Jay-Z concert date set
Wu Yingying
2006-08-25
FAMOUS American rapper Jay-Z will hold his first concert in China at Hongkou Football Stadium on October 23.
Jay-Z's Shanghai stop is part of the singer's Asian tour that will also take him to Taipei and Seoul, South Korea.
His fiancee, actress and singer Beyonce Knowles, will accompany him on the tour, said Sun Yun from KS production company, the concert's promoter.
Sun said Beyonce is not scheduled to perform, but they hope to persuade her to appear on stage for a couple of tunes.
"Jay-Z's agent contacted us two months ago. And we decided to cooperate after seeing that Black Eyed Peas was a box-office success last month," said Sun, "Jay-Z is the leading trendsetter in American hiphop. He's more highly regarded than the Black Eyed Peas in the same industry."
Sun said ticket prices have not been confirmed. However, he said the lowest price will be about 100 yuan (US$12.50) and the highest no more than 1,000 yuan - roughly the same as tickets for the Black Eyed Peas.
Jay-Z was born Shawn Carter in 1969. He grew up in the Marcy projects in Brooklyn, New York.
Jay-Z has also created his own label called Roc-A-Fella Records. Some of his hit songs include "Money Ain't a Thang," "Cash, Money, Hoes," and "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It To Me)."
"I saw the 'Deja Vu' video with his girlfriend, Beyonce. It is so hot. I hope Beyonce will be his guest performer in Shanghai," said Candy Li, 23, a hiphop music lover.
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