Rap and hip-hop artists are asking Congress to pass legislation that would prevent lyrics from being used against artist defendants in criminal cases, which advocates say is a clear hit on the First ...

Mural by Kenya D. Lawton of Jam Master Jay (Jason Mizell) Photo by Al Pereira/Getty Images/Michael Ochs Archives) Two men were convicted in federal court on Tuesday in Brooklyn of murdering Jason “Jam ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Harper credits his latest film to the book on which it’s based, Rap on Trial: Race, Lyrics, and Guilt in America by Eric Nielson ...

I’ve already explained the problems I have with the nominees for Best Rap Album at the 2023 Grammys. But what I haven’t done is share why I think the Recording Academy needs to expand the categories ...

Dr. A.D. Carson, the professor who defended a rap album as his Ph.D. dissertation, is redefining Hip-Hop as both scholarship and culture. Bars and Books! Hip-Hop has always been a culture of ...

Where did all the new rap superstars go? It’s beginning to appear that the genre’s mainstream struggles are deeper than taking nine months last year to produce its first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 ...

Amongst a variety of other reasons, ease of access is what drew most hip hop and rap artists towards SoundCloud. They can easily upload their songs on Soundcloud and share with listeners who would ...

Streaming data for rap’s “Big Three” — Kendrick Lamar, Drake and J. Cole — amid their clash How each diss track upped the ante and impacted the artists’ listener counts Why high-profile rap beefs make ...

Rap lyricism is more than rhymes over beats — it’s a craft of storytelling, emotion, and cultural truth. From intricate wordplay to raw vulnerability, the best verses connect personal experiences with ...

Niggaz Wit Attitudes (N.W.A) was formed back in 1986 in Compton, California. It is an extremely popular important hip-hop ...