The Kansas Supreme Court is deciding if rap lyrics used in a Johnson County murder trial violated a defendant's rights.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Hip-hop is bigger than ever, as it’s the most-consumed genre of ...

Prosecutors love to cite rap as criminal evidence, but artists and advocates are waging an increasingly successful effort to restrict the controversial practice.

An ex-FBI special agent believes the names of possible suspects are in the thousands of tips investigators are scouring. Gold ...

Historically, courts have held that the First Amendment protects a broad range of expression, even offensive speech. But in recent years, there have been cases where such language – in the form of rap ...

Young Thug performs onstage at the 2022 SXSW Conference on March 17, 2022, in Austin, Tex. (Amy E. Price / Getty Images for SXSW) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree ...

READ ALOUD in court, the words sounded like a confession: “Fuck the judge…this that mob life…cookin’ white brick.” Not long ago the defendant, Jeffery Williams, was rapping these lines on stage. Now ...