Today In Music News: Why Lollapalooza Isn't That Great, Bun B Turns Professor And M.I.A. Learns Her Lesson

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, August 9, 2010...If you didn't make it to Lollapalooza this past weekend, here's a reason why the current incarnation isn't as good as the original.Bun B will be a guest lecturer at Rice University for a Religion and Hip-Hop Culture class...

By Lance Lester

August 9, 2010

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Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, August 9, 2010...

If you didn't make it to Lollapalooza this past weekend, here's a reason why the current incarnation isn't as good as the original.
Bun B will be a guest lecturer at Rice University for a Religion and Hip-Hop Culture class.
M.I.A. learned the hard way that when you invite fans up onstage, there can be problems.

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