Queen star, Sir Brian May, has admitted he refused to let a famous rapper sample one of his band's iconic tracks because 'it ...

“We have stopped them being used to promote violence or abuse, during the heyday of gangster rap when someone wanted to sample it in a song, we thought was abusive to women,” he said.

Queen banned "gangster rap" artists from sampling their back catalogue amid fears it would "promote violence or abuse". Sir Brian May says the British rock band took a stance to say no to certain ...

"Dear Mama proved that even the biggest gangsta rapper in America with Thug Life tattooed on his chest could still be super vulnerable," says Arnold, who believes the fact Tupac's vocals sound on ...

Greater Manchester Police declared there was “no chill from the old bill” as a wannabe-rapper who recorded a video about his criminal activities was jailed.

Justice Christopher Beale said Alhassan “wanted to become a gangster”. Rapper Christopher Habiyakare was shot dead during a home invasion. Picture:Supplied Alhassan was arrested on March 16 ...

The man who killed a rapper during a home invasion planned a second armed attack months later, with a court hearing he “wanted to become a gangster”. Chris Habiyakare, 24, was killed when a ...

Now she has forged an unlikely alliance with some of America's most controversial gangsta rappers. The former Spice Girl has teamed up with artists associated with drugs and violence as she tries ...