My 2025 is grateful for these two: artists intently focused on their craft, making unexpected music, getting right under the skin. For me, the joy of new music is surprise. And nothing has summed that ...

A US federal judge has overturned the conviction of one of two men found guilty of murdering pioneering rap star Jam ​Master ...

U.S. District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall found the government failed to prove that Karl Jordan Jr.'s role in the 2002 killing ...

Most Oscar Best Actor contenders don’t need to disprove rumors that they’re secretly a British rap artist. Timothée Chalamet, though, is full of surprises — and bars. The Marty Supreme star has just ...

Michel was allowed to remain free following sentencing and is not scheduled to surrender to the Bureau of Prisons until January 27, 2026. His lawyers say forcing him into custody now would be ...

Amy Lee had no way of knowing just how impactful the song she wrote at 19 years old would eventually become. Years before she ...

The rapper, whose influence grew even while incarcerated, has made a grand return to the music scene with his new track “RIO FREE.” This release marks […] The post Rio Da Yung OG – “Rio Free” [VIDEO] ...

The Decriminalizing Artistic Expression Act, passed in 2022, restricts the use of rap lyrics in criminal prosecutions, aiming ...

Earl Sweatshirt started his career as enfant terrible of L.A. rap collective Odd Future, a teenage transgressor whose lyrics ...

MARTINEZ — Nearly 30 years after his controversial murder conviction, the life sentence has been undone for an Antioch man whose case was kept alive in underground rap lyrics and interviews. Gabriel ...

He’s getting a second chance to beat the rap. A Brooklyn man convicted of helping a killer pull off a 2016 shooting will get a new trial, after a state appeals court ruled that the judge in the case ...

The nonprofit organization Free Our Art is partnering with elected officials, educators, and music industry organizations to combat the criminalization of rap. Together, they’re advocating for the ...