Arts Jul 25 Rapper A$AP Rocky charged with assault over fight in Sweden A$AP Rocky's case has drawn the attention of fellow recording artists as well as U.S. President Donald Trump. By David Keyton, Associated Press
Nation Aug 14 How a city reckons with its ‘Straight Outta Compton’ roots N.W.A.’s seminal album “Straight outta Compton” painted the Los Angeles area city as a hotbed for gang banging and drug dealing. But long after its 1988 debut, its residents have been working to change that image: Compton is not what… By Joshua Barajas
Nation Aug 09 New Jersey court strikes down murder conviction based on violent rap lyrics This week, the New Jersey State Supreme Court overturned, by a vote of 6-0, the attempted murder conviction of an aspiring rapper and small-time drug dealer named Vonte Skinner, arguing that the extensive reading of Skinner’s violent rap lyrics during… By Saskia de Melker, William Brangham
Science Mar 27 Watch Songs in the Key of Biology: Students Write Hip-Hop to Learn Science Songs in the Key of Biology: Students Write Hip-Hop to Learn Science…