YOU DON’T LOVE ME FEAT XHALE
13. JUST CAN’T LET GO FEAT LYRX
14. HUNG UP FEAT 6TREG & BANDZ
15. DOWN TIME FEAT FLEX THE TRUTH (UK REMIX)
16. PRIVATE SHOW FEAT 6TREG
17. STALKER FEAT LYRX
18. OUTRO

**BONUS TRACKS**

LIKE THE WHITE BOY (EXCLUSIVE)
JACKIE CHAIN & TAM TAM – I’M THERE (EXCLUSIVE)

DOWNLOAD: DJ Ames & Jackie Chain - Instant Classic Mixtape

Joe Flizzow - Do it Duit MV

2010-01-23T15:35:00.000-08:00

Joe Flizzow - President

My sister sent me this link a couple of days ago. She's starring in Joe Flizzow's new music video Do it Duit. The music video was sponsored by the Johor Tourism Ministry and was shot in Pulau Rawa and the Johor Golf Club. The guys from Kartel Records and as well as Sheikh Heikel, a Singaporean MC, made a cameo appearance. Check it out!

Jin says he is NOT going to battle Dizaster

2010-01-20T22:04:00.001-08:00

So Jin says in this video entitled Closure that he is NOT going to battle Dizaster after all, thus bringing a closure to this episode. Rats! And I was really looking forward to this battle too! Too bad it won't happen. This is definitely disappointing news for hip hop fans. On the flip side, I'm happy that Jin is in a new chapter in his life and things are working well for him over in Hong Kong.

龙咆 (Dragon Roar) - China Hip Hop Mixtape Vol 10

2010-01-20T12:39:00.000-08:00

龙咆 (Dragon Roar) Vol 10 mixtape

龙咆 (Dragon Roar) Vol 10 mixtape

This is the 10th volume of the 龙咆 hip hop mixtape series featuring a compilation hip hop artists from all across China.

Tracklisting:

01、Jason'L - Last night(Intro)
02、LMF - _紧中指
03、政客 Feat.Tbc未完待续 - Sky is the limit
04、T.M.G - Put on
05、Young Mai Feat.Coney - Life show
06、影流 - 她说啥
07、Hyuk（Of 乱战门） - 抓住这种感觉
08、政客 - You gotta feel me
09、Green Clan格林派 - 走走停停
10、T.M.G - Beautiful
11、君临天下(JohnnyD.M.X Feat.Eaven) - Live my own life
12、海男 - 迷幻城市(Interlude 1)
13、MC咚子&MC小硕啡 - 欠骂的崽子
14、FatKan Feat.Mow Robin - I need ya pussy
15、M.House（Of 轮环） - 现实，世界
16、茶米 - Do you like hiphop
17、ABD&Skeewe&Coney - 吹口哨儿
18、TMC Feat.Dirty.R - Save hiphop for real
19、R.P.S Feat.Baby Queen - Every day is my day
20、Naggy（Of 政客） - Angel in my life
21、Beerco&浪人Lan Yor&Izzy - 讲乜都得
22、卷儿(Of 乱战门) - I still dream
23、Eddie(Of 少先队) - I wanna see you(Interlude 2)
24、Young Mai - Callin' me daddy
25、影流 - You are the one
26、呆宝静(Of 天王星) - 有味(哑乌梅)
27、CZZC Feat.小突 - Homies
28、浪人Lan Yor&Beerco - 堕落，快乐，寂寞
29、Bramble - Living alone
30、Crazy Rubbit - Lucy
31、aJun(Of 启社） - 逸(Outro)

DOWNLOAD: 龙咆 (Dragon Roar) - China Hip Hop Mixtape Vol 10

Yangyang Cheng teaches the song "I'm A Little Teapot"

2010-01-19T22:48:00.001-08:00

The teacher in this clip Yangyang Cheng, is really cute isn't she? I can't tell if this clip was meant for kids or if it was meant for lonely old Chinese men. Is it just me or does she sound kinda naughty whenever she says "I'm a little teapot"? I don't why she does that. There's nothing sexy at all about teapots nor tipping them over and pouring them out (or however that metaphor works for that matter). Maybe Yangyang thinks the song is some sort of sexual innuendo, or maybe she's just trying to seduce men into buying DVDs. This clip almost Gravure-like, you know, seemingly perverted but not really, lol.

