As part of a Criminal Behaviour Order placed on him in 2018, drill rapper Digga D had to notify the Met Police every time he released any music - WireImage “Hocus, pocus, don’t try approach us,” goes ...

After finishing 2021 with his third No. 1 single, his third No. 1 album and two Grammy nominations, Atlanta-based rapper Young Thug was gearing up to take 2022 by storm. But months later, an Atlanta ...

As the high-profile criminal trial of rapper Young Thug began this week, Black rappers who have had their lyrics used against them by prosecutors as evidence of criminal activity have renewed calls to ...

Hip-hop, a genre born from the struggles and realities of inner-city communities, has long been a powerful platform for social commentary. Its raw lyricism, often depicting violence, drug dealing, and ...

No one believes that country music legend Johnny Cash shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die. When Cash in 1968 released “Folsom Prison Blues,” a ballad about shooting and killing a man for no ...

All of your favorite rappers have delivered quotable lyrics throughout their careers, but can you figure out which words artists repeat the most in their rhymes? There’s a new website called Repeeted ...

Nearly 9 million listeners have cued up rap newcomer Ambjaay’s video for the numbers-running “Uno.” But the L.A. rap artist is hardly the first to strike gold—and leave a few heads scratching—by ...

“The Message” is often credited with stretching what hip-hop could be — not just party music but also social commentary. Big Daddy Kane, Daddy-O of Stetsasonic and longtime hip-hop promoter Charlie ...

Many Vietnamese rap songs feature themes like drugs or sex, largely because some artists unthinkingly imitate their western ...

Several famous rappers are urging the US Supreme Court to take up a case involving a Pittsburgh rapper and whether his song lyrics are protected under the First Amendment. In a legal brief filed ...