TWO All-Taiwanese hip-hop shows – at SOBS and Trans Pecos – will conclude the Hello Taiwan US Tour 2016 featuring Taiwan’s most exciting hip-hop artists
DWAGIE Taiwan’s most famous hip-hop star. He has collaborated with Nas, Talib Kweli, DJ Premier, Mobb Deep and Wu Tang and has been featured by TIME Magazine, CNN, BBC, Reuters, The Times (UK)
LIL MAN Downtempo young hip hop star with R&B influenced beats and a smooth vocal delivery, LIL MAN has 3 million hits on Youtube
PARAMOUNT Cool hip hop pop band using traditional Asian instruments with a male rapper and cute female singers and musicians
BR AKA BUZZ RHYME Probably the most famous Chinese-language freestyle rapper, with a specialization in crazy tongue-twisters
RPG New generation hip-hop artist with a strong following
HANDSOME Taiwan’s rising hip-hop star. Champion of the Third Annual MADSTREET Showdown, Champion of Diss RBL – Fifth Battle, and Founder of Taiwan’s “Rapper Revolution”
CK-700 OG MC from Taipei, CK-700 was a party MC before becoming a recording artist, lending his flow a natural feel for US ears.
TOUR INFORMATION
The 2016 HELLO TAIWAN Tour started in San Francisco on May 15, and will run through Richmond VA, Washington DC, Philadelphia PA, and Baltimore MD.
The musicians will feature as a part of the huge annual PASSPORT TO TAIWAN annual festival in Union Square, New York City on Sunday May 22, 12pm – 5pm as a family-friendly celebration of Taiwanese American culture, arts and food.
The SOBS show is an over-21 event showcasing the best of Taiwan’s vibrant hip hop scene, with past headliner stars playing this iconic NYC club including Q-Tip, Sean Paul, Kanye West, Common, M.I.A, Mos Def and Cypress Hill amongst many more legends of hip hop-based music.
The Trans Pecos show in Brooklyn will feature the HELLO TAIWAN US Tour artists alongside special guests from New York’s hip-hop community, TBA.
The HELLO TAIWAN US Tour celebrates Taiwanese American Heritage Week, as designated by Congress in 1999 as an annual celebration. All artists touring the US have flown in from Taiwan with assistance from Kung Fu Entertainment and the Cultural Center of Taipei.
TRANS PECOS – BROOKLYN SHOW INFORMATION
DATE: MONDAY MAY 23, 2016
TIME: 9PM – LATE
ADDRESS: TRANS PECOS, 915 WYCKOFF AVENUE, NY 11385
ADMISSION: FREE
SOBS – NEW YORK CITY SHOW INFORMATION
DATE: THURSDAY MAY 26, 2016
TIME: 6PM – 9PM
ADDRESS: SOBS, 204 VARICK STREET, NEW YORK CITY 10014
ADMISSION: FREE, OVER 21