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Jay-Z Not Shanghai'd
Talk about your hard knocks.
The Chinese government has canceled a Jay-Z concert set for Shanghai's Hongkou Stadium after ruling the rap superstar's lyrics were too profanity-laced and inappropriate for local hip-hop fans.
Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, was supposed to perform Oct. 23, but government censors took issue with the Jigga's rhymes about "Big Pimpin'," drugs, lewd women and the gangsta life and refused to grant the proper permit to stage the show.
"Some of Jay-Z's songs contain too much vulgar language," promoter Sun Yun of KS Productions told China's state-run Shanghai Daily newspaper of the culture ministry's decision.
The hitmaker isn't the first artist to run afoul of Chinese authorities. The Rolling Stones were allowed to play their first-ever gig on the Chinese mainland in Shanghai earlier this year only after agreeing not to play certain songs. Inexplicably, officials didn't fuss with the Black Eyed Peas, who, despite salacious hits like "My Humps," were allowed to play Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong several months back.
Jay-Z's publicist at Roc-A-Fella Records was not immediately available for comment Wednesday.
The emcee is currently in the middle of his Global Express tour, his first official trek since his purported retirement following the release of 2003's The Black Album.
The jaunt kicked off in Krakow, Poland, on Sept. 9, and will eventually make its way to 20 countries on three continents, including stops in the U.K., Germany, Slovakia, Turkey, Greece, West Africa, South Africa, Thailand, Taiwan and South Korea, before wrapping up with a string of dates in Australia.
The hip-hopster has also joined forces with the United Nations and MTV to promote the Water for Life campaign during his tour. The program seeks to raise awareness about lack of clean drinking water for millions of people in developing nations. Jay-Z is sponsoring the installation of 10 water pumps in Africa and dedicated the first two last week in Nigeria and Tanzania. His efforts will be chronicled in Diary of Jay-Z: Water for Life, a documentary premiering Nov. 24 on MTV.
Jay-Z is also appearing in a series of 30-second spots for TNT's Let the Truth Be Told campaign, which started airing around the country last Thursday. The ads feature Hova laying out his blueprint to being a successful entertainment mogul, riffing on such topics as talent, competition and stardom.
His comeback album, Kingdom Come, is due to be released via Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam on Nov. 21 and features collaborations with Timbaland, Pharrell Williams, Dr. Dre, Kanye West and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.
The first single, "Show Me What You Got," is due to ship to radio stations next week. The song's video, directed by F. Gary Gray, takes its cues from James Bond flicks and showcases Jay-Z in exotic locales chased by baddies in fancy cars and boats. It debuts next Monday.
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