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The truth in Kanye’s anti-prison rap

The rapper's incendiary "SNL" performance delivered condemnations of the prison industrial complex worth unpacking VIDEO

Natasha Lennard Monday, May 20, 2013 4:10 PM UTC 26
Entertainment Video, SNL, Kanye West

Kanye West performs new music, claims he is not a celebrity

The rapper, set to appear on "SNL" this weekend, also refuses to participate in any sketches VIDEO

Prachi Gupta Thursday, May 16, 2013 4:27 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, Kanye West, Music, rap

High schooler arrested for making “terrorist threat” on Facebook

Cameron Dambrosio, 18, boasted about outdoing the Boston bombers. He's now being held on $1 million bail VIDEO

Kevin Collier, The Daily Dot Friday, May 3, 2013 4:07 PM UTC 62
Life Video, the daily dot, Terrorism

Lil Wayne responds to family of Emmett Till over offensive lyric

The response comes two months after Epic Records pulled the track

Prachi Gupta Thursday, May 2, 2013 8:29 PM UTC
Entertainment epic records, Civil Rights

Chris Kelly of rap group Kris Kross dies at 34

The rapper died of an apparent drug overdose

Prachi Gupta Thursday, May 2, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
Entertainment 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

Prachi Gupta Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 3:40 PM UTC
Entertainment 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

Prachi Gupta Wednesday, Apr 17, 2013 5:25 PM UTC
Entertainment ghostface killah, God, Religion

Pitbull responds to Jay-Z’s “Open Letter”

The Miami-born rapper sends a pro-Cuba message VIDEO

Prachi Gupta Monday, Apr 15, 2013 6:53 PM UTC
Entertainment 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

Prachi Gupta Friday, Apr 12, 2013 8:12 PM UTC
Entertainment 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

Prachi Gupta Friday, Apr 12, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 14
Entertainment 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

Prachi Gupta Thursday, Apr 11, 2013 3:42 PM UTC
Entertainment 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

Prachi Gupta Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013 3:40 PM UTC 12
Entertainment 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

Associated Press Thursday, Apr 4, 2013 9:30 PM UTC
Entertainment 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

Daniel D'Addario Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 9:13 PM UTC
Entertainment 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

Jacob Sugarman Saturday, Mar 16, 2013 2:24 AM UTC
Entertainment 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

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, Mar 6, 2013 7:51 PM UTC 80
Life 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

Mary Elizabeth Williams Monday, Feb 11, 2013 12:55 AM UTC
Entertainment 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!

Salon Staff Monday, Feb 11, 2013 12:30 AM UTC
Entertainment 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

Daniel D'Addario Monday, Jan 7, 2013 5:26 PM UTC 10
Entertainment 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

Mark Guarino Tuesday, Dec 18, 2012 11:10 PM UTC
Entertainment Chicago, Chief Keef, rap, drill rap

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