Yangyang also teaches Chinese to English speakers. You can see more of her videos on her YouTube channel called sloppycheng (no I didn't make up that name, but I wish I did).

SonaOne - 2010 Randomness

2010-01-18T15:17:00.000-08:00

Just a freestyle from Malaysian rapper, SonaOne to kick off year 2010.

1 VS 99 - Hong Kong Hip Hop documentary

2010-01-18T14:49:00.000-08:00

The Swiss film-makers from www.cranks.ch have produced a 4-part documentary called 1 VS 99 , a documentary on the development of Hong Kong hip hop culture featuring interviews with the leading pioneers of Hong Kong hip hop.

Part 1 with MC YAN, the Godfather of Hong Kong Hip Hop movement at his house in the new territories. About how he get into touch with Hip Hop, the Hong Kong Graffiti cluture and some thoughts about Revolution.

Part 2 with 24HERBS at their Jiu Jo Music Video shooting for AIDS concern. Local Hong Kong Hip Hop group about the Music industry, Mainstream Music and the Future of local Hip Hop.

Part 3 REAL UNDERGROUND with Buddy crew, sanGfan, B-Boy Monkey and MastaMic, about whats going on behind the shining lights of Hong Kong, in the underground.

Part 4 HIP HOP ENTREPRENEURS with Internet Radio Dada and Graffiti Supply store Dirty Panda, about spreading Hip Hop in Hong Kong and the problems that they face with their projects.

Silly college memories...

2010-01-16T16:05:00.001-08:00

I remember 4 years ago, during my college days, I took a course on the anthropology of religion. The course was mainly about the study of indigenous peoples and how their beliefs shaped their social structure and way of living. One of the things we went over in the course was divination and the many different methods of divination that different tribes used to get answer from spirits or to foretell the future. So after his lecture on divination, the professor put us all into groups and handed out a full-page list of the many different types of divination. The professor went over some of the words and then told us that most of the words on that list have the suffix of "mancy" which is derived from the Greek word mantia which meant "prophecy".

The handout he gave us listed different the different kinds of divination and a short explanation such as:

-geomancy (feng shui),
-necromancy (asking spirits),
-rhabdomancy (casting sticks)
-physionomgy (your facial structure is your destiny),
-astrology (consulting the stars),
-bibliomancy (opening a holy book page by random)
-cartomancy (tarot or card readings) etc.

And so we were supposed to discuss in our groups which types of divination from list we familiar with. Then I jokingly said to my group, "Ohh... they forgot ROYALMANCY. Just ask Royal." Some of the group members chuckled except of these two Taiwanese twins who didn't get it at all. So then I tried to explain to them that, "Royal" and "mancy" put together, just meant asking ME for the answer. Then they sort of got it and gave a little giggle.

After that little group session, every time I saw the twins in class, they always called me "Royal Mancy". And I thought they were just reiterating our inside joke until I had a conversation with Tina, one of the twins. A part of the conversation went something like this:

Tina: So Royal, you are really Chinese right?

Royal: Yeah. Didn't I tell you I was Chinese?

Tina: So why is your last name Mancy? That's not a Chinese name.

Royal: Hahahaha what the... that was just joke! I was just saying Royal and mancy, together is royalmancy.

Those girls are such a trip!! They actually thought my last name was actually Royal Mancy? Lol. Anywhoo...I lost contact with both of em. Dammit. The last thing I heard about them was that they both got a makeover and are now or part-time modeling or something like that. They must be waaaaay cuter now. Tina or Lilia, in case any of you are reading this, I love and miss you both!! <3

Filipina Shawty (MTV) by Greedy & Andez

2010-01-14T05:25:00.000-08:00

Title: Filipina Shawty (Like Mine)
Artist: Greedy feat. Andez (Mid Nasty)
Website: http://www.myspace.com/imsogreedy

Mid Nasty members includes: Greedy, Andez, Fry, Early, Cloud and Kurt. Mid Nasty is one of the winners of MTV Emerge (http://www.mtvemerge.com), showcased by the Philippine Department of Tourism and Jeepney Music by Apl.de.ap's (of Black Eyed Peas).

According to MTV Emerge website:

MTV Emerge is a platform for unsigned music talent in the Philippines to showcase their work and to be given an opportunity to win a one-year recording contract with Jeepney Music.

