Hip-hop’s 50th anniversary has been celebrated throughout the year across the United States, with major US cultural institutions celebrating in unique ways. Museums and libraries in Atlanta are among ...

Crowded around a growing graffiti mural, children watched as spray paints exploded on a large canvas while Cap City Rockers, a breakdancing group, spun on their heads outside Lyndon B. Johnson ...

Young Thug's lyrics are used as alleged evidence in a RICO indictment. Young Thug is a burgeoning rapper known for pushing the envelope, both musically and as a fashion icon. He became an influential ...

PROSPECT HEIGHTS, Brooklyn -- If anyone can make a trip to the library feel like a party, it's Jay-Z, apparently. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the Brooklyn Public Library and Roc ...

In a long-awaited decision sure to draw scrutiny, a Georgia judge ruled Nov. 9 that prosecutors will be allowed to admit rap lyrics as evidence at Grammy-winning artist Young Thug’s racketeering and ...

Mr. Charnas is the author of “Dilla Time” and a professor at New York University. Of all the clichés about hip-hop we’ve endured over 50 years, the idea that hip-hop is the product of the streets — ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District is commemorating 50 years of hip hop in several ways during the month of August. Billy Allen is the branch manager at the Whitney ...

Should an artist’s words be used against them? Soul Food Cypher's executive director examines the issue of using rap lyrics as evidence in criminal trials. My favorite part of a rap record is a good ...

Kylie Jenner is back with a bang, reviving her “King Kylie” era and making her music debut with the “Fourth Strike” song and ...

He denied a motion filed by Young Thug's attorney against the use of lyrics. The judge presiding over the trial of rapper Young Thug, who is facing gang-related charges in Atlanta, Georgia, ruled ...