Fed up with corruption and a lack of jobs, the country’s youth are turning to a rapper who gave voice to their frustrations.

For the people of southern Fujian province, known as the Minnan area, that question seems almost preordained. For centuries, a lack of arable land and proximity to the sea have pushed generations to ...

Zlatan Ibile had his life changed by a car. The Nigerian singer-rapper and fast-rising Afrobeats artist had never considered ...

Reynolds’ weekly column exploring songs and scenes at the intersection of music and digital culture, separating shitpost genius from shitpassé lameness. This week, Kieran pens a personal ode to the ...

On Friday (Feb. 13), a federal judge ruled prosecutors can introduce select lyrics to help bolster their case. By Rachel Scharf As Lil Durk’s federal trial on murder-for-hire charges nears, a judge ...

Art Not Evidence group wants change in law that currently allows lyrics by defendants to be presented as evidence of gang affiliation Campaigners are urging ministers to change the law so that music ...

Balendra (Balen) Shah’s first Facebook post in 2012 was a rap song about his school days. In many other YouTube videos, a younger beardless Shah raps in expletives-ridden X-rated perfornances.

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 ...

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 ...

Drake lost, but artistic freedom won last week when a federal court in New York dismissed the rapper’s case against UMG Recordings. The decision did more than end one of rap’s most publicized legal ...

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 ...

LeBron James has long been known as one of the NBA’s biggest music enthusiasts. From blasting songs in the locker room to sharing car ride sing-alongs on Instagram, the Los Angeles Lakers star has ...