Collaborating with the Department of Tourism (DOT) and Jeepney Music, MTV Emerge not only aims to hunt for the hottest unsigned music talent from all genres of music (indie, rock, hip-hop, R&B, metal, solo artists, DJs, etc), it is also an online music community where new music from the Philippines can be discovered.
Source: http://www.mtvemerge.com/about/

Based on his myspace info:

"Greedy, a young talented rapper from Dumaguete City, Oriental Negros, Philippines. Catering filipino flow hiphop music. The name "Greedy" was originally taken from his hood name "Hakug" a term used by the people in his neighborhood to describe hustlin youngsters. Despite being in the slum and hard struggles in the streets, this Filipino rapper performs with a positive outlook in life. He believes that despite being in a 3rd world country, he can make it out and achieve whatever he wants with the right grinding. Being aware of his surroundings, Greedy also strives to influence the youth to be responsible to the community and have the right perspective in life. He believes that music is a great instrument to dissolve the cultural boundaries of the world and that music itself, is more powerful than any artillery created. His music is inspired by what his surroundings present and put them on the positive groove of things. "Being in the ghetto doesn't mean you have to spend everyday mourning about where you are, instead, find a way to get out of the slum." Other than his talent in music, he also presents talent in photography, graphic designing, videography, painting & video editing."

Source: http://www.myspace.com/imsogreedy

Another winner is DRP or Dirty Room Production with their song titled "Huminga (Breathe)".

Website: http://www.myspace.com/thedirtyroom

You can check their entry at: http://mtvemerge.com/browse/view.php?key=C7D5DF559B2D5E18

According to the personal info stated by DRP on MTV EMERGE:

"It’s a sad fact that local hip hop is almost synonymous with the word “JOLOGS” (Jologs is a Filipino Slang and Street Term for someone who acts like punks from the slum area, squatter or street.) or “BADUY” (Baduy is another Filipino Slang and Street Term for someone who is uncool, not in style, low class, often synonymous with Jologs.) here in the Philippines. DRP Music means to change this with the unmistakable sound and flavor of FILIPINO HIP HOP and RnB that are equal to the likes of international artists in our genre."

Source: http://mtvemerge.com/browse/view.php?key=C7D5DF559B2D5E18

Posted by madshock, blogging from the Philippines. Props to Royal of Asian Rap Worldwide for giving me the opportunity to share what is happening in the Philippine Hiphop Scene. Thanks.

Also check Rapista for other Filipino Rappers mostly from the Underground: http://rapista.blogspot.com

Soft Lipa - 少年維持著煩惱 MV

2010-01-10T18:51:00.000-08:00

Soft Lipa - Winter Sweet

少年維持著煩惱 is about story of a troubled and stressed out young boy.

Soft Lipa without doubt, an amazing artist. His rap flow and production is top notch and, most importantly, his songs actually have SUBSTANCE to them. Just from hearing the song Winter Sweet and this song, I'm totally amazed about how much he stepped up his production compared to his last album. I think, without a doubt, Soft Lipa is the #1 rapper in Taiwan right now. Whatever he's doing, I think is incredible for Taiwanese and Mandarin hip hop. I'm definitely picking this album up!

You can order Soft Lipa's Winter Sweet album at (website is in Chinese): http://www.books.com.tw/exep/cdfile.php?item=0020137037

Big Will - I Can Tell MV

2010-01-10T18:25:00.000-08:00

Here's a new music video from a Chinese rapper/singer from California who goes by the name Big Will. He's also the editor of WWS Magazine and currently in a cojoined venture with Akon and The Gang.

Big Will's links:

wwsmag.com
wwsmusicgroup.com
myspace.com/iwantbigwill

Trailer for KONEKTADO DVD MAGAZINE ISSUE #3 (directed by Mike Swift & J Hon)

2010-01-10T18:14:00.000-08:00

If you haven't heard of these two Brooklyn MCs who has been making noise with their work in Konektado, you did now.

Besides their involvement in the TO THE BILLBOARD Movement, Mike Swift and J hon has been running around as camera gangsters documenting lives across the globe with an effort to bridge the gap in hip hop through out the world. Their current projects also include Business Plan DVD which is currently being looked over by G-Unit and To The Billboard (the film). Enjoy the trailer for part 3 which is set to launch in Manila sometime in February 2010. Stay posted for more news coming soon!

