These records serve as statements of intent and have the power to change or reshape the industry, inspire fellow musicians, and drive essential conversation about our understanding of music. Roisin O' ...

Drake filed an appeal after his lawsuit against Universal Music Group for alleged defamation over Kendrick Lamar's song "Not ...

Drake has filed an appeal in his defamation legal battle with Universal Music over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’. A judge ...

The two friends reconnect on Don't Be Dumb, Rocky's first album in eight years — and inadvertently demonstrate how much ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA) speaking alongside Rep. Hank Johnson (GA) and Willie "Prophet" Stiggers of BMAC. - Credit: Courtesy of Philip Walotsky The nonprofit organization Free Our Art is ...

The nonprofit organization Free Our Art is partnering with elected officials, educators, and music industry organizations to combat the criminalization of rap. Together, they’re advocating for the ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The new album, already a critical success, is set to release Friday and features ...

A Tennessee congressman wants the Department of Justice to investigate whether Zohran Mamdani, the likely Democratic candidate for New York City mayor, misrepresented himself on his application for ...

Not all rappers' lyrics are always on point—even the famous ones. X user @Vgotti_318 took to the platform to comment on just how awful some rap music is. “N***as be rappin the worst bars so confident, ...

Four legal experts have intervened in the defamation legal battle between Drake and Universal. The experts say that the music community has been arguing for sometime that rap lyrics should not be ...