| Six great invocations of Martin Luther King Jr. in rap music - Washington Post |
| “Hold the same fight that made Martin Luther the king / I ain't usin' it for the right thing,” he worries, acknowledging rap music's “fatherly role” as well as his own efforts to take it “from a gangsta to a godlier role.” This Staten Island quartet, ... |
| Girl fans go crazy over Songz and his rap songs - Times LIVE |
| He entertained his SA audiences with hits from his four albums including Love Faces and Bottoms Up. The US singer shared the stage with local group Teargas, who have recently been nominated for the Afrotainment Museke Africa Music Awards in New York. ... |
| Pitbull seeks to bury hatchet with Lohan - UPI.com |
| 27 (UPI) -- Rap Artist Pitbull issued a public invitation to Lindsay Lohan to join him at the MTV Video Music Awards gala in Los Angeles. The overture posted on Pitbull's Web site is a bit unusual given the lawsuit Lohan filed against him over the ... |
| Big Sean Almost Missed 'My Last' Recording - MTV.com (blog) |
| "When No ID gave me that beat for the song 'My Last,' I did not want to do it at all," the Finally Famous MC revealed. Luckily for Sean, he was convinced otherwise. The song shot up the charts and peaked at #1 on the Billboard rap chart and #4 on the ... |
| Local rapper returns to Sparkman Homes to play positive music for children - al.com (blog) |
| His "different" way is through his music. Love said so much of today's rap music is "flashy" with lyrics about "gun slinging" and "crack dealing." "No one will step up and show children it's cool to be yourself," he said. Joel Lewis, director of the ... |
| 'Blast Off' Music, Poetry and Comedy Event Rocks the Rafters - Patch.com |
| The church created and hosts this family evening of gospel music, praise poetry, gospel rap and Christian comedy every year. "We plan to do this every year for our congregation and anyone else who would like to attend. People need to take break from ... |
| Nicki Minaj's Former Hype Man Launches Rap Career - MTV.com (blog) |
| The 2011 Video Music Awards are right around the corner (August 28, to be exact) and Nicki Minaj wants her Barbs and Kens to turn it out and make sure they're casting their votes for her. "Fans should vote for me and Drizzy because they love us and we ... |
| The new Muppets and OK Go collaboration falls flat - Salon |
| The crossover between Web memes and rap music actually has a long history, stretching back to the birth of both genres. The idea of memes in hip-hop is as old as rap itself, in the sense that rap is all about repurposing things in the ether. ... |
| Rapper Kay One: At home in Virac - Inquirer.net |
| He had long decided that accounting was not for him, and began concentrating on his fledgling music career. “Of course my mom was angry, with that typical Filipina temperament,” Kenneth recalls. His mom confirms the story: “It was a fight because I ... |
| Lil Wayne accident: Why skateboarders should wear helmets - Christian Science Monitor |
| Lil Wayne accident: Rap star Lil Wayne fell and hurt his head while skateboarding. Is Lil Wayne now Exhibit A for wearing a helmet while skateboarding? Lil Wayne has won multiple Grammy Awards for his rap music. He also likes to skateboard, ... |
