HIPHOSSIP MUSIC BLOG

DRAKE PERFORMS AT TODAY'S NHL ALL STARS GAME IN OTTAWA.

noreply@blogger.com (Ms Kemi) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:40:47 PST

So I am in my office covering the Shafia Murder Trial, the biggest story in Canada today when "Drake is Canadian" was trending on Twitter. I immediately thought about the other big story today. The 2012 Tim Horton's NHL All Star Game in Ottawa. Drake performed. Below is his performance

Drizzy even posed in the locker room with players. What a great game. Team Chara beat Team Alfie 12-9.

SPOTTED OUT AND ABOUT: RIHANNA AND KANYE LAST NIGHT.

noreply@blogger.com (Ms Kemi) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:30:15 PST

Kanye West performs on stage at Big Day Out 2012 at the Sydney Showground on January 26, 2012 in Sydney, Australia.(January 25, 2012 - Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images AsiaPac)

Singer Rihanna is spotted on a night out on January 25, 2012 in Los Angeles, CA.
(January 26, 2012 - Photo by FameFlynet Pictures)

IS RAP MUSIC A LOSER GENRE AT THE GRAMMY AWARDS?

noreply@blogger.com (Ms Kemi) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:29:06 PST

Me and FloRida, a fairly new rapper in the game.

The Associated Press reports via Toronto's CP24 that since its beginnings in the 1970s, rap music has transformed from an underground, street-based sound to a definitive part of pop culture, transcending race and becoming one of the strongest -- and most prolific -- voices of today's generation. But at the Grammy Awards, rap has had a long-lasting losing streak in the top categories.

The hip-hop sound -- first recognized at the 1989 Grammys -- has garnered numerous prestigious nominations over the years, and for 10 of the last 14 years, rap acts have either led or tied for most Grammy nominations. But rarely will a hip-hop act win one of the show's top four honours -- album, song and record of the year, along with best new artist. Instead, rap acts tend to win rap awards.

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