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Killer Mike, Travis Scott, T.I. and other artists said James Broadnax was sent to death row in Texas based partly on his artistic expression.

Sixteen years since forming off a Jeremy Messersmith gig, the ensemble is stepping out with a Berlin residency this month ...

Arab superstar Mohamed Ramadan, who is Egypt's first artist to perform at Coachella, has signed with WME for worldwide ...

On International Mother Language Day, we look at how rap and hip-hop artists are mixing languages and spreading a vernacular that captures the contemporary Francophone world: multi-ethnic, ...

Saudi Arabia’s new National Policy for strengthens the Arabic language / image: file Saudi Arabia has officially launched a historic "National Policy for the Arabic Language," marking a major shift in ...

The KISS frontman slammed the institution for including rap and hip-hop artists: "I don't come from the ghetto, it doesn't speak my language." By James Hibberd Writer-at-Large Gene Simmons says ...

What's going on with rap? After celebrating 50 years of legacy in 2023 with marquee moments like the Hip Hop 50 multi-headliner concert at Yankee Stadium, plus Kendrick Lamar's historic run – capped ...

Tamer Nafar, widely hailed as the godfather of Arabic hip-hop, has made waves with the release of his latest album, 'In the Name of the Father, the Imam & John Lennon,' marking his first venture into ...

“The only reason I can speak English is because of hip hop,” Tamer Nafar raps in his new album, “In the Name of the Father, the Imam & John Lennon.” “I owe my life to this culture / I can exchange ...

**For clarity, rap and hip-hop are used interchangeably throughout the article, as both represent the same space in music charts.** Additionally, in mid-September 2025, only four hip-hop songs were on ...

Hip-hop has been super volatile over the last couple of years. Given all the questions swirling around the genre during its 50th decade—who are the new stars? Where are the hit records? Is hip-hop on ...