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China BOTY Soundtrack

admin | 16 September, 2008 16:10

Get your BOTY Soundtrack here!

Chinese

English

Check out samples on Myspace!!

SUPPORT CHINA'S BBOY CULTURE AND FUTURE! GET THE CD!!

For Those That Wonder If I Still Break...

admin | 30 July, 2008 17:01

Here's proof positive....

OK, so a lot of my moves are the same, but I still got it!

This was at the China BOTY 2008 that happened a few weeks ago. If youa re looking for some clips of the performances and battles, scroll though these search results here. You'll be happy to hear that a lot of the perfromances contain quite a few Chinese culturally related themes. Great job, Caster Dance.

Oh yeah.... get the CD.

Busy weekends this weekend and next weekend...

admin | 10 July, 2008 17:48

These weeks have been pretty crazy and busy since my lovely time in Jeju with the wifey. But, as they say, the show must go on!

This Saturday, Redstar has a show at Hangzhou's G+ from 10pm-2am. We'll aslo be on FM 99.6 from 2pm-3pm to do a live interview on the air. Be there for that.

Next weekend on the 18th is the China DMC Championship. Find out more here!

The day after on the 19th is China BOTY Final. Find out more info here and don't sleep! (I know I won't!)

Redstar interview on Interhiphop

admin | 01 July, 2008 04:48

Another day, another interview, man.

We were fortunate to get the chance to have an interview with interhiphop, a blog dedicated to interviewing new hip-hop artists and groups on the net. And heeeeeeeeeeerrrr's the interview!

By the way, we're called Redstar. Don't get it twisted! ;)

DJVibe.CN

admin | 04 June, 2008 10:37

DJVibe now also has...

This!

Props to Jason and Graham for getting this started. Keep it up, and keep the Redstar props comin!!

Hiphop.cn's Xi You Ji Volume 2 Mixtape Is Out!!!

admin | 28 May, 2008 07:59

Get your copy here.

Check out Redstar's 'Who We Be'. Very different from what's on our myspace. Enjoy!

Back to the Roots @ The Shelter - This Friday

admin | 25 May, 2008 17:40

Freakin' beautiful flyer, Gary.

China's best non-pretentious party is back. Be there.

Chinese Hip-Hop in Wikipedia

admin | 15 May, 2008 12:36

We made it! We're going down in history!

Check Redstar out in Wikipedia!

Battle of The Year China Soundtrack is on the go!

admin | 14 May, 2008 13:00

BOTY CHINA!!!

For more, look here!!!

Redstar Intro on Hip-Hop.CN

admin | 14 May, 2008 08:58

MoJo reppin' Redstar for Hiphop.cn

(The following is a translation/transcript by yours truly.)

Ready? OK.

I'm MoJo from Brooklyn, NY, but now, I'm in Shanghai with Redstar, we are a dope hiphop group. Redstar is revolution. We Are Revolution.

We're going to change the shape of China Hip-Hop by giving it more elements, depth and sophistication. This is us, we represent Shanghai, we represent real hip-hop, international hip-hop, China hip-hop, we got it all.

Check it, we were on NPR, and even they wanted to interview us. Take a look at that! Now we're on HipHop.cn. Shoutouts to Hip-Hop.cn for supporting us. We need that support. We need more people like us, more hardworking hip-hop groups.

This makes me think about a picture we have where we were walking down this street and there's this long road behind us in the picture. That picture represents the long road an mc has, a producer has, a band has, particularly a hip-hop band has long and difficult.

But now we're here for the service of the people. The service of China and the service of the entire world. This is our most important and main goal. Holler... Hiphop.cn 4 liiiife!

(Singing "Who We Be" Chorus with Tangking)(Beatboxing)

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Back to the music... Enjoy this tune called "Xun Zhao" (Searching). It's not done yet, but I think you'll still like it.

Redstar video for Fullbright Scholar Angela Steele and Lila Babb and their project, DONG TING

admin | 04 April, 2008 12:29

Enjoy.

Redstar

Qingming Jie aka Tomb Sweeping Day

admin | 29 March, 2008 20:13

Tomb Sweeping Day, 4/4

Hey All! It's your boy MoJo again with more China, straight from China. Just want to first send my apologies about DJ Kentaro yesterday because Redstar actually sadly did not perform last night... But there will be more chances to see us do our thing!

Back to the post. Last Friday at work, I checked my schedule at Soulfire and realized that we have a day off next Friday. This is great since we've worked pretty hard these days trying to makes our shows so great, that starting in April, we'll also be broadcasting in Chengdu on Ming Jiang Radio!

So on 4/4 (which is kind of funny cause that's "si si", which sounds similar to "Dead Dead" in Chinese), most folks will be off for Qingming Jie also known as Tomb Sweeping Day.

