For one reason or another, Jay-Z decided that he'd announce the end of his hopeless retirement by playing a concert in Shanghai. After all, China is the most exciting country in the world at the moment - and Shanghai its best city - and the thought of the 1.3 billion potential album sales might have appealed to a businessman like Jay-Z. However, it wasn't to be; Jay-Z has been banned from playing in China. Ostensibly this is because the Chinese government has deemed Jay-Z's lyrics to be too vulgar, although there's also a possibility that they heard the news that there was a Jay-Z/ Coldplay duet on his new album and banned him for obviously having something wrong with his brain.[see full story for more] - Click here for the Full Story

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