Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Hip-hop is bigger than ever, as it’s the most-consumed genre of ...

(CN) — This may have been the last music that Texas Trooper Bill Davidson heard before he was shot alongside a highway in 1992: “I got a nine-millimeter Glock pistol/I’m ready to get with you at the ...

SALEM — Should music, specifically rap lyrics, be considered evidence in a court of law? This is a question jurors nationally and in the Salem Superior Court are grappling with. Unique evidence in the ...

11 NEWS REPORTER DAVID COLLINS EXPLAINS. A MAJOR MUSIC EXECUTIVE TELLS US THIS IS A FREEDOM OF SPEECH ISSUE. HE ALSO CONSIDERS WHAT’S HAPPENING HERE IN MARYLAND AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY A RACIST ACT.

Rap is a lyrical expression of social, cultural, and political issues in present society. Unsurprisingly, rap music is the most popular genre of music and features predominantly Black artists ...

Historically, courts have held that the First Amendment protects a broad range of expression, even offensive speech. But in recent years, there have been cases where such language – in the form of rap ...