by Cory Turner

No tech blog is complete without an occasional homage to the greatest of tech icons — and no, I don't mean Steve Jobs or Bill Gates. I mean our astronauts. And not just any astronaut but Buzz Aldrin, space pioneer. Well, it turns out the moon just wasn't hard enough; he's decided to tackle a whole other world: Hip Hop.

Believe it or not, Buzz Aldrin has put together a song, available on iTunes, to mark the 40th anniversary of his lunar landing. A part of the proceeds will benefit Aldrin's non-profit ShareSpace foundation.

Best of all, Aldrin got a little help in-studio from Hip Hop heavyweights Talib Kweli and Snoop Dogg. Seriously. Here's a making-of, courtesy of Funny or Die.