When it comes to power and shaping the culture, the divide in hip-hop media has never been more chaotic.

PEN America has joined the Free Our Art coalition in supporting the reintroduction of federal legislation that would restrict ...

For some time now, the US music industry has been unhappy about the use of rap lyrics in criminal and civil court cases, after a spate of examples of rappers […] ...

Kaicrewsade will open up Lollapalooza on the fest’s final day with a noon set at The Grove stage, located near the ...

T he planet is controlled by mega-corporations. They leach the Earth of its natural resources, turning swaths of once-fertile ...

Upcoming music festivals will see smaller artists perform at neighborhood events like Wicker Park Fest July 25-27, Edgewater ...

Testimony resumed Thursday in a highly anticipated Jacksonville murder trial, a day after opening statements, and the jury ...

The issue of lyrics as evidence has also come up in Drake ’s defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over the lyrics of Kendrick Lamar ’s 2024 hit Not Like Us, which Drake’s lawyers argue ...

Hip-hop legend Nas is performing his iconic debut album “Illmatic” with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra to a sold-out crowd ...

Ksoo and co-defendant ATK Scotty's trial began with opening statements, with the state detailing gang ties and retaliatory ...

Rae knows exactly what his place in rap history is on The Emperor’s New Clothes, his eighth solo project, and first in eight ...

A tribute to the decade-spanning discography of the Black Sabbath frontman and first-name-only pop-cultural icon, who died ...