In Friday's Daily Rap trina has single stolen, Beyonce to play in Shanghai for the first time, 50 Cent adds more tour dates, film American Gangster helps charity.Trina has single stolenMiami based rapper Trina, who is working towards releasing her fourth studio album The Baddest Bitch Part 2: Reloaded has had the first single from the album leaked to the Internet after it was stolen from a recording studio. The stolen version which featured Christina Milian however is not the track that label Slip n Slide was set to release. The official version which just features the 'Diamond Princess' on her lonesome is said to be being released next week. Trina is now represented by EMI/Slip n Slide after leaving her long time home of Atlantic Records last year.Beyonce makes her debutFamed R&B singer and Destiny's Child front lady Beyonce is set to please her Chinese fans. The singer who has never performed in China will make her first ever performance at the 9,000 capacity Shanghai Grand Stage venue on November 5th. Tickets for the show are expected to sell out extremely fast as Beyonce has an extensive fan base in the country. There is a possibility that extra dates may be added to ensure many of her fans get to see their idol; but as of yet nothing has been confirmed.Fifty adds more dates
Even though Kanye West might have pipped him at the post as second week sales have indicated, Curtis Jackson has already extended his European Tour which kicks off in Ireland on November 4th. The rappers third album has already sold in excess of two million copies worldwide and is heading for platinum status in the US too after two weeks on the charts. Dates for his tour are below: 1/04/2007 08:00 PM - RDS Dublin, Dublin -
11/05/2007 08:00 PM - Odyssey Belfast, -
11/07/2007 08:00 PM - Aberdeen Exhibition Center Aberdeen City, Scotland AB10 -
11/08/2007 08:00 PM - Scottish Exhibition Conference Center Glasgow, Scotland G1 G80 -
11/09/2007 08:00 PM - Birmingham NEC Birmingham, Midlands GB-BIR -
11/10/2007 08:00 PM - O2 Arena London, London and South East -
11/11/2007 08:00 PM - BIC Bournemouth, -
11/12/2007 08:00 PM - CIA Cardiff, -
11/14/2007 08:00 PM - MEN Manchester, -
11/16/2007 08:00 PM - Nottingham Arena Nottingham, -
11/20/2007 08:00 PM - NTC Bratislava, -
11/21/2007 08:00 PM - T-Mobile Arena Prague, -
11/22/2007 08:00 PM - Stadhalle Vienna, -
11/24/2007 08:00 PM - Galaxie Metz, -
11/25/2007 08:00 PM - Festhalle Frankfurt, -
11/28/2007 08:00 PM - Hallemstadion Zurich, -
11/29/2007 08:00 PM - Sporthalle Stuttgart, -
12/01/2007 08:00 PM - Zenith Munich, -
12/04/2007 08:00 PM - Ice Hall Helsinki, -
12/07/2007 08:00 PM - Valby Hall Copenhagen, -
12/09/2007 08:00 PM - Velodrom Berlin, -
12/10/2007 08:00 PM - Forest National Brussels, -
12/11/2007 08:00 PM - HMH Amsterdam, -
12/12/2007 08:00 PM - Oberhausen Arena Oberhausen, -
12/15/2007 08:00 PM - Sports Palace Madrid, -
12/17/2007 08:00 PM - Zenith Paris, -
American Gangster Helps Charity
The most anticipated movie of the year has not only inspired rapper Jay Z to get back in the studio to offer up his musical interpretation , but will be donating money to the Boys and Girls Club of America. Proceeds from the premier of the movie which is showing at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem in NYC will be presented to the charity. Stars of the movie, Denzel Washington and Cuba Gooding Junior were both members of the Boys and Girls Club. Washington who plays the main character in the movie, Frank Lucas said "The Boys & Girls Club exerted a profound influence on me and so many of my peers growing up, and I consider it an honor to give back."
Melanie Cornish