The case against UMG over Kendrick Lamar's diss track 'Not Like Us' rested on rap lyrics being seen as facts. Artistic ...

Over the past few months, rap fans have placed more and more scrutiny on prosecutors who use rap lyrics as evidence in criminal trials against hip-hop artists. While “hip-hop cops” have long been ...

As district attorneys across the country have used rap lyrics to build criminal cases against artists with growing frequency since the early 2000s, state lawmakers are looking to implement a legal ...

Eminem released a new song "Rap God" and people are going crazy over it. More specifically, people are raving about part of one verse where Slim Shady begins rapping at what he refers to as ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Hip-hop star Eminem has cemented his status ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Democratic New York Congressman Jamaal Bowman about the RAP Act, which would bar the use of music lyrics as evidence in court proceedings. The Restoring Artists ...

The bill targets a controversial practice used by prosecutors for decades. Top music industry leaders, including the Recording Academy, are backing legislation introduced in Congress on Wednesday that ...

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