Rural Hip-Hop in India

A new musical trend has emerged in India recently- that of farmers using rap and hip-hop to put their frustrations into verse. One such rap artist from the Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh is Somaraju. Personally discovered by gangster rap fanatic (and President of the World Bank) Robert Zoellick, Somaraju goes by the alias "LLBS", or "Ladies Love Brown Sugar". Check out the album cover of his latest release here. You have to right click and "Save As" to view the file, just clicking the link won't work.

Entertainment News

Rolling Stone magazine recently reported that Trent Reznor, the frontman of heavy metal band 'Nine Inch Nails', and the country music group Dixie Chicks are joining forces to create a new band. It will be called 'Extremely Unlikely Scenario'.

Interesting Trivia: The band's name is a reference to a conversation its members had recently about the likelihood of them staying together for more than a week.

Record executives feel that the new band will cater to a very lucrative, niche segment of the music market. "There are a lot of people out there who attend Dixie Chicks concerts, and end up getting the urge to throw Molotov cocktails at law enforcement, tip portable toilets over, and vandalize public property with reckless abandon. E.U.S. will cater to these people," says Skippy "Skip" McGee of Interscope Records.

The band's first studio album will be recorded soon, and will be entitled "F--- Authority / White Roses Are Beautiful".