Rap Music

Kid Rock to play Vancouver’s Rogers Arena May 17
Kid Rock, who morphed from a brash rap rocker into a thoughtful country-rock singer-songwriter on his acclaimed new album, comes to Vancouver for a show at Rogers Arena in May.
Read more on Vancouver Province

The Astronaut’s Playlist: Groovy Songs for Space Travelers
SPACE.com has put together a list of some serious wakeup tunes, space music for astronauts.
Read more on SPACE.com

Tyrese Gibson to Teddy Pendergrass Film: He wants Lee Daniels to Direct
*Everybody knows that singer/actor Tyrese Gibson wants to bring the life of Teddy Pendergrass to the big screen. And naturally he wants to play Teddy. We might add that we can’t think of anyone more qualified for the job, either. But a project like this needs the right director. And as far as Gibson is [...]
Read more on EURweb

Lupe Fiasco’s battles with Atlantic dampens long-awaited ‘Lasers’
Lupe Fiasco’s “Lasers” album finally will be released to the public this Tuesday. It’s been a long time coming — his last record was “The Cool” in 2007 — but it’s not at all the album the Chicago rapper wanted to make. His valiant attempts to buck up and promote it are downbeat and disheartening. ¶ When I first chatted with Fiasco during some down time last week in New York City, I congratulated …
Read more on Chicago Sun-Times