Oasis singer blames rap for festival’s low sales

Gallagher, whose band headlined the festival in 1995 and 2004, said rap was to blame. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," Gallagher said in an interview, an audio of which was posted to the British Broadcasting Corp.'s Web site Monday. "If you break it, people ain't gonna go. I'm sorry, but Jay-Z? ... No chance." He explained that the inclusion of a hip-hop act went against the festival's tradition of guitar music, adding: "I'm not having hip-hop at Glastonbury. No way. No. It's wrong."

Glastonbury Festival co-organizer Emily Eavis said the 38-year-old festival had a long history of attracting rap acts, including Cypress Hill and The Roots. She said the media stir over Gallagher's comments revealed an "innate conservatism" in some sectors of British society.

Anyway, your friend and mine The Notorious B.I.G. has something to say to Mr. Gallagher.



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Bill Cosby's Rap Album

Not exactly what you might think:

Comedian/actor/author Bill Cosby will serve as executive producer and co-writer on a new hip-hop album, "Cosby Narratives Vol. 1: State of Emergency." The project is expected to be released within the next several weeks.

In a statement released by longtime Cosby representative David Brokaw, "State of Emergency" is described as an "unflinching look at life in the 21st century but without the profanity, misogyny, violence and braggadocio" that Cosby has vehemently criticized in hip-hop music.

I'll be interested to hear what things Cosby has to say. What you guys think? You gonna get the album off the strength of Cosby or is it a download first album?


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Rap Is Evil: Ice Cube - Gangster Rap Made Me Do It [Video]