On TV; Kanye West, Hurricane Chris, Soulja Boy
Rap acts on television this week include Chris ‘Kid’ Reid, formerly of Kid ‘n Play, who visits ‘The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson’ on Tuesday; Ludacris, who visits ‘Total Request Live’ on Wednesday; Kanye West, who performs on ‘Today’ on Thursday and ‘106 & Park’ on an unspecified date this week; Galactic with Lyrics Born, who perform on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ on Thursday; Hurricane Chris, who performs on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ on Friday; hip hop poet Bomani Armah, who appears on ‘106 & Park’ on an unspecified date this week; and on Sunday, the MTV Video Music Awards will feature performances by 50 Cent, Common, Gym Class Heroes, Lil’ Wayne, Soulja Boy, Timbaland and Kanye West, and presenter Eve.