Tag: Hip Hop
Former child soldier uses rap to spread peace
Sudanese child soldier turned global hip-hop star Emmanuel Jal has both embraced rap as a way to reach a global audience and distanced himself from what he says is a tendency to glorify violence.[MORE]
Kanye West escapes felony charge after scuffle
Los Angeles officials have declined to press felony charges against rap singer Kanye West stemming from his arrest after a scuffle with photographers at Los Angeles International Airport this month.[MORE]
2Pac tops 'overrated' music list
Dead rapper Tupac "2Pac" Shakur, the hip-hop icon who sold more records after he was murdered than during his brief career, is the most overrated person in music, according to music magazine Blender.[MORE]
50 Cent ordered to forfeit guns
US rapper 50 Cent was ordered to surrender any guns he might have after a judge issued a temporary restraining order requested by the rapper's ex-girlfriend, lawyers said.[MORE]
'Slick Rick' pardoned for shooting cousin
New York Governor David Paterson has granted British-born rapper 'Slick Rick' a full and unconditional pardon for attempted murder and weapons convictions, to help him avoid deportation.[MORE]
Rapper Foxy Brown released from NY prison
US rapper Foxy Brown has been freed from a New York City prison after serving eight months of a one-year sentence stemming from an assault of two nail salon stylists over a $US20 manicure.[MORE]
Police keep a check on Falls Festival revellers
Police are reporting good traffic conditions for people travelling to the Falls music festival.[MORE]
Hilltop Hoods go classical
An unlikely musical partnership between one of Australia's most successful hip-hop groups and a classical orchestra is taking place in Adelaide.[MORE]
US acts steal limelight at Aussie MTV Awards
American rockers 30 Seconds to Mars dominated the MTV Australia Video Music Awards in Sydney on Sunday night.[MORE]
Hoods take out J Award
Adelaide hip-hop group the Hilltop Hoods have won JJJ radio's album of the year award for their fifth LP The Hard Road.[MORE]
Snoop Dog held in London after airport melee
US rap star Snoop Dogg was in custody in London on Thursday after he was arrested during a melee in a first-class lounge at Heathrow airport before a flight to South Africa, police said. [MORE]
Eminem files for divorce again after three months
Eminem has filed for divorce for a second time from Kimberly Mathers, less than three months after the couple remarried. [MORE]
'Hustle & Flow' song leaves TV censors anxious
Nervous American television censors have asked the rap group Three 6 Mafia to tone down their language for their live performance at next week's Academy Awards.[MORE]
Rapper Dynamite charged over fracas
Award-winning British rapper Ms Dynamite has been charged with assaulting a female police officer after a fracas outside a London nightclub. [MORE]
New Orleans chaos exposes Bush's racism, says rapper
Rapper Kanye West has surprised viewers of an NBC benefit concert for Hurricane Katrina victims by accusing President George W Bush of racism. [MORE]
Burger chain asks rappers for McPlug
Fast food restaurant McDonald's has offered to pay rap artists to include references to its burgers in their music. [MORE]
