Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (FOX40.COM) — Rap beefs have been around for decades and although they are nothing new, the ongoing feud between rappers Kendrick ...

In a big win for creative expression, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed The Decriminalizing Artistic Expression Act, which restricts the use of rap lyrics as evidence in court in California. “For too long, ...

SACRAMENTO — When Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) thinks about hip-hop’s influence, he remembers all the wrongdoings artists illuminated throughout history. Even as hip-hop turns 50, the music is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rapper Saafir performs at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago in 1994. (Raymond Boyd / Getty Images) Hip-hop fans around the world were ...

For the first time under a new California law, a murder conviction has been overturned by a court that said a rap video should not have been admitted as evidence at trial. A state appellate court ...

California just passed legislation that limits the use of rap lyrics and other forms of artistic expression against artists in court. Assembly Bill No. 2799, also known as the Decriminalizing Artistic ...

A California law relating to rap lyrics could come into play in the investigation into a deadly mass shooting in Stockton. The Decriminalizing Artistic Expression Act, passed in 2022, limits the use ...

As it celebrates its 50th birthday, we are mapping hip-hop's story on a local level, with more than a dozen city-specific histories of the music and culture. Click here to see the entire list. If you ...

*The California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) celebrated the 50th anniversary of hip hop on August 14, with a tribute to the West Coast ...

Hip-hop is big business — venturing from the world’s grandest and most expensive stages into lucrative sponsorships in sneakers and apparel, nightlife and liquor, real estate and sports. The industry ...

Hip-hop fans around the world were shocked this week to hear the sad news that one of California’s all-time great rap innovators, Saafir, died Tuesday morning. As reported in an Instagram post from ...