An underperforming California school district is dishing out nearly $300,000 to partner with a group to teach a rap-based curriculum to students, sparking "troubling" concerns, the Justice Department ...

Former Mali star Lamine Diarra believes Stade Malien still have what it takes to overturn their deficit against Mamelodi Sundowns and reach the CAF Champions League semi-finals. The Bamako-based side ...

Mamelodi Sundowns won the 2016 CAF Champions League final against Zamalek after a 3-0 first leg victoryIBRAHIM RAMADAN / ANADOLU AGENCY / ANADOLU VIA AFP The omens are good for Mamelodi Sundowns as ...

One of California’s most underperforming school districts is spending nearly $300,000 teaching kids to rap, raising the alarm among DEI watchdogs. The Merced City School District in the Central Valley ...

Le week-end du 18–19 octobre 2025 a souri aux représentants maliens sur la scène africaine, avec un nul obtenu par le Stade Malien chez le FC Nouadhibou et une victoire de Djoliba AC sur la pelouse de ...

Some of rap music’s biggest names have come out in support of a Black man, whose rap lyrics were cited during his sentencing in Texas. He is on death row. In 2009, a nearly all-white jury convicted ...

The Almanac of Rap is back. Some conversations hit differently when they’re rooted in music and culture. That’s what has made Okayplayer’s two-time Webby Award-winning podcast a standout since day one ...

The KISS frontman slammed the institution for including rap and hip-hop artists: "I don't come from the ghetto, it doesn't speak my language." By James Hibberd Writer-at-Large Gene Simmons says ...

Since his arrival at Stade Malien de Bamako in August 2025, Mauryl Mesack Njoya has been making headlines. Less than a year after taking charge, the club is celebrating a historic qualification for ...

The Compton rapper came into the biggest night in music with an astounding nine nominations, and he has already won three awards. Before the Grammys officially aired, Lamar won Best Melodic Rap ...

Kendrick Lamar is now the most decorated Grammy-winning rapper of all time, with his mantle holding a total of 27 awards. The “Humble” rapper blew past previous record-holder Jay-Z’s 24 wins, scooping ...

Balendra (Balen) Shah’s first Facebook post in 2012 was a rap song about his school days. In many other YouTube videos, a younger beardless Shah raps in expletives-ridden X-rated perfornances.