Lil Wayne responds to family of Emmett Till over offensive lyric
The response comes two months after Epic Records pulled the track
Thursday, May 2, 2013 8:29 PM UTCEntertainment epic records, Civil Rights
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Entertainment epic records, Civil Rights
Chris Kelly of rap group Kris Kross dies at 34
The rapper died of an apparent drug overdose
Thursday, May 2, 2013 1:00 PM UTCEntertainment kriss kross, Death, obituary, rap
Listen to the Beastie Boys in a previously unaired interview from 1985
Winding up a tour with Madonna, the rap group was just finding its iconic voice VIDEO
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 3:40 PM UTCEntertainment Video, Beastie Boys, hip-hop, rap
Ghostface Killah: “I wanna rhyme about God”
The Wu Tang Clan member has changed his tune and wants to write a "positive" record about Islam and Allah
Wednesday, Apr 17, 2013 5:25 PM UTCEntertainment ghostface killah, God, Religion
Pitbull responds to Jay-Z’s “Open Letter”
The Miami-born rapper sends a pro-Cuba message VIDEO
Monday, Apr 15, 2013 6:53 PM UTCEntertainment Video, pitbull, open letter, Jay-Z
Rick Ross issues formal apology for rape lyric after Reebok drops sponsorship
The rapper has followed up his half-apology on Twitter with a longer, official statement
Friday, Apr 12, 2013 8:12 PM UTCEntertainment rick ross, Rape, rap, reebok
Rick Ross dropped from Reebok over rape lyric
The rapper's psuedo-apology was not enough to "live up to the values" of the brand VIDEO
Friday, Apr 12, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 14Entertainment Video, rick ross, reebok, Rape, rap
Jay-Z writes “Open Letter” in response to haters
The rapper made headlines recently for a controversial trip to Cuba and selling his share of the Brooklyn Nets VIDEO
Thursday, Apr 11, 2013 3:42 PM UTCEntertainment Video, Jay-Z, Beyonce, open letter
Brad Paisley on controversial record: “I wouldn’t change a thing”
UPDATED: The country singer defends "Accidental Racist" VIDEO
Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013 3:40 PM UTC 11Entertainment Video, brad paisley, ll cool j
Rick Ross apologizes for lyrics some call pro-rape
In the song "U.O.E.N.O," the rapper rhymes about giving a woman the drug MDMA, also known as Molly
Thursday, Apr 4, 2013 9:30 PM UTCEntertainment From the Wires, aol_on, Video
Feminist furor over rapper Tyga’s appearance at Harvard
After the "Rack City" rapper got booked for a performance, senior Leah Reis-Dennis started a campuswide protest VIDEO
Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 9:13 PM UTCEntertainment Video, tyga, Harvard
Lil Wayne seemingly alive and well, despite TMZ report
The celebrity "news" site gave Twitter a collective heart attack Friday when it reported Weezy was at death's door
Saturday, Mar 16, 2013 2:24 AM UTCEntertainment lil wayne, Young Money, Sizzurp
Christian teen performs anti-gay rap in the forest, films it
Sure, it's hate speech. But it's rhyming hate speech VIDEO
Wednesday, Mar 6, 2013 7:51 PM UTC 80Life Video, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGBT Rights
Salon’s 2013 Grammy Awards liveblog
Mary Elizabeth Williams entertained us through a long ceremony with a hashtag-happy host, and tribute-happy acts
Monday, Feb 11, 2013 12:55 AM UTCEntertainment 2013 Awards Season, 2013 Awards
The Grammy Awards: Who won?
The Grammy love was equally distributed: Gotye, Frank Ocean, Mumford & Sons, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Fun., and more!
Monday, Feb 11, 2013 12:30 AM UTCEntertainment 2013 Awards Season, 2013 Awards
A hip-hop artist’s career unravels for talking trash
Azealia Banks calls blogger Perez Hilton "a messy faggot" — and ignores GLAAD's plea to make amends for the slur
Monday, Jan 7, 2013 5:26 PM UTC 10Entertainment GLAAD, azealia banks
Rap’s killer new rhymes
Four days after Sandy Hook, Interscope drops the debut album of Chief Keef, who police say may be linked to murder
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2012 11:10 PM UTCEntertainment Chicago, Chief Keef, rap, drill rap
Producers are sucking the life out of music
Rapper K'naan never thought his own creative team would censor him. But that's how you get to the top of the charts
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012 9:53 PM UTCEntertainment K'naan, rap, pop music
Reddit loves Snoop Lion
The rapper's 3-hour Q&A session brought in nearly 3 million page views VIDEO
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012 5:29 PM UTCEntertainment Video, Reddit, snoop lion
Das Racist announces split
The rap group that rose to fame four years ago says they've been planning to separate since May
Monday, Dec 3, 2012 2:00 PM UTCEntertainment das racist, rap, New York, hip-hop
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