In short, Tomb Sweeping Day is a big holiday in China all about visiting the tombs of your ancestors, sweeping their tombs and leaving them gifts like flowers, wine, chopsticks and stuff like that. Frequently people burn paper that looks similar to old money.

This is a very old and traditional holiday in China, and for many people to get off this day is China next step in helping people rememeber and take the time to celebrate this holy holiday in China.

I ppersonally don't have any relatives to visit out here, and my wife says that we don't either, but I wouldn't be surprised in on Thursday, I get a call from Dad and Mom telling me that we're headed to the Temple for some reason...

DJ Kentaro at The Shelter

admin | 28 March, 2008 17:16

DJ Kentaro at The Shelter

DJ Kentaro will be at The Shelter this evening. So if you are in Shanghai, do stop by. ALSO, Redstar will perform, so definitely be prepared for that. Another fun Friday in Shanghai with some great music.

Look for Urban Culture in China via Urban Magazine

admin | 21 March, 2008 10:07

Urban Magazine

Who said China doesn't have street culture?

Urban Magazine is a free, Chinese language mag on urban life in China. They cover mostly Chinese street fashion and gear, but also get into a bit of hip-hop music and general hip-hop trends in China.

Again, it's free and you can pick 'em up at The Lab.

On this month's cover, China's bad boy of 2008 Edison Chen is on the cover... No dirty pics though... I just read this copy and it's cool with a bunch of old school pics of Nike in China in 1984 and Eno's premium line mixing street wear with Chinese minority attire. Slick.

On the topic of urban lifestyle and music, if you are in Shanghai tonight, do check out Quality Control/The Lab Second Year Aniversary at The Shelter with Redstar and DJ Roli Rho.

I just found out Roli Rho's been to Shanghai about 6-7 years ago to play, so that goes to show that Shanghai's history in hip-hop and the international scene goes pretty far back.

Will Chinese Hip-Hop ever take itself seriously?

admin | 18 March, 2008 14:09

Dragon Tongue Squad

I read this article on the Dragon Tongue Squad in the UK Royal Opera House a few minutes ago. Once you open the page, bam... there's one out of 5 stars for the perfromance. I read City Weekend's post about Yin T'sang's latest album, and you can check their review here...

Two stars... and that's from a magazine IN CHINA...

I know these groups and they are good people. So what's with all the bad press? It's aweful... but is it the fault of the reporters or the fault of the artists themselves?

Reporters will see what they want to see and report stuff as they see it. Hip-hop has been generalized and stereotyped in so many ways. When groups from China come out with repeating already used terms such as "Hustler", "bling" and talking about "gangsters",and dressing like someone you're not... They need to stop it and think about something different to discuss and a new way to express interesting material.

Then again, reporters need to open their mind about hip-hop in China. Why? Because a lot of rappers out here are rather limited lyrically due to censorship, China's exposure to the ouside world (particualry recording hip-hop music in China) has come of age since the last decade), and China is still searching for it's VERY OWN hip-hop culture... Don't diss it until it's ripe and ready...

But maybe that's what hip-hop needs out here... It needs a kick in the pants and for some people to wake up in this country and start taking things to the next level. A more serious level that demands respect.

One that note, some shameless self-promotion...

Redstar is opening for DJ Roli Rho at The Shelter this Friday Night for The Lab's Second Year Aniversary Series and we'll be at Pause this Sunday, also at The Shelter. Do yo' thang, Gary.

Respect Is Given If You Take It. Redstar Is Revolution.

Neocha

admin | 13 March, 2008 12:07

A video I found on You Tube on NeoCha.

NeoCha, aka Xin Cha (New Tea) is like MySpace for creative types in China. Redstar is on there too. Here's our (currently so-so) site.

It's started by Sean L. and John L., one dude from B6 and another cat. Sean, John and I go back in our Hopkins-Nanjing days. Crazy, huh?

Sean, if you reading this, get the site fixed. Don't tell me you guys are blocked already! See you at The Lab's 2-year aniversary next week at The Shelter? (I can't make it tomorrow, I'm going to the dentist and I got a marriage aniversary to prep for over the weekend. I'll be at the one after!)

Foreigners singin' Chinese songs...

admin | 04 March, 2008 15:48

Below some videos of original Chinese songs and foreigners (aka lao wai) singing new English versions... If anyone can find any more stuff like this, let me know... (Other languages? Whatever, just pass it on...)

Wang Fei (Faye Wong) "Wo Yuan Yi" (I Want)

Not sure of the artist's name... But does it sound familiar? (Ahem... the one with Wang Fei!)

Jacky Cheung (Zhang Xue You) "Wen Bie" (Goodnight Kiss)

Michael Learns To Rock, "Take Me To Your Heart". Hey... This sounds the same as...

