A Nas-Inspired King Tut Statue Sparks Racial Debate at European Museum May 26, 2023 Egyptians resent the pharaoh's depiction as a black rapper.
Barstool Employee Who Rapped ‘N-Word’ Fired Because Parent Company Penn Feared Government Retaliation May 4, 2023 The company thought it might lose its gambling licenses over the forbidden word.
Local News Anchor Punished for Quoting Snoop Dogg on Air March 27, 2023 She dared say “Fo shizzle, my nizzle.”
2 Dead in Stampede at Glorilla Concert in New York March 8, 2023 Rumors of gunfire led the crowd to flee the rap concert.
Detroit Rapper Sentenced to Prison for $27 Million Tax Fraud Scheme February 28, 2023 The rapper continued to commit fraud even after being arrested.
California’s New ‘Rap Music’ Law Helps Overturn 2018 Murder Conviction February 24, 2023 And prosecutors are no longer allowed to quote rap lyrics featuring the "n-word."
Playboi Carti Arrested on Felony Assault Charge February 16, 2023 The rapper allegedly choked his pregnant girlfriend after a paternity test.
Rapper Young Thug Is Accused of Doing a Drug Deal in Court January 23, 2023 This might hurt his defense.
Violent Gang, or Rap Label? Prosecutors Say Young Thug’s YSL Is Both. January 16, 2023 He says using his lyrics against him is "racist."
Should Rap Lyrics Be Used in Criminal Trials? Formerly Incarcerated Rapper Speaks About “Egregious” Conviction January 13, 2023 "If you've got a confession, whether that confession rhymes, whether it's set to music, you're going to want to use it."
White Employee Sues Verizon After He’s Caught Using “N-Word” While Discussing DMX on Company Phone December 30, 2022 The complaint says non-whites routinely use the word at work without consequences.
Rap Industry Leaders Say Hip-Hop Should Not Be the ‘Scapegoat’ for the Growing Violence December 8, 2022 Since 2018, there have been at least two prominent rappers killed each year.
Hip-Hop Concert Causes Controversy at Riverview Park December 7, 2022 City councilor says the music was too vulgar for kids. The rapper says the criticism is racist.
Lizzo Calls Out ‘Racist Origin’ of Pop Music and Discusses Segregation of Black Artists December 2, 2022 She proudly states: "Rap is running the game."
Top QB Recruit Marcus Stokes Raps N-Word in Video … Loses Florida Scholarship Offer November 22, 2022 It's risky for whites to sing along to rap.
Rapper Takeoff From Group Migos Fatally Shot During Private Party November 1, 2022 He was murdered purportedly over a game of dice.
Kanye West Apologizes to the Black Community for Recent Comments October 31, 2022 He regrets admitting the truth about George Floyd.
MSNBC’s Glaude: Kanye West’s Antisemitic Comments Part of the ‘Crisis of White Identity’ October 27, 2022 A black rapper is now the face of white identity.
Living in Minneapolis Woke Me Up to the Realities of Race October 22, 2022 Living in Minneapolis in the summer of 2020, that is.
Rapper-Actor Kaalan Walker Sentenced to 50 Years to Life for Raping and Assaulting Multiple Women October 19, 2022 Three of his victims were teenagers.
Mother of George Floyd’s Daughter Files $250M Lawsuit Against Kanye West for Comments on His Death October 18, 2022 “George Floyd’s daughter is being traumatized by Kanye West’s comments."
Congo Chimpnapping October 6, 2022 White children weren’t home, so kidnappers snatched baby chimps for ransom.
Ahmaud Arbery Family: Kanye West’s ‘White Lives Matter’ Stunt ‘Legitimizes’ Extremist Behavior October 6, 2022 West's fashion show tried to "illustrate a dystopian world in the future when whiteness might become extinct."
Kanye West Wears ‘White Lives Matter’ Shirt at Surprise Yeezy Show October 3, 2022 Black rapper does something few white conservatives would dare.
California Restricts Use of Rap Lyrics in Criminal Trials After Gov. Newsom Signs Bill October 3, 2022 This will stop prosecutors from "criminalizing Black and Brown artistic expression."
Kanye West Says He’s Never Read a Book: ‘Reading Is Like Eating Brussels Sprouts’ September 23, 2022 Black rapper recently opened his own private Christian school.
‘Demography Is on Our Side’ – Swedish Rap Artist Tells Black and Brown People They Will Win Against the Right September 21, 2022 “The demography is that we are 25% in the country with roots outside Europe. We are already here.”
Md. School Apologizes After Video Shows White Students Singing N-Word September 15, 2022 The students sang along to a rap song.
Kanye West Calls Out Kwanzaa Holiday, Says It’s Made Up September 2, 2022 “What the f***k is Kwanzaa, and who made that bullsh*t up?”
AI Rapper FN Meka Dropped by Capitol Over Racial Stereotyping August 25, 2022 The computerized black rapper was denounced as "an amalgamation of gross stereotypes."
Rapper Fetty Wap Jailed After Alleged Facetime Death Threat August 17, 2022 "Imma kill you and everybody you with."
Rappers Keep Getting Locked Up Over Their Lyrics. Could a New Law Change That? August 8, 2022 "It’s built to punish and incarcerate, en masse, Black and Brown young men."
Florida Rapper Shot Dead in Front of Home After Daring Critics to Confront Him August 1, 2022 "If a n***a want smoke I’m at my crib in 5 mins.”
