Rap

London’s Wireless Festival has been axed after British officials denied an entry visa to rap mogul Kanye West, who was set to be the event’s headliner, according to reports.

Rapper Pooh Shiesty and his father were reportedly arrested by the FBI on federal kidnapping and robbery charges involving music executive Gucci Mane.

KISS co-founder Gene Simmons says rap and hip-hop artists have no place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, outlining the unrelatable nature of the genre, “I don’t come from the ghetto, it doesn’t speak my language.”

NEW YORK — Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is joining Venezuela’s president and the man charged with gunning down United Healthcare’s CEO in a notorious federal lockup in New York City.

Rapper Rod Wave was arrested on weapon and drug charges in Atlanta on Friday, the same day he was nominated for his first Grammy.

The man charged with ordering the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas is asking the Nevada Supreme Court to dismiss his murder charges.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump issued a series of pardons on Wednesday, awarding them to a former New York congressman, a Connecticut governor, a rapper known as “NBA YoungBoy,” a labor union leader and a onetime Army officer who flaunted safety measures during the coronavirus pandemic.

Irish rappers Kneecap have denied supporting Hamas and Hezbollah and apologised to the families of murdered British politicians as a fierce row rages over political messaging at the band’s concerts.

Irish rap trio Kneecap used the stage and setting of Coachella to deliver a string of abusive messages against Israel during their performance Friday.

A jury on Thursday found that rapper Soulja Boy was liable for sexually assaulting and physically and emotionally abusing a former assistant, awarding the woman more than $4 million in damages.

ATLANTA — A judge in Atlanta has declined prosecutors’ request to revoke Young Thug ‘s probation and send him to prison. But the judge cautioned him over his social media use after his viral post sparked an online backlash against the district attorney’s office.

Dallas rapper Yella Beezy has been arrested and charged with capital murder in the shooting death of fellow rapper Mo3 on a busy interstate in 2020, according to court records.

Rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs — who is in jail awaiting trial on sex-trafficking and racketeering charges — has filed a $100 million lawsuit against NBCUniversal and its streaming service Peacock, claiming the network defamed him with its recent documentary “Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy.”

The cause of death for rapper DJ Unk, best known for his hits Walk It Out and 2 Step, has been revealed by his wife after he died last week aged 43.

Rapper Soulja Boy responded to criticisms of his decision to perform at the Crypto Ball in Washington D.C. ahead of the inauguration for President-elect Donald Trump.

Three-time Grammy-winning rapper Nelly will perform at one of President-elect Donald Trump’s three official inaugural balls on Monday.

Rappers Snoop Dogg and Rick Ross appeared at the pre-inauguration “Crypto Ball” on Friday — signaling a change of heart for both rappers after they fantasized about killing President-elect Donald Trump in their music, with Snoop even pretending to point

British rapper Stormzy was banned from driving for nine months on Thursday after admitting he drove his Rolls-Royce through London while using his phone.

Rapper OG Maco has died surrounded by his family in an L.A. hospital 16 days after a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was only 32.

LOGAN, Utah — A Louisiana-based rap artist pleaded guilty Monday to his role in a large-scale prescription drug fraud ring that operated out of his multimillion-dollar home in Utah.

Former President Donald Trump in no way called for the execution of former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) as media outlets claim in their latest anti-Trump hoax, but one of Vice President Kamala Harris’s top celebrity endorsers called for either then-Vice President Dick Cheney or his wife’s assassination in 2002.

ATLANTA — Rapper Young Thug pleaded guilty Thursday in Atlanta to gang, drug and gun charges and will be released from jail, though he could be put back behind bars if he violates the terms of his sentence.

Chicago rapper Lil Durk was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Florida late Thursday night. He has since been charged in a murder-for-hire scheme.

Michael “Harry O” Harris, the rap and hip-hop music mogul who co-founded Death Row Records, has reportedly endorsed former President Donald Trump, saying he has heard nothing from Kamala Harris.

The influential rapper and hip-hop legend known as Trick Trick endorsed former President Donald Trump at a recent rally in the swing state of Michigan, making him the latest rap star to express support for Trump.

The rapper and actor Lord Jamar is no fan of Kamala Harris, saying she is “insulting to black people” and is woefully unqualified to become president of the United States.

A medical examiner’s office in Georgia confirmed Tuesday how 33-year-old rapper Rich Homie Quan died last month.

Rapper Lil Jon attempted to inject some life into Wednesday’s primetime broadcast of the DNC, performing a modified version of “Turn Down for What” during which he awkwardly tried to turn a convention roll call into a dance party.

The disgraced fabulists at Rolling Stone are practicing the only form of “accepted” racism in America — belittling black people who support Republicans.

Grammy-nominated rapper Kodak Black and Platinum-selling rapper Fivio Foreign have released their new track “ONBOA47RD” — a pro-Trump anthem that samples the voice of none other than former President Donald Trump.

PARIS — – US rapper Travis Scott was arrested early Friday over a fight at a five-star hotel in the French capital, prosecutors said.

The rapper known as Waka Flocka Flame is doubling down on his support for former President Donald Trump’s bid to reclaim the White House in November.

PARIS — French rapper Naps must face trial for rape, an investigating magistrate has ruled, after allegedly assaulting a woman in her sleep in 2021.

Model Amber Rose appears in a new MAGA-themed music video from rapper Forgiato Blow, titled “Trump Trump Baby” — an ode to former President Donald Trump and a takedown of Joe Biden’s disastrous presidency.

President Joe Biden will take center stage at a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Friday alongside celebrity rappers Fat Joe and E-40 in his first appearance after a less-than-stellar debate contest with Donald Trump.

Julio Foolio, a Florida rapper based out of Jacksonville, was shot and killed on Sunday in Tampa at the age of 26.