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China Cancels Jay-Z's 'Vulgar' Shanghai Concert

China Cancels Jay-Z's 'Vulgar' Shanghai Concert
Steven Bridge  |  by news.aol.com. All rights reserved. 3.01 | 13:00

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Jay-Z is apparently too hot for China, but The Rolling STones and the Black Eyed Peas recently rocked the country.
SHANGHAI, China (Oct. 11) - The Culture Ministry has canceled rapper Jay-Z's planned debut in China, citing his "vulgar" lyrics, a state-run newspaper reported Wednesday.



The rap icon, whose real name is Shawn Carter, was scheduled to perform on Oct. 23 at Shanghai's Hongkou Stadium.

"Some of Jay-Z's songs contain too much vulgar language," Sun Yun, of promoter KS Production Co.

, was quoted as saying in the Shanghai Daily newspaper.

The New York rapper's use of profanity and songs about drug dealers, pimps and violence apparently offended China's culture suggestive songs, such as the Rolling Stones and the Black Eyed Peas, to perform in Shanghai.

A call to a representative for the rapper early Wednesday went unanswered.



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