Rap Music

• Biz Markie, hip-hop star known for ‘Just a Friend’ and beatboxing skills, dead at 57

  Markie's representative, Jenni Izumi, said the rapper-DJ died peacefully Friday evening with his wife by his side. The cause of death has not been released.

  Entertainment

  Jul 16, 2021
  
• Rap music is increasingly popular in Russia — and it has Vladimir Putin concerned

  Putin noted that “rap is based on three pillars: sex, drugs and protest.”

  Trending

  Dec 15, 2018
  
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• New Brunswick students rap about ‘one of the best foods ever’ — the samosa

  What began as a final project for their grade 12 music class has grown beyond the walls of the school, with the catchy ditty quickly catching on.

  Canada

  Jun 18, 2018
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• Harvard student submits rap album as English thesis, gets an A-minus

  Obasi Shaw describes his album as a moody take on what it means to be black in America.

  Entertainment

  May 18, 2017
• Blind rap artist helps people see the person behind the music

  A legally blind rap artist in Moncton is making his way across the Maritimes using his voice and powerful lyrics to help others to see beyond his disability.

  Features

  May 6, 2014
• WATCH: Rap song in the key of [no] E

  Could you sing a song without using an important part of your vocabulary? A rap artist had a go and put out a song not containing a particular symbol (Hint: it isn't D or F).

  Features

  Mar 6, 2014
• Yung Freeze signs “cold” deal with record label

  A homegrown rapper takes his career to the next level. Yung Freeze has opened for some big names, like Young Jeezy and Bone Thugs and now he's been signed by Universal.

  Features

  Jun 11, 2013