QUEENS, N.Y. — The man who was accused of fatally shooting an up-and-coming rapper named Chinx was sentenced to 23…
Tag: Rap Music
Oakland rapper Tan DaGod killed at grand opening event
OAKLAND, Calif. — Tan DaGod, a rapper known in the Bay Area was reportedly killed while attending a grand opening…
Drake’s beef with Kendrick Lamar isn’t nearly as important as his tiff with Tupac Shakur’s estate over using the dead rapper’s voice
By Jabari M. Evans, University of South Carolina In April 2023, a song titled “Heart on My Sleeve,” written and…
Rap ‘beef’ as public spectacle is a dangerous game that artists rarely win
By A.D. Carson, University of Virginia The shooting of a security guard near the Toronto home of Drake is the…
Hip-hop on trial: When can a rapper’s lyrics be used as evidence in a criminal case?
By Taifha Natalee Alexander, University of California, Los Angeles When police arrested Nevada rapper Kenjuan McDaniel on a murder charge…
Hip-hop at 50: 7 essential listens to celebrate rap’s widespread influence
By Howard Manly, The Conversation; Jamaal Abdul-Alim, The Conversation; Matt Williams, The Conversation; Molly Jackson, The Conversation, and Nick Lehr,…
Rapper Tory Lanez sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Rapper Tory Lanez was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday for charges related to…
Hip-hop and health – why so many rap artists die young
By A.D. Carson, University of Virginia The song “Be Healthy” from the 2000 album by hip-hop duo dead prez, “Let’s…
Tupac’s ‘Dear Mama’ endures as rap artists detail complex relationships with their mothers, street life and the pursuit of success
By A.D. Carson, University of Virginia In hip-hop music, it sometimes seems as if songs to and about mothers are…
