The upcoming “Beat in Vision” show at The Fringe Club on Saturday night promises a little something for everyone. At the top of the bill is Critical, an accomplished M.C. from Sweden who is active in the European Hip Hop scene. Second in line is The Justice League comprised of MastaMic and Big Sammy, two [...]
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A taste of local Hip Hop – this Sunday!
Three Hong Kong Hip Hop crews: SangFan, 85UP2, and Rhyme Flow Army will be performing at a launch for new-school headphone brand Aerial 7 this Sunday. The event is free and takes place at Loading, one of the city’s better street-wear stores, located in Tsim Sha Tsui. For those who were curious after reading our [...]
Hong Kong Hip Hop history – in videos!
An email a few months back got me thinking about the local Hip Hop scene. To this day, people are still curious what Hong Kong Hip Hop is like. For a dense urban landscape similar to New York, you’d think that Hip Hop would be a natural fit. However, with some exceptions included below, Hong [...]
Killa Kela plus friends at Volar!
This makes the fourth time that top beatboxer Killa Kela is set to perform in Hong Kong. If you haven’t yet caught one of his shows, Killa Kela produces elaborate, almost orchestral routines using only his mouth! For his Summer 2009 tour, Kela teams up with Andy Knowles, an accomplished drummer who plays with the [...]
DR1PS & BUBBLES: new art by L1ES ONE
French artist L1ES ONE has been active in Hong Kong for several years now. His art is rooted in graffiti, but often ventures into other territory. On Wednesday, July 29th, he’ll be opening a show of new work titled “DR1PS & BUBBLES” at the private club M1NT in Sheung Wan. L1ES ONE is particularly good [...]
Transformers land in Hong Kong!
D.J. Craze and D.J. Klever, two world renowned turntablists, hit Volar last Thursday night. Turntablists are sort of like musically gifted hackers. Instead of using a record player (called a turntable,) for what it was intended – to playback music, they use it more like an instrument. The techniques they practice include scratching and beat [...]
What’s Radio Dada?
I ran into my friend M.C. Yan on Thursday night and he was excited to tell me about a new project he’s been working on called Radio Dada. Yan is one of the pioneers of Hip Hop in Hong Kong. He’s helped popularize the concepts behind the culture and is well known as a graffiti [...]
Pharoahe Monch performs at Chivas Studio!
Pharoahe Monch, the veteran New York rapper and former Rawkus all-star made a headlining two-night appearance at the three day Chivas Studio event. (Topping the bill on Friday was Hong Kong singer Justin Lo.) The site of the event was the Watermark restaurant, located at the Star Ferry pier in Central. Though I had originally [...]
China D.M.C. champion D.J. Wordy!
Beijing’s D.J. Wordy is coming to town for a special Hip Hop party called Real Recognize Real on the 18th of July. The event features classic and underground Hip Hop as opposed to the commercial Hip-Pop and R&B that normally floods the clubs here. I met D.J. Wordy in Beijing around five years ago and [...]
L1ES X M1NT exhibition
Hong Kong based French artist L1ES ONE held an opening party for his exhibition titled “LE GRAFF1T1 C’EST CH1C” at M1NT on Thursday night. The show included a series of canvases, but the real stars were the tags and pieces he created on the club’s interior. Showing the eye of a true graffiti artist, L1ES [...]