Japanese whaling boat collides with Ady Gil

2010-01-06T16:31:00.000-08:00

In news today, a Bat Mobile-looking boat called Ady Gil with anti-whaling protesters on board and a Japanese whaling ship Shonan Maru No. 2 have crashed into each other causing quite a bit of wreckage on the bow of Ady Gil. Both sides blame the other party for deliberately crashing into each other. From looking at the YouTube footage, it's quite difficult to see who is at fault.

Let's ask an onlooking whale at the scene of the accident about what REALLY HAPPENED shall we?

"WWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRR!! I don't want to die!! I don't want to be turned into sushi!! So let's just blame the Japanese whaling ship!"

Thank you Shamu. There you have it ladies, and gentlemen. The Japanese whaling ship was at fault. Now that's some FOOD FOR THOUGHT. Err oops--- did I say food? I meant research. Yes... research for thought.

亂流 TB - Last Exit Mixtape

2010-01-06T16:11:00.000-08:00

亂流 TB - Last Exit Mixtape

亂流 TB is a Taiwanese rapper that has created quite a buzz for himself in the Chinese-speaking community in Vancouver. 亂流 TB not only raps, he also beatboxes and does a bit of production himself. 亂流 TB has released a mixtape in the late of December 2009 called Last Exit.

DROP:

Comfortable Wind (편안한 바람) feat Na-T, L.I, and KENJI ASTRO:

Track listing:

1. READY OR NOT (李玟 remix)
2. Messed Up World feat. Na-T (亂流製作)
3. DROP! feat. KENJI ASTRO (亂流製作)
4. Welcome to Facebook!
5. 無名正妹
6. SUNSHINE
7. 牛肉麵
8. Daydreamin’ feat. Na-T (亂流製作)
9. 愛台灣.com feat. YUNG
10. Addictive Melody feat. L.I & Na-T (亂流製作)
11. ONE DAY (柯有綸 remix)
12. 分手歌 (亂流製作)
13. 告訴我為什麼 feat. YUNG & 大風颱
14. DROP! Original MV version (亂流製作)
15. Comfortable Wind (KENJI CLUB REMIX) feat. Na-T, L.I, KENJI ASTRO

DOWNLOAD: 亂流 TB - Last Exit Mixtape

Taiwanese press Poking Fun of Taiwan's New Year Message: Taiwan Up

2010-01-06T13:26:00.000-08:00

Yeah.... NOTHING gets by the Taiwanese media. Lol @ the political mob chanting "Taiwan up! Taiwan up!"

Jin - Christmas Mixtape

2010-01-06T11:03:00.000-08:00

Jin - Christmas Mixtape

Yeah, I know Christmas is over... but here is Jin's Christmas mixtape. The mixtape was a free release in Hong Kong.

Track Listing:

01. 聖誕Rap
02. 曬命
03. Okay It's KT
04. 頂頂大名
05. Amezing
06. 入屋
07. 711 feat. KT
08. o靚模 vs. Normal (Remix) feat. KT
09. 有限公司 feat. KT
10. 2010 feat. KT
11. VLT澀得起就係我
12. Encore VLT 錫蘭檸檬茶

DOWNLOAD: Jin - Christmas Mixtape

Album Cover for Point Blanc's 2nd Album: The Turning Point

2010-01-02T03:10:00.001-08:00

Point Blanc - The Turning Point

Point Blanc's second album The Turning Point is finally released! This album will primarily be English with 1 or 2 non-English songs.

You can order The Turning Point at http://www.voyeurizmstore.com/

Say Yes to NOH!

2010-01-01T09:02:00.000-08:00

...just what are you trying to say here?!

I thought I should share this pic with you guys. I took this pic at T&T Supermarket.

Chinx - Celebration feat. Ke'eno

2010-01-01T08:18:00.000-08:00

Chinx

Chinx has a new song out called Celebration featuring Ke'eno. Its a feel good track with a soul-vibe to it. I'm liking this one.

DOWNLOAD MP3: Chinx - Celebration feat. Ke'eno

MC Yan Hong Kong Slam Jam [English subtitled]

2010-01-01T07:30:00.000-08:00

Just a video of MC Yan rhyming out of his rhyme book in the streets of Hong Kong. English subtitles are provided.

No Jin vs Dizaster battle in the Battle of LA!

2010-01-01T07:05:00.000-08:00

To sum things up, there was no Jin Vs Dizaster battle and no Jin vs Illmaculate battle at the Battle of LA. Jin says he wants to start his own freestyle battle league. Wow. Is he serious? WTF is going on?!

