There was always an otherworldly and alien quality to Prince's work, but he couldn't help but be blown away by how one band ...

We invited audiences to join Waiata 100: our search for Aotearoa’s favourite New Zealand song from a list of about 1000 New ...

Amid Vedic chants that slowly build, creating a meditative atmosphere, a beat pulses beneath the sacred verses. Then the ...

Want the ultimate 90s rap playlist? Explore golden era classics from Biggie to Tupac. Hit play and relive hip hop's greatest ...

The St. John’s County School District removed Trout Creek Academy principal Katie O’Connell after a yearbook quote referenced the song. O’Connell was told her contract likely won’t be renewed, as ...

The Kansas Supreme Court is reviewing whether rap lyrics can be used as evidence in a homicide conviction. Deon Eugene Austin was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison for a ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Investigators use social media posts and even music videos to help them build a major drug trafficking case that has already led to charges against 18 suspects in Oklahoma City.

*After languishing on death row in Texas for nearly two decades, James G. Broadnax was executed on April 30, 2026. In 2009, a nearly all-white jury convicted him of robbery and double murder. Broadnax ...

James Broadnax’s execution exposes how prosecutors weaponize rap lyrics against Black artists, sparking nationwide push for legal protections. Travis Scott and two other major rappers failed to sway ...

Maryland just passed a law that stops prosecutors from using rap lyrics against artists in court, protecting creative expression with a four-pronged test judges must follow. Maryland State Delegate ...

An innovative James Cook University experiment has found rap-related cues shape how people judge a hypothetical fan accused of violent crime, raising questions about the use of lyrics as evidence in ...