Photo by Clarence Davis, NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images In the early 1990s, there wasn’t a better model of hip-hop’s success than the rap group N.W.A. Founded by Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, and ...

Queen banned "gangster rap" artists from sampling their back catalogue amid fears it would "promote violence or abuse". Sir Brian May says the British rock band took a stance to say no to certain ...

The legendary Queen guitarist explained that the band refused to let an artist use one of their biggest tracks during the "heydey" of the genre.

As hip-hop turns 50, it's amazing to see how much the genre has grown over these last few decades. Throughout the years, hip-hop has expanded with different sub-genres, including gangsta rap ...

From the Summer 2000 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 35. From the Summer 2000 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 35. Rapper Tupac Shakur’s lyrics against a politician who was on a crusade ...