Google has responded to the controversy by claiming that it didn’t steal anything at all

An unfinished version of the unlikely collab exists somewhere, but Dylan pulled the plug

In "The Story of O.J.," Jay-Z raps, "You ever wonder why Jewish people own all the property in America?"

What's the big deal if we mangle a few words? It's the music that really counts

Edited by Irish poet Paul Muldoon, this book is worth it for the illustrations alone

Hip-hop scholar Erik Nielson works as an expert witness fighting to keep rap out of the courtroom

If you want to understand Magritte, Dalí and de Chirico, fire up "Doolittle"

This shows how prevalent slurs are against disabled people – and how easy it is to make things right

A New York Times columnist mocks the dead. Movies do the same. But when rap lyrics do it? Here's what happens

Let me take you down to John Lennon's childhood that inspired the hit single with a misleading title

Rebecca Black isn't the only singer whose songs are the musical equivalent of a lobotomy. Why blame only her?

After the "Rack City" rapper got booked for a performance, senior Leah Reis-Dennis started a campuswide protest

How I turned the tables on my teens and got them to unplug and open up about their favorite musical artists

Chabon and Franco have one thing in common — they both have new albums coming out early next year