Stockton rapper and gang member Luciano Guerrero, who held a birthday party for his daughter in November that ended in a mass ...

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 ...

The rapper's fourth album, which introduced the concept of the original gangster to the world outside of Los Angeles, turns 35 May 14 Al Pereira/Getty; Rob Kim/Getty Ice-T got his start in the late ...

The Compton rapper came into the biggest night in music with an astounding nine nominations, and he has already won three awards. Before the Grammys officially aired, Lamar won Best Melodic Rap ...

What's going on with rap? After celebrating 50 years of legacy in 2023 with marquee moments like the Hip Hop 50 multi-headliner concert at Yankee Stadium, plus Kendrick Lamar's historic run – capped ...

*In the latest Allison Interviews podcast, host Allison Kugel sits down with the legendary Ice-T. The conversation spans his pivot from the streets to stardom, his role in shaping gangster rap, and ...

In a year that had no rap songs in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the first time since 1990, rap thrived in so many other ways. This list of the 25 best rap albums of 2025 includes grand ...

Twenty years ago, Mike Jones helped bring the sound of Houston to the world. He can still remember what it felt like. “2005 was a moment in time that will forever be filled with memories that are ...

Recently, in casual conversations, I’ve been asked for my opinion about the October report that “No Rap Songs Are in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990” more so than my ...

WHAT EVIDENCE IS ALLOWED IN COURT. THE DECRIMINALIZING ARTISTIC EXPRESSION ACT WAS PASSED INTO LAW IN 2022. IT LIMITS THE USE OF RAP LYRICS IN CRIMINAL PROSECUTION AND GIVES ARTISTS NEW TOOLS TO ...

Mexican music acts are dropping narcocorridos – songs idolizing crime kingpins – off of their playlists, but they’re still getting stopped at border crossings into the U.S. Case in point: Julión ...