An underperforming California school district is dishing out nearly $300,000 to partner with a group to teach a rap-based curriculum to students, sparking "troubling" concerns, the Justice Department ...

A quick guide to the underground genre, featuring fakemink, Bladee, Yung Lean and more. By Dani Blum I’m Dani, a health reporter (and sometimes music writer) at The Times, filling in this week for ...

James Broadnax was a teenager when a jury convicted him of capital murder, with his rap lyrics presented as evidence he posed a threat of ‘future dangerousness’ James Broadnax has been locked up in a ...

Note: This story contains spoilers from “DTF St. Louis” Episode 4. From the very beginning, “DTF St. Louis” has been willing to take big swings. It proved that in its first episode when it revealed ...

For better or worse, beef in hip-hop has always been part of the culture. Jay-Z, who recently spoke to GQ about rap beef, said that sometimes it gets more personal than it should. Case in point: ...

The introduction of the Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP) marks a significant shift in how student loans are managed in the United States. Officially launching on July 1, 2026, this new income-driven ...

Rappers and the legal system have a long, complicated history. Frequently, hip-hop artists have found themselves on the wrong side of the law and are locked up in jail or have to serve a lengthy ...