Shanghai, China gives rapper Jay-Z the boot. A promoter stated that Jay-Z’s October 23rd concert was canceled because of vulgar language. A lot of people are wondering how could this be when China’s Culture Ministry allowed performances from acts such as The Rolling Stones, the Black Eyed Peas and others that contain sexually suggestive songs. Could it possible have to deal with his nickname he’s giving himself “Jay-hovah” which is considered an insult to Jehovah to some. There has also been statements made that it due to his lyrics about drugs, pimping and violence. Maybe it’s just a conflict with his schedule. Who knows..

However, there is notice posted on an online ticket booking site which says the concert had been postponed and that concert goers would be contacted as soon as a new date was set.

NEW YORK, Oct. 3 — Former “VH1 Hip Hop Honors” honorees Salt, Pepa and Spinderella will host this year’s red carpet and backstage interviews at “VH1 Hip Hop Honors.” For the first time in VH1′s history, pre- show event footage will be seen exclusively on VSPOT, VH1′s broadband
channel.

Red carpet interviews and backstage footage will be available on VSPOT at https://hiphop.vh1.com beginning at 6PM ET on October 17. Hosted by Ice T, the third annual “VH1 Hip Hop Honors” honoring the music and influence of Ice Cube, Wu-Tang Clan, Afrika Bambaataa, Russell Simmons, MC Lyte, Rakim, Beastie Boys, and Eazy E. will be broadcast on VH1 at 9PM ET/PT that day.

Additionally, for the month of October, VH1′s digital properties – VSPOT and VH1 Mobile – will remix your hip hop digital experience with extensive and exclusive hip hop-focused content in celebration of “VH1 Hip Hop Honors.” VH1 Classic and VH1 Soul will also air special programs dedicated to hip hop throughout October.

VH1 pays homage to the hip hop pioneers and luminaries who transformed the genre into a true cultural phenomenon with the third annual “VH1 Hip Hop Honors,” premiering Tuesday, October 17 at 9PM ET/PT. The music and influence of each of the honorees will be recognized through performances by classic artists in collaboration with today’s hottest new talent. Hosted by Ice T, this year’s celebration will honor Ice Cube, Wu-Tang Clan, Afrika Bambaataa, Russell Simmons, MC Lyte, Rakim, Beastie Boys and Eazy E. With the exception of Russell Simmons, Afrika Bambaataa and Eazy E, all the honorees are set to take the stage and showcase their legendary talent, along with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Bootsy Collins, Shawna, Lil Eazy-E, Black Ice, Lil Kim, Diddy, Fat Joe, Lil Jon, Da Brat, Xzibit, Talib Kweli, Remy Ma, Q-Tip, Common, The Roots, George Clinton, Young Jeezy, Erykah Badu and KRS-One.

Hosted by Ice T, “VH1 Hip Hop Honors” will be taped at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on October 7 and will include appearances by Outkast, Tracy Morgan and Mike Epps. Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson of the Roots will be this year’s musical director.

For more information go to https://hiphop.vh1.com and check out interactive honoree profiles, exclusive programming, show information and more.

The North German city of Bremen held it’s 28th world hip hop dance championships.

It is stated that more than 3000 dancers, both children and adults, from at least 30 nations competed to become world champions in different age groups and categories. All the competitors where trying their hardest to impress influential judges, like George Hubela. In the hip hop world he’s known as GEO and has worked with stars like Jennifer Lopez and Britney Spears.

Solo dancers and teams of dancers competed in categories including break dance, “electric boogie” where dancers make robotic body movements, and hip hop.

The winners where two young Slovakians.

For the second time in two years, Busta Rhymes has let down Australian fans. This time the blame is outrageous demands were made by his management which prompted the cancellation of the concert which the promoter, PDA Touring has stated.

Inside sources state that Busta Rhymes never intended to perform for his Sydney Australian fans even though it was confirmed and then listed on his official website.

Does it have to do with his past tour in 2004, and not making sure that his entourage had proper papers to enter the state? Because of the incident it led them to being detained at the airport for hours because of their immigration issues and Busta Rhymes left without any notice leaving fans unhappy.

Even though Busta Rhymes was a no show this time again, fans will receive all monies due to them.

