Three years after seizing power in Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré has closed ranks. The man who claims to have foiled at least five coup attempts since he himself ousted Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba in a ...

Hip-hop has been super volatile over the last couple of years. Given all the questions swirling around the genre during its 50th decade—who are the new stars? Where are the hit records? Is hip-hop on ...

Every month, The FADER's Vivian Medithi showcases all the standout rap songs from the past 30-ish days in one unranked list. Recently, Lil Uzi Vert inked a new deal with Roc Nation Distribution and ...

This year’s Best Rap Album race should come down to lyrical titans Kendrick Lamar and Clipse, even if the other three nominees are all worthy in their own right. According to Genius VP of Music and ...

An Ohio State doctoral student has opened eight Middle Eastern food and coffee franchises in the Columbus area. The businesses include franchises of Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co., Juice Time and Farooj ...

The federal Repayment Assistance Plan, or RAP, will be the newest student loan repayment plan. President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” passed in 2025, made many changes to federal student loan ...

In a year that had no rap songs in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the first time since 1990, rap thrived in so many other ways. This list of the 25 best rap albums of 2025 includes grand ...

Supreme Court Judge Mohammed Ibrahim is dead. A close family member has confirmed to The Standard stating that Mohammed, 69, passed away on Tuesday evening after a long illness. Through a statement on ...

WHAT EVIDENCE IS ALLOWED IN COURT. THE DECRIMINALIZING ARTISTIC EXPRESSION ACT WAS PASSED INTO LAW IN 2022. IT LIMITS THE USE OF RAP LYRICS IN CRIMINAL PROSECUTION AND GIVES ARTISTS NEW TOOLS TO ...

An illegal immigrant from Somalia with a long rap sheet for fraud and apparent ties to Democratic politicians in Minnesota — including Gov. Tim Walz and Rep. Ilhan Omar — was arrested Friday as part ...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a Somali illegal immigrant convicted of fraud and connected to several high-profile Minnesota politicians, including Gov. Tim Walz, the former ...

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speaks with the public during a pre-election rally in Inanam, in Malaysia’s Sabah State, Nov. 27, 2025. Credit: Afiq Hambali/Prime Minister’s Office of Malaysia ...