Wang Fei and Jacky are huge out here, and "Take Me To You Heart" is played to death in every shopping mall... I think the new "Wo Yuan Yi" will be big out here too... No matter what, it looks like Chinese music is finding it's own ways to spreads it's wings internationally...

I just want to hear more Redstar. Holla!

Back To The Roots. This Saturday. It's March Maddness.

admin | 03 March, 2008 10:24

A lil' bit of shameless self promotion won't hurt...

A lot of folks ask me, "When can we see your shows?...", "When can we see you perfrom?...", "Who is Redstar?"

Well... Do yourself a favor, stop asking and come out to Back to the Roots this Saturday (3/8, Happy International Women's Day!!) at The Shelter.

Experience great music and great fun in China.

"Xie Xie Ni Men De Pei He."

The Loft

admin | 18 January, 2008 16:49

The Loft

If you're into fashion and you want to find a new plce to get local and international fashin clothes and artistic stuff, check out The Loft. It opened recently and Redstar is performing there tonight. See you there?

MC Battle with Tangking

admin | 14 January, 2008 10:09

Check out a Chinese (Mandarin) freestyle battle between Tangking (Shanghai) and Lil' Ray (Beijing). Is it just me or are Chinese freestyle battles really loud? Oh well... Tangking - Redstar - Jia You!

Chang Chen Yue and MC Hot Dog

admin | 12 January, 2008 15:57

Chang Chen Yue and MC Hot Dog: Reppin' Chinese Hip-Hop on China's pop circuit

What's up, all. I've been checking out a lot of entertainment news lately and R&B singer Chang Chen Yue's name has come up a bunch and when there's smoke, there's sure to be a fire, so along with Chang (aka A Yue), we have popular Taiwan rapper, MC Hot Dog. They're having a show on the 26th in Shanghai and I'd like to go to see how they do with the mainland audience, but I have a lot going on that day with Redstar, so we'll see.

Anyway, I remember watching the Lycra style gala on Channel Young (Yes, Lycra is big out here... Kind of surprising cause Esprit is huge out here too... Random!) the other day and Chang Chen Yue constantly mentioned coming from the street and repping the streets all the way with his music. I have to respect that because he's approaching the pop market with a whole new angle - something a bit more hip-hop.

For all those that don't know about MC Hot Dog, you can check out what he's all about here and peep his music. He's one of the first of his kind in terms of hip-hop in China.

MoJo In China (Daily)

admin | 11 January, 2008 14:46

I'm in this issue of China Daily and I don't know why...

But they put me in. Check out the article online here. It's about the things you normally hear on my blog: Redstar, Hip-Hop, Chinese, Future and Current Plans, and last but certainly not least, my family life. Respect.

Peace to Ida on the article and congrats on getting the 1,000 words!

Assembly and My Blueberry Nights - Chinese Directors are hard at work!!

admin | 20 December, 2007 07:50

Chinese movie directors are making it happen this year!!!

Here's a new and super intense war movie by Chinese Director/Actor Feng Xiaogang called "Assembly". My wife Zoe and I watched the movie's preview party last night on CCTV 6. There were about 10,000 audience members and tons of Chinese celebs at the party and they were all pretty hyped up about the flick. The movie takes place during the Chinese civil war in the early 20th century and is about a soldier who watched all his army comrades die in a bloody and violent battle. Based on a true story, Assembly is guaranteed to move you. It should be out in the states and around the world, so if you get a chance, watch it. Jerry Bruckheimer, eat your heart out. Here's the trailer:

My Blueberry Nights, starring Norah Jones, is a movie by another critically acclaimed cult movie director, Wang Kar Wai. You might have heard of him from Chongqing Express and 2046. I'll be performing at the My Blueberry Nights Shanghai release party this evening with Redstar and The Lab. Check out this trailer:

Xie xie, Li-Tong

admin | 14 August, 2007 07:57

Redstar performing 'Friends' featuring Shanghai's first REAL songstress, Li-Tong

I'm sure some of ya'll already heard of her, so I'll just cut to the chase. If you're lost, go check out Li-Tong's blog at alive not dead. She's makin' things happen. Trust me:

So I first met her at Soulfire hosting a show, saw her bust out a vocal on the show and was sold from that point on. Got her into the studio to work on a song with my group, Redstar. After all the lyrics were written and chorus was prepared (by yours truly and DJ Sickstar), we got all the info over to Li-Tong and made it happen. he recording was a success and so was our perfromance at the last Back to the Roots.

Many thanks to Li-Tong for working with on this. we'll be in touch. For all those that want to hear 'Friends' check it out on Redstar's myspace site at www.myspace.com/redstarhiphop. DON'T SLEEP! THIS IS CHINA!

What's On Tonight: Back To The Roots

admin | 11 August, 2007 10:50

For some good and origional Chinese hip-hop. Stop by 4Live and check out Back To The Roots. It's run by The Lab and it's got your boys, Redstar. Come through!

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