lyrics
In the summer of 1976, Blue Öyster Cult were not just an American arena-rock band in cream suits and aviator shades, they were a cultural phenomenon. Their breakthrough album Agents Of Fortune was released in the spring of 1976 and spawned a monster hit that we’re still reeling from 30 years later. (Don’t Fear) The […]
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by website Genius to revive its lawsuit accusing Alphabet’s Google of misusing its transcripts of song lyrics in search engine results without a license. The justices turned away an appeal by Genius of a lower court’s decision blocking its breach-of-contract claims against Google. Genius […]
Popular American rapper Kodak has been trending on Nigerian social media spaces after a clip of him vibing to a gospel song went viral In a viral clip from the American rapper’s IG live session, Kodak was seen flowing in the spirit as he sang the lyrics of a Nigerian gospel song word for word […]
As the high-profile criminal trial of rapper Young Thug began this week, Black rappers who have had their lyrics used against them by prosecutors as evidence of criminal activity have renewed calls to end the practice, saying that although violence and other dark themes are frequently referenced in many artistic works, they are weaponized only […]
2022 has been the undeniable year of Black Sherif. Since breaking into the Nigerian market with the Burna Boy-assisted remix of his hit single, Second Sermon, the Ghanaian rapper has offered us back-to-back hits and features like Kwaku the Traveller and Always with DARKOO. At just 20 years old, Black Sherif, popularly known as Blacko, […]
A California judge vacated the murder convictions of two Black men on Monday after ruling that prosecutors “more likely than not” injected racial bias into the proceedings by presenting the men’s rap lyrics as part of the alleged evidence. Judge Clare Maier of the Contra Costa County Superior Court ordered a new trial for Gary […]
Los Angeles CNN — The murder convictions of two Black men in northern California were vacated Monday after a judge ruled the introduction of rap lyrics and racialized rhetoric violated the Racial Justice Act, a law designed . . .
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