Rapper Kodak Black Arrested in Florida on Drug Charges July 19, 2022 The rapper had a previous sentence commuted by President Trump.
Rapper Who Bragged About COVID-Related Jobless Benefits Scam Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Fraud July 12, 2022 "Nuke Bizzle" isn't a criminal mastermind.
Charges Dropped Against C Blu, Teen Rapper Accused of Shooting NYPD Officer May 23, 2022 Police union: "Why bother sending us out to get the guns at all?”
Atlanta Rapper Accused of Trafficking Guns to Crime Plagued Philadelphia in Straw Purchasing Scheme April 12, 2022 The City of Brotherly Love's murder rate is outpacing last year's record high.
Hip-Hop Icon Kidd Creole Found Guilty of Manslaughter in Stabbing of Homeless Man in Manhattan April 11, 2022 The rapper claimed he acted in self-defense.
Dead Rapper’s Body Propped Up in Club for ‘Disrespectful’ Public Viewing April 6, 2022 Adorned in designer clothing and a crown.
‘Horrific’ Dallas Concert Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 11 Injured April 5, 2022 Rap concert ends in a mass shooting.
Baby Cino, 20-Year-Old Miami Rapper, Fatally Shot Moments After Release From Jail March 24, 2022 The shooter "fired at least 40 times."
Rapper Who ‘Shot NYPD Cop’ and Was Freed After Posting Bail Is Arrested After Just One Week for Violating Probation February 7, 2022 Shocker.
Slow Response to N-Word at School Board Meeting Generates Backlash February 1, 2022 A mother repeated the word her son got doxxed for saying.
Mass Shooting at Oregon Rap Concert Leaves Six Hospitalized January 17, 2022 Police chief describes suspect only as a "male in a hoodie."
Exporting Toxic Wokeism January 14, 2022 "Wokeism is a made-in-America deformed form of cultural, even financial, oppression masquerading as social justice."
Young Dolph Murder Suspect Drops Music Video While on Run From Police January 12, 2022 Rapper won't let murder charges stop his career.
After a Star’s Killing, Sweden Struggles With ‘Gangster Rap’ January 9, 2022 Rapper on violent lyrics: “If something sells, I’m going to do it."
Fetty Wap Arrested at Newark Airport on Outstanding Warrant December 21, 2021 Rapper was arrested on drug trafficking charges.
Waukesha Suspect Darrell Brooks Jr. Made Rap Songs Ranting Against Trump, White Supremacy November 23, 2021 “This that Malcolm X s***, revolutionary."
Travis Scott Kept Performing at Fatal Concert as Crowd Shouted ‘Stop the Show’ November 8, 2021 Black rapper wouldn't let lifeless bodies stop his show.
‘Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta’ Star Sentenced to 17 Years for Fraud September 19, 2021 He defrauded a COVID relief program to pay child support and buy jewelry.
Lawsuit Claims Hip-Hop Artist Afrika Bambaataa Sexually Abused and Prostituted 12-Year-Old Boy September 14, 2021 The black nationalist started a group called Zulu Nation.
Kentucky Dem Raps ‘Rick & Morty’ to Try and Raise the Minimum Wage September 9, 2021 He could have shown Lincoln and Douglas how it's done.
Congress’s Hip-Hop Legislation Is the Latest Symbolic Gesturing That Doesn’t Improve Black Lives August 23, 2021 Black writer demands more from Congress than a Hip Hop History Month.
Rapper Polo G Arrested for Alleged Assault on Police Officer in Miami June 14, 2021 The rapper's mother blames "racist" police.
Two Arrested After Miami Beach Shooting June 4, 2021 The suspects are members of rapper DaBaby's entourage.
Miami Police Offer $130,000 in Search for Shooters Who Left 2 Dead, 21 Injured June 3, 2021 The shooting happened outside a rap concert.
Jessica Beauvais Made Podcast Rant Against Police Hours Before Crash Killed NYPD Officer April 30, 2021 "[I]f you're going to kill me, at least I get to take someone with me."
Street Violence a Bad Rap for Atlanta’s Music Industry March 5, 2021 At least six rappers and one music producer were shot to death in Atlanta last year.
Maxine Waters, Racial Insurrectionist February 10, 2021 "[A]rbiter of civility and keeper of social order" she is not.
Nick Cannon Gets His Job Back After Calling White People ‘Savages.’ February 9, 2021 Black privilege.
Rapper Uzzy Marcus’s Brother, 29, ‘Murdered’ His Fiancee, 26, and Girl, 15 February 3, 2021 Black killer posted the bodies of his white victims on Instagram.
Lil Wayne, Kodak Black Among Pop Culture Figures Granted Clemency on Trump’s Final Day in Office January 20, 2021 Trump ends his presidency on a low note.
Florida Rapper Accused of Killing 2 Men Moments After Recording Music with Them November 24, 2020 Police say it was a gang-related feud.
Body of Missing Rapper Found in Trunk of Friend’s Car Following Crash October 28, 2020 Headline says it all.
Rapper Busted After Bragging About Defrauding Government in Music Video October 20, 2020 “You gotta sell cocaine, I can just file a claim."
Diddy Warns of a ‘Race War’ If Trump Wins Reelection October 19, 2020 "White men like Trump need to be banished."
Three Arrested for Separate Schemes to Harass, Threaten, Intimidate and Bribe Alleged R. Kelly Victims August 13, 2020 “These crimes shock the conscience."