MUSIC: Nicki Minaj revives female voice in rap - Standard-Times
Nicki Minaj performs at the BET Awards June 27 in Los Angeles. FILE — In this June 27, 2010 file photo, Queen Latifah performs onstage at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file) FILE ...August 19, 2010
No Metal, No Rap On New Kid Rock Album - Kbsradio.ca
Kid Rock's label, Atlantic Records, has confirmed that the singer's new album, Born Free, has been pushed back from a September 7th release to a November 16th arrival. According to a press release, Rock's eighth studio ...August 31, 2010
A rap advocating for Elizabeth Warren - Marketplace.publicradio.org
President Obama still has yet to nominate anyone to head the new post of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. But one group is pushing for Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren to be nominated and has come ...August 20, 2010
PEOPLE IN BRIEF: Taylor Swift in Maine for ‘Mine’ music video debut - Gwinnett Daily Post
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — Country music star Taylor Swift is back in Maine for a half-hour television special on CMT to introduce her new music video that was shot in Maine. The cable network show aired Friday night in ...August 27, 2010
People,Places and Things - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
DETROIT — The winner of a national freestyle rap competition held in Detroit and hosted by Eminem is from — where else? — Detroit. Eighteen-year-old Saffal “FowL” Tall won the Red Bull EmSee title ...August 28, 2010
Cudi, Perry among fall's must-listens - USC Gamecock
Album: Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager - Kid Cudi Release Date: Oct. 26 Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi, or Kid Cudi as he’s known to fans today, has been blowing up the music scene since his “A Kid ...August 20, 2010
Interview: Ezra Koenig from Vampire Weekend on his music, rap, and his rap music - Seattle Times
New York City quartet Vampire Weekend brings its world-famous African-tinged indie pop to Marymoor Park in Redmond 08/29/10. The four 20somethings have been playing large outdoor concerts all summer ...August 24, 2010
Top Ten Rap Workout Songs - Associated Content
Listening to music while working is like a ritual. Nothing pumps me up to lift weights in the gym like blasting rap songs. From Eminem, to 2pac, to 50 Cent, rap songs and their beats make my blood boil and ...September 1, 2010
Rap Music: It's a Business Thing, You Understand? - Daily Finance
For many rap and hip-hop artists, behind all the trash talking, posturing and flaunting the big life, it's all about business. Forbes magazine recently ranked the top 20 earners on its Hip Hop Cash Kings list , which ...August 23, 2010
Profanity-Filled Rap Video Stars Police Officers, Stirs Controversy - msnbc.com
They're sworn to protect and serve but doing a little acting on the job has two Camden police officers in hot water. It's a rap music video that's stirring the controversy and bringing the integrity of the police ...August 31, 2010