Denzel Curry Declares Himself First Rapper Played in Space, NASA Wakeup Songs Spark Debate

Rapper Denzel Curry boasts that he’s the first rapper ever played on a crewed spaceflight after NASA’s Artemis II wakeup songs featured his verse on Glass Animals’ Tokyo Drifting; the article notes that while multiple rap tracks have been played in space and various wakeup songs may qualify, there’s no definitive proof Curry is the first, so the claim is entertaining but not settled.