A rapper with millions of streams allegedly shot a teenager multiple times before fleeing the area to perform a show at a club.

Why do rap lyrics continue to be used to demonize people inside and outside the courtroom, in ways that no other art form has ...

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Maryland just passed a law that stops prosecutors from using rap lyrics against artists in court, protecting creative expression with a four-pronged test judges must follow.

A.I.-generated propaganda against the U.S.’s war in Iran, done in the style of Lego movies, has become inescapable online. Kyle Chayka tracked down the team making the videos.

For years, U.S. President Donald Trump has repeated a story about the invention of the paper clip. On March 23, 2026, Trump claimed responsibility for sending Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

One of California’s most underperforming school districts is spending nearly $300,000 teaching kids to rap, raising the alarm among DEI watchdogs. The Merced City School District in the Central Valley ...

Snoop Dogg’s latest creation, chips in three different flavors, hit Costco stores in six states as part of a collaboration with Miami-based snack brand Rap Snacks and its sister company, Do The Right ...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A coalition of artists, entertainers, music industry leaders and professors, including Grammy Award-winning rapper Killer Mike, Young Thug, T.I., Blackish star Anthony ...

Some of rap music’s biggest names have come out in support of a Black man, whose rap lyrics were cited during his sentencing in Texas. He is on death row. In 2009, a nearly all-white jury convicted ...

Fan-favorite rapper Pitbull is currently facing a lot of heat from netizens after an age-old clip of the artist ranting against the critics of the US recently resurfaced online. Many social media ...

The KISS frontman slammed the institution for including rap and hip-hop artists: "I don't come from the ghetto, it doesn't speak my language." By James Hibberd Writer-at-Large Gene Simmons says ...