for dominance in a genre known at the time as “gangsta rap.” The motion alleges constitutional violations and lack of corroborating evidence against Davis. AP In interviews and a 2019 tell-all ...

Snoop’s lyrics, “Rollin’ down the street, smokin’ indo, sippin’ on gin and juice,” became a mantra for the lifestyle often associated with Snoop and gangsta rap. The track reached No ...

It’s proving to be much more than a novelty. By Jon Caramanica How will rap hits get made in 2025? Judging by the year’s first unexpected hip-hop breakthrough, the answer is by accident ...

Eight days after his review, Brown made his LinkedIn post discussing rap lyrics and violence in the Muslim world, which he claims was based on his lived experience of servicing as a Navy SEAL in Iraq.

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Lamar's "Not Like Us" was the breakout song in the rap battle between the two artists that played out in May 2024. Their dispute appears to have begun a year prior, when rapper J. Cole ...

Highlighting our favorite bars from one of the most memorable years in rap. By Angel Diaz The second half of this year was a bar-fest, dominated by some of the genre’s biggest and brightest stars.

Skillz is back with the “Rap Up” and the fans are going crazy. Listen to it here, as he recaps the year that was 2024. After a two-year hiatus, legendary rapper Skillz has decided to resurrect ...

Perhaps as young men’s lives become more passive and alienated, being a spectator to violence and death provides a frisson of ...

Skillz has brought back his popular year end recap with the “2024 Rap Up.” Thankfully he is back with a surprise edition with an accompanying video treatment. From the opener Skillz let us ...