Hip-hop

Sean 'Diddy' Combs cleared of most serious charges, to remain jailed for now

In a partial win for the former hip-hop star, he was only convicted of transportation to engage in prostitution.

|ByREUTERS
Defense lawyers comfort Sean "Diddy" Combs while discussing how to handle a note sent by jurors that they had reached a verdict on four of the five counts against him, during Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York City, New York, U.S., July 1, 2025 in this courtroom sketch.
Music video Nekudot

'Nekudot' dance by DJ Raphi spreads light amid darkness of war

A collaboration between DJ Raphi and Shmuel resulted in creating an uplifting and high-energy dance for his audience as a way to spread positivity through challenging times.

|ByCOREY TUSAK
Rappers Kendrick Lamar (L) and Drake are pictured in Inglewood, California, U.S., on August 27, 2017 and in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 9, 2017 respectively in this combination photo.

The Drake-Kendrick Lamar ‘Great Rap War’ is a battlefield of race, identity and Jewishness- opinion

Kendrick Lamar’s diss tracks have leveled two core accusations against Drake: that he is a "pervert/pedophile" and that he is inauthentic.

|ByJONATHAN BRANFMAN/JTA
Shakur is seen at the MTV Music Video Awards in New York in this Sept. 4, 1996 file photo.

Police arrest suspect in 1996 shooting of US rapper Tupac Shakur

Shakur was wounded in a drive-by shooting on Sept. 7, 1996, and died in a hospital six days later at the age of 25.

|ByREUTERS

Auschwitz survivor uses hip-hop

"We want to keep the memories of the Holocaust alive, but at the same time look into the future."

JANUARY 27, 2010ByASSOCIATED PRESS
Esther Bejarano

Auschwitz survivor crosses to hip-hop to spread anti-racism

"We want to keep the memories of the Holocaust alive, but at the same time look into the future."

JANUARY 26, 2010ByASSOCIATED PRESS
Esther Bejarano

Together in Song

Muki and Useless ID squash musical boundaries as hip-hop and punk rock pair up for a highly charged show.

JANUARY 21, 2010ByASI GAL
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