James Broadnax was a teenager when a jury convicted him of capital murder, with his rap lyrics presented as evidence he posed a threat of ‘future dangerousness’ James Broadnax has been locked up in a ...
An underperforming California school district is dishing out nearly $300,000 to partner with a group to teach a rap-based curriculum to students, sparking "troubling" concerns, the Justice Department ...
Note: This story contains spoilers from “DTF St. Louis” Episode 4. From the very beginning, “DTF St. Louis” has been willing to take big swings. It proved that in its first episode when it revealed ...
One of California’s most underperforming school districts is spending nearly $300,000 teaching kids to rap, raising the alarm among DEI watchdogs. The Merced City School District in the Central Valley ...
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) — The Charleston Waterkeeper has opened a new Community Science Lab where volunteers can help monitor local water quality and microplastic pollution across 18 testing sites ...
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A coalition of artists, entertainers, music industry leaders and professors, including Grammy Award-winning rapper Killer Mike, Young Thug, T.I., Blackish star Anthony ...
Some of rap music’s biggest names have come out in support of a Black man, whose rap lyrics were cited during his sentencing in Texas. He is on death row. In 2009, a nearly all-white jury convicted ...
The Almanac of Rap is back. Some conversations hit differently when they’re rooted in music and culture. That’s what has made Okayplayer’s two-time Webby Award-winning podcast a standout since day one ...
The KISS frontman slammed the institution for including rap and hip-hop artists: "I don't come from the ghetto, it doesn't speak my language." By James Hibberd Writer-at-Large Gene Simmons says ...
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia Beach natives Pharrell Williams and rap duo Clipse, featuring Pusha T and Malice, performed Sunday on music’s “biggest night” at the 68th annual Grammy Awards in ...
Kendrick Lamar is officially the most-awarded hip-hop artist in Grammys history. The “Not Like Us” rapper took home the awards for best rap album for “GNX,” best rap song for “TV Off,” melodic rap ...
Kendrick Lamar's not like anybody else. In his acceptance speech, Lamar—who scored three more Grammy wins earlier in the day—recognized his fellow nominees while describing his historic victory as ...