GayHipHop.com and Pac-Man will be holding Europe’s only gay hip-hop festival from October 20th – 26th. The festival is aiming at bringing urban talents of the gay community to the forefort.

The organizers of the event are planning a live urban showcase featuring known singers, rappers, poets and more from the the homosexual scene.

Artists in the states are asked to apply for a performance slot or to be part of PeaceOUT UK 2 this year and contact event organisers at: www.peaceoutuk.com

From October 11th-13th, 2006 the fourth annual Latin Rap Conference which is the first music industry conference focusing solely on Latin Rap & Reggaeton will be held in New York City for the second time. The Latin Rap Conference (LAC) brings together hundreds of participants ranging from executives, publicists, marketers, indie labels, internet companies, corporations and artists.

LRC is known for attracting a number of major sponsors and media each year ranging from ASCAP, Clear Channel, Universal Records, Sony Music, MTV, Sirius, XM, Hot 97, New York Post and more. The event also attracts such artists such as N.O.R.E., Lil Rob, Chingo Bling and Voltio.

The conference will be held at one NYC hotspots LQ’s (Latin Quarters) and will consist of a number of informative panels which will discus the aspect of the trade and will also include a number of showcases from up and coming artists in Latin Rap.

Organized by Jesse Perez, p.k.a. Shysti of Sicko Records, Rich Isaacson and Jerry Blair of Fuerte Group, and Clear Picture Entertainment Group, the LRC has become the a place for The Latin Rap Coalition Board of Directors (a group comprised of the genre’s top music executives, professionals, artists, and radio personalities) to discuss and take action towards the goals of education and Latino community empowerment.

For more information visit: https://www.lrc2006.com/

In recent news the Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC) had staggering numbers with more than 1250 industry attendees and over 20,000 plus concert fans at their music industry panels and concerts held in New York City. LAMC said this was one of their most successful years yet. Speakers of the conference included social networking site MySpace.com, eMusic, MTV Digital, BMI, ASCAP, Fuse TV, Virgin Records, Sony/BMG, hip-hop recording artist Pitbull, Universal Music Publishing and more.

The conference had a number of features in magazines and other media sources including the New York Times, NY Daily News, Hollywood Reporter, Miami New Times and Village Voice. The next conference is scheduled to take place sometime in mid-2007.

For more details visit : https://www.latinalternative.com

Sources tells HipHopRx that Master P & his son Romeo will be flying to a U.S. military base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to perform and entertain the Navy on next month. They will be flying to Cuba to provide support to the troops stationed there.

Currently the base is where the U.S. military officials are holding an estimated 455 prisoners.

It’s good when a man has a woman who loves him and knows how to satisfy his taste buds and celebrate his day of birth. Nas wifey Kelis threw a surprise bash for the now 33 year old with an old-school hip-hop theme at Manhattan’s Canal Room. In attendance where singer Usher, Diddy, Mario, Jadakiss, Nick Cannon, Dallas Austin, ballers Carmelo Anthony and Chris Webber, ?uestlove, Rosie Perez, Styles P., Pras and former “Flavor of Love” contestant Like Dat.

The sounds blasting from the speakers were from the 80′s and 90′s. Songs like from A Tribe Called Quest and Digital Underground were played.

Hip-Hop veterans Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh also performed to help him live up his birthday bash.

At the end of the night, the birthday boys wife Kelis presented her husband a cake in a Playboy bunny like costume.

On October 8th there will be a celebration of African Hip Hop. To help with this celebration Afrolution Records, a London based African Hip Hop label will be bringing together a number of big name in African Hip Hop. The “Afrolution African Hip Hop Festival” will be held at “Cargo” in east London and will be known as Europe’s first African Hip Hop festival ever.

Some of the guests will include Migrant Souls, Metaphysics from Zimbabwe, Wawesh, Laygwan Sharkie, Munyaradzi Nota, Kudzi Mambara, Galaxy High, Trenton Birch, DJ Edu, DJ Freestyle, and Kimba Andersen co-founder of Real Elements (Hip-Hop clothing).

Afrolution African Hip Hop Festival
Date: October 8th
Venue: Cargo – London www.cargo-london.com
83 Rivington St
Shoreditch
London EC2A 3AY
Tickets: £10

For more details visit
www.afrolution.com