This year, Valentine's Day brings roses, chocolate-covered strawberries and the gift of new music from Drake and PartyNextDoor in the form of their joint album, $ome ...
Since its early days, rap lyrics have been used by prosecutors to build narratives with criminal trials. With the genre's popularity booming, this trend continues to affect aspiring artists and A-list ...
Musicians including Jay-Z, Kelly Rowland and Killer Mike are backing a bid by two US senators to ban the use of rap lyrics as evidence in criminal trials. What is in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and ...
A federal judge in New York has dismissed Drake's defamation case against his record label, Universal Music Group, stemming from a rap battle with Kendrick Lamar. Judge Jeannette Vargas determined the ...
Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s rap feud turned legal drama may finally be coming to an end. A federal judge dismissed Drake’s ...
Many Vietnamese rap songs feature themes like drugs or sex, largely because some artists unthinkingly imitate their western ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On a cold day in January, members of the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department stood face-to-face with members of the community with the downtown skyline behind them. FACE KC, a ...
In 1994, the Oakland rapper Casual, a member of the Hieroglyphics Crew, had beef with Saafir from Hobo Junction, another East Bay hip-hop collective. Saafir had done a feature for Casual’s album, but ...
Remy Ma stands by her recent statement on Math Hoffa’s podcast My Expert Opinion where when asked how important it is for a female to write her own lyrics, she replied, “it’s not important.” For years ...
"The portrayal of rap lyrics as literal expressions of criminal intent ignores the longstanding tradition of adopting personas, exaggeration, and hyperbole for artistic effect," writes the NJLJ Young ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Universal Music Group has filed a motion to ...