The judge decided the jury