a Far East Movement recollection…

Wow… I never imagined an Asian group to hit America’s mainstream scene as much as the Far East Movement. I remember listening to their mixes like 7-8 years ago from an underground Asian-American hip hop site. I followed them for awhile on myspace (when that was huge, remember?) when they finally created a profile. So in 2006-2007 when I was doing a bit of club promoting in Shanghai, I recalled this group and thought I’d throw them an opportunity to perform internationally. So I coordinated a bit with their manager at the time, and the music director at Club Guandii (one of the few hip hop clubs in Shanghai) and I tried to book them a show. Guandii was all up for it, but other clubs I was trying to get them in at didn’t know who these cats were. I couldn’t fork up the costs for them to fly over just to perform at one club, so the deal didn’t go through unfortunately. I did regret not having the capability to bring them out, but luckily was still able to collaborate with them a bit by having one of their songs featured on a reality tv show I was working with at the time (shout out to House Films). That was fun… but it would have been more fun to meet these guys since I’ve known about them for so long. I’m just glad to see them where they are now, and I’m sure the clubs back in Shanghai now know who the Far East Movement is. Keep up the good work FM!

New song by FM with Natalie Kills + Ya Boy:

Hot Jam – Snoop Dogg “I Wanna Rock”

Snoop Dogg still lays out some hot jams! “I Wanna Rock” is catchy and the video features Jamie Foxx with cameos by Quest Crew and pro skater Terry Kennedy. I even spotted Far East Movement aka FM about 2 minutes into the video. Check out the video, and make sure to add this song to your party playlist!