We’ve been spendin’ most their lives livin’ in the gangsta’s paradise We’ve been spendin’ most their lives livin’ in the gangsta’s paradise We keep spendin’ most our lives livin’ in the gangsta’s ...

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Rap lyrics written by a man convicted of killing a Reno drug dealer were allowable evidence at trial because they described details of the crime, a divided Nevada Supreme ...

When police arrested Ronell Wilson, his pockets were stuffed with the type of violent poetry that young men have been scribbling in notebooks since the advent of gangsta rap. In his lyrics, Wilson ...

For several years now, many of us "old school," "back in the day" black folks have been warning that gangsta rap is a curse that we will regret having tolerated. Of course, we are referred to as ...

David Brooks, the New York Times columnist and author who brought us Bobos, Patio Man, and other armchair sociological formulations, is at it again. In today’s column, Brooks takes his shtick overseas ...

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Supreme Court says rap lyrics written by a man convicted of killing a Reno drug dealer were allowable evidence at trial because they described details of the crime. A ...

As the beat and lyrics of the 1995 hit song “Gangsta’s Paradise” came together, Coolio knew he had struck gold. The unlikely meshing of gospel and rap, spine-chilling lyrics and clever sampling of ...

IS it OK to like music that is sexist, racist, classist or generally demeaning? Last week uber-feminist Julie Bindel reminded us that she is a Snoop Dogg fan, and has at least four of the albums of ...

David Blunkett, the Home Secretary, called for talks yesterday with record industry chiefs over violent lyrics in rap music. He backed comments by Kim Howells, the Culture minister, who sparked ...