Durk had known Von for years, signed him after he came home from beating a murder case in 2017, and together they helped turn Durk’s OTF (Only The Family) label into a formidable rap movement.

On Sept. 5, the boy and a classmate sent emails back and forth containing lyrics from the YNW Melly song “Murder on My Mind,” which references guns and violence, according to court documents.

A fifth-grader has been expelled from one of Los Angeles’ most prestigious private schools for sending a friend a squirt gun emoji and rap lyrics, prompting a lawsuit from the boy’s parents.

Obama then launched into the opening verse from one of the star’s best-known songs, “Lose Yourself,” from the 2002 film “8 Mile” — adapting the lyrics so they were in the first-person.

"But I was feeling some kind of way following Eminem." And that's when he began to quote a variation of the lyrics to the rapper's 2002 hit "Lose Yourself." "Now I notice my palms are sweaty ...

So, after we ranked the best years in rap history earlier this week, it’s only right we rank the worst as well. So what makes a poor year in rap, and how does it happen? Several factors contribute.

By Katie Rogers Reporting from Washington The clowns are for Kamala. Violent J, who makes up one-half of the rap duo Insane Clown Posse, recently told an interviewer during a segment on “The ...

Eminem introduced Barack Obama at a Detroit rally in support of Kamala Harris Tuesday night — an act that so moved the former president, he broke out into spontaneous rap and delivered part of ...

A fifth-grader has been expelled from one of Los Angeles’ most prestigious private schools for sending a friend a squirt gun emoji and rap lyrics, prompting a lawsuit from the boy’s parents.

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Parents of a fifth-grade student at an elite Los Angeles private school are suing the institution after their son was expelled for sending emails containing rap lyrics and water gun emojis to his ...