Rockabye Baby expands its Lullaby Offering Kanye West Songs

By Rekia M. Spencer

Kanye and some guy named Paul

LOS ANGELES, CA (Hollywood Today) 5/16/10 —  Children’s music label Rockabye Baby best known for its sweet lullaby renditions with bands like Queen, U2, Coldplay, Guns N’ Roses and The Rolling Stones adds hip-hopper Kanye West to their roster of lullaby tunes for tots.

Hit-maker Kanye is the first rap artist to work with the innovative children’s label making it the perfect fit for their first album of hip-hop inspired lullabys, featuring glockenspiel, harps and bells instead of rap, guitar, bass and drums. “We wanted to do another artist who transcended genres, whose music reached fans of rap, rock, pop — everyone. Of course we thought of Kanye and that’s how our first ‘Rap-a-bye Baby’ was born,”explains Rockabye Baby vice president Lisa Roth.

New moms and dads grew up with classic lullabys such as “Rockaby Baby” to “Hush Little Baby” is now having a modern twist to nap time bringing the “Good Life” to the nursery and pass along the music they love to the next generation.

About Rockabye Baby:

Rockabye Baby! is staffed by music lovers from all corners of the world. Headquartered in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Silver Lake, the label was born of the need to make children’s music cool–not only for babies but for their parents too. We turned to our record collections for inspiration: punk, metal, classic rock. The resulting albums are revolutionary yet reverential. In other words, the perfect gift for a newborn, new parents, or yourself.

Part of the CMH Label Group, a thirty-year-old independent bluegrass and roots-music stronghold that houses a variety of musical styles under its umbrella, including metal, rap, punk, and string quartet tributes, Rockabye Baby! is the latest addition to a diverse musical family. Says label Vice President Lisa Roth, “First and foremost, we’re fans, so we take care to make every album musically interesting enough to satisfy adult listeners. Believe me, making an album that’s gentle enough for sleeping babies but won’t bore Mom and Dad is trickier than it sounds.” Producer/arrangers would agree! The job’s not easy, but it’s immensely gratifying to hear from pleased parents that Rockabye Baby! is now a treasured piece of their family history.

Find more information, song samples, the Rockabye Baby blog and more at www.rockabyebabymusic.com.