It’s fascinating how time flows. Exactly this time a year ago, there was a rumor that folk bar Jiangjinjiu, near the Drum Tower, was getting torn down; folk rockers Buyi thought they'd be playing their beloved bar for the last time. No one can guarantee that the bar will be there forever, but it's definitely still standing. You can catch Buyi there this Friday night.

Want some Grandmaster Flash tickets for Saturday night? Unfortunately, you've already missed the boat on our giveaway, but you can still book advance tickets through Sendmetickets.com or just try your luck at Yugong Yishan on Saturday (Apr 28). We managed to hook up an interview with the hip-hop legend, so read on for that and a visual reminder of why you need to see Flash in Beijing.

She has glimpsed life's seediest sides time and again — from parades of transexual Roman hookers, to grade school field trips through New Orleans' Red Light District. But for Helen Feng, the most exploitive entertainment lies in China, where she accuses artists and fans of pimping, patronizing, and leaving everything sleazy.

There's hip-hop royalty and then there's Grandmaster Flash. The man brought the skills and innovations of the movement's original pioneers (don't sleep on DJ Kool Herc), perfected the techniques and took them to the public. Along with his Furious Five, Flash was the first hip-hop act to be inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. What more do we need to say about him? Well, he'll be playing at Yugong Yishan on April 28 – and the team at Street Hustle have given us a pair of tickets to give to one lucky reader. Read on to find out how to win a night of old school, new school and everything in between.

“Money in My Pocket” by Dennis Brown.

Emotional reggae music, not digital at all, with a kind of “riddim” that even makes the non-dancers dance.