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rap-music

Entertainment 5 years ago

Young rapper Angan DaHooman talks about racism in 'Trumpet’

Angan DaHooman's second single, "Trumpet", discusses racism and injustice

Entertainment 5 years ago

Brazil enlists rappers for national campaign against child labor

Brazilian labor authorities will use rap to raise awareness on child labor as part of a national campaign to address officials' fears that the coronavirus will push more youngsters into exploitative work.

Art & Culture 5 years ago

Rap, 'Frozen 2' help revive Lapland's endangered languages

Until the middle of the last century, the 10 languages of the indigenous Sami people -- who are spread across the northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia -- were decimated by brutal assimilation policies by their governments.

Entertainment 5 years ago

Public Enemy split with Flavor Flav was a hoax, group now says

Public Enemy's ouster last month of founding member Flavor Flav was a hoax to generate publicity and provide a commentary on disinformation, members of the rap group said as they released a new album.

Entertainment 6 years ago

Kendrick Lamar launches new artist-friendly company, pgLang

The Compton rapper announced his latest business endeavor in a four-minute visual mission statement, in which he appears alongside Baby Keem, Jorja Smith and Yara Shahidi.

Entertainment 6 years ago

Rhymes to riches: Def Jam banks on Southeast Asia rap stars

When Singapore's Yung Raja remixed "Gucci Gang" by US rapper Lil Pump, he swapped the original's flashy cars and a prowling tiger for a beer can and Tamil food in a viral YouTube video that reeled in hip-hop label Def Jam.

Entertainment 6 years ago

Public Enemy says split with Flavor Flav not about politics

Rap group Public Enemy split with founder member Flavor Flav but said that the move had been a long time coming and was not because of a dispute over its performance at a rally for US presidential contender Bernie Sanders.

Entertainment 6 years ago

Long snubbed, women of rap break old molds and claim their due

Long stereotyped as a boys' club, not least for its braggadocious lyrics and objectification of women, the rap world has seen a bevy of female stars reclaim their space

Entertainment 6 years ago