The rap mogul and the president built a bond over 18 years of rallies, fundraisers, private calls, and mutual admiration […] ...

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re exploring how rap music became an outlet for vulnerability and self-reflection.

Maryland's PACE Act becomes law, finally stopping prosecutors from using rap lyrics as criminal evidence against artists who ...

Why do rap lyrics continue to be used to demonize people inside and outside the courtroom, in ways that no other art form has ...

Federal prosecutors cited a lyric by Luis Rincon, aka Weez Gotti, in which they claim he admits to seven murders, while legal ...

One of Snow Hill’s native daughters is Marlanna Evans — known as Rapsody — a Grammy-award winning artist whose socially ...

When he was 19, James Broadnax jotted down rap lyrics, thoughts and even job leads in a notebook that would become evidence at his capital murder trial.

James Broadnax's execution exposes how prosecutors weaponize rap lyrics against Black artists, sparking nationwide push for legal protections.

Maryland lawmakers have signed off on a sweeping new rule that tells prosecutors to keep their hands off most rap lyrics and ...

Maryland will soon be the first state on the East Coast to limit how rap and song lyrics or creative expression can be used in court proceedings.

Rap artists have filed Supreme Court briefs in the case of a Texas death row inmate whose rap lyrics were used against him at sentencing.

Prominent rappers like Travis Scott are weighing in at the Supreme Court about the upcoming execution of James Broadnax in ...