Canada beats USA 5-4 for the World Junior Hockey Championships

2010-01-01T06:37:00.000-08:00

Canadian junior hockey team celebrating their victory
(The Canadian Press)

What an unbelievable game for New Year's Eve!! Canada was trailing 4-2 in the beginning of the 3rd period then we scored 2 goals tying it to 4-4. The game ended up in a shootout with Canada winning 5-4 against the USA. This was BY FAR one of the best hockey games I have seen in a long time!

GO CANADA GO!!!

Highlights:

SCORING SUMMARY from TSN:

Canada 5, United States 4 (Shootout)

First Period
1. Canada - Della Rovere (Adam, Caron), 2:03.
2. United States - McRae (D'Amigo) PP, 3:40.

Second Period
3. United States - Schroeder (Johnson) SH, 7:08
4. Canada - Eberle (Schenn, Scandella) 11:15
5. United States - Johnson, (D'Amigo) SH, 19:49

Third Period
6. United States - Kristo (Stepan), 1:01
7. Canada - Eberle (Schenn, McMillan), 10:03
8. Canada - Pietrangelo, SH, 15:45

Overtime
No Scoring.

Shootout
Canada - Eberle, Goal
United States - Kristo, Goal
Canada - Kadri, Goal
United States - Morin, Goal
Canada - Kozun, Goal
United States - Schroeder, Save

Starting Goaltenders
Canada - Jake Allen
USA - Jack Campbell

IZ - Never Fall 2010 MV

2009-12-28T07:55:00.000-08:00

IZ - Never Fall 2010

Check out this song to kick off the new year called Never Fall 2010. Its by an upcoming Korean rapper from LA who goes by the name IZ. The music video features cameo appearances by Far East Movement, Ben Baller, Lisa Kim Fleming, Cuzzy Capone, Alexia Lei,Jimmy Boi, Alexia Lei.

IZ also put up Never Fall 2010 up for download too.

DOWNLOAD MP3: IZ - Never Fall 2010

IZ's websites:

http://twitter.com/66IZ
http://facebook.com/izreal66
http://myspace.com/listenizreal
http://youtube.com/iz66
http://izreal66.blogspot.com/

Singaporean Beatboxer Dharni featured on Beatbox Battle TV

2009-12-25T10:17:00.000-08:00

Meet Dharni. He's a beatboxer from Singapore who is gaining international recognition for his beatboxing. He recently was featured on BeatBox Battle TV. Dharni began beatboxing in 2002 and eventually he created a buzz about beatboxing in Singapore busking on the streets when the art was relatively unheard of back then. Later Dharni founded the Singporean beatboxing community and helped pushed for the very first beatbox champonship in Singapore during the Black Eye Peas concert in 2005.

Here's a two-part clip of Dharni doing his beatbox set at the 2008 Beatbox Battle Convention in Berlin, Germany. In the first clip he does both the erhu at 3:20 and the guzheng at 4:20. Dharni even does that vibrato sound with the guzheng too. The guzheng is spot on!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL READERS OF ASIAN RAP WORLDWIDE!!

2009-12-24T14:15:00.000-08:00

....Just a want to wish all the readers of Asian Rap Worldwide a very Merry Christmas!! I hope you all will enjoy a safe and joyous holiday season.

Ma Ying-Jeou's interview with Deutsche Welle about cross-strait ties with Mainland China (in English)

2009-12-23T04:07:00.000-08:00

Ma Ying-Jeou is an interesting fellow. As Taiwanese president elect Ma Ying-Jeou has greatly improved Taiwan and Mainland China relations to the best we have seen in the past 60 years since Taiwan has claimed independence. But there are some fears from some Taiwanese especially from the opposition party that Ma is leading Taiwan into unification with the mainland. In this interview with Deutsche Welle, you can hear straight from the Horse's mouth (Ma = 馬 which means horse, get it? lol) about his plans for cross-strait ties with the mainland.

I dunno, it just might be me, but after watching that interview, it appears to me that Ma IS open to reunification with the mainland, providing that the mainland follows some certain conditions.

Soft Lipa's "Winter Sweet" song is leaked + album cover

2009-12-23T03:40:00.002-08:00

Soft Lipa - Winter Sweet

Soft Lipa has leaked out his Winter Sweet song. The concept album with the same name will be released on December 30th.