Hip-hop celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2023, and from its early renegade beginnings to becoming a big fish in the mainstream, many a clever lyric has been turned out by talented rhymers who ...

Rap is often treated as background music for workouts, commutes, or parties. In a classroom context, it can look like “just entertainment.” Yet rap lyrics are built on the same foundations students ...

Hip-hop, a genre born from the struggles and realities of inner-city communities, has long been a powerful platform for social commentary. Its raw lyricism, often depicting violence, drug dealing, and ...

On July 2, U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan ruled that B.G. must turn in his written lyrics to the government before releasing them. The ruling is the latest setback the rapper born Christopher Dorsey ...

NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with attorney Alexandra Kazarian about the ways in which rap lyrics are used in the criminal justice system. Should the government have the right to police a musician's ...

Rapping is hard. Not only are you charged with finding words that rhyme with each other and syncing your cadence with the beat, but if you say something dumb, it lives on wax forever. Whether it’s ...