Word: hipping
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East Asia's fledgling hip-hop scene could have asked for no better boost than the arrival of Jin Au-Yeung. The 26-year-old Chinese-American rapper relocated to Hong Kong from New York City this summer in a move either born of frustration at a flagging Stateside career or of a wish to connect more strongly with his roots (his parents are from Hong Kong) - or both...
...masses heard a short cash-money millionaire saturating the American airwaves this summer. Yet the pop crowd probably didn’t realize that the dreadlocked Lil’ Wayne has mounted the jewel in his hip-hop crown. “Tha Carter III” represents the culmination of the most dramatic hip-hop trilogy of recent memory. As far as content goes, Lil’ Wayne’s newest album doesn’t depart far from his traditional material. With sugary club hits like “Lollipop?...
...far—packed to the gills with the paradoxical pairings we’ve come to expect and doubling “Night Ripper’s” dose of kitschy songs from artists like Chicago and Hot Chocolate. Gillis’s inclusion of more non-hip-hop songs can become almost nostalgic, as when he gleefully sprinkles in 90s indulgences like The Cranberries and Sinead O’Connor over more pop and lockable beats. The continued success of Girl Talk’s boundless, ADD-addled music is emblematic of a few cultural trends...
...past few months, the College has played host to pop-rock artist Gavin DeGraw and the hip-hop ensemble Wu-Tang Clan, who were both well-received when they performed during this spring’s Yardfest...
...simply as The Fair. But the metropolis still thrums with a determined decadence, a stance borne of having to hibernate during the height of communist fervor. Practically everywhere you look in the historic French Concession, local entrepreneurs are hawking designer T-shirts or handmade ceramics in tiny yet terribly hip spaces carved out of old lane-houses. This year, several luxury hotels will open their doors in Shanghai, including one run by the Jumeirah Group that's behind Dubai's over-the-top Burj Al Arab...