Though rap music is the most listened to genre in the United States, it is still the only creative medium consistently being used to prosecute and incarcerate people. The ongoing criminal trial of ...

Rap Music Lyrics as Art, Life, and Criminal Evidence,” one intention for prosecutors to allow music lyrics to be used in the courtroom would be to redefine them as substantive evidence, ...

He won Top Rap Artist, Top Rap Male Artist, and Top Rap Album, the latter for his chart-topping For All the Dogs album. While these wins are a testament to his talent, 2024 has been far from a ...

Redefining the feminine aesthetic in rap. The mid-1990s saw female artists who deliberately challenged hip-hop’s ... So Addictive,” Missy established herself as one of modern music’s ...

When Aubrey Drake Graham faced the cameras in the 2008 movie Degrassi Spring Break Movie as Jimmy Brooks, he had no idea that ...

These biases might be rooted in simple nostalgia, but overload undoubtedly plays a part. Rap music has become an exponentially unwieldy thing over the past few decades, especially during the ...

Hip-hop — more specifically, rap music — has always had an uneasy relationship with the law. As rap music was “the CNN of the ghetto,” as Public Enemy’s Chuck D put it, it also ...

The rising deaths linked to drill rap have sparked urgent conversations about whether the music reflects harsh realities or ...

Rap music stands as a vibrant tapestry woven into the very fabric of the Black community, serving not just as an art form but as a resonant voice echoing its culture, struggles, and resilience.

The Fresh Prince is officially back in the rap game. Will Smith released the debut single "Work of Art" off of his upcoming album Friday along with its music video.The track features Smith's son ...

Minneapolis is not known for its rap music scene. Other than Prince, most discussions of local artists revolve almost entirely around rock bands. However, the city is home to a community of talented ...

In the 1970s, rap music emerged as a tool for Black artists to express their life experiences. Like many forms of Black art, rap quickly received criticism and disapproval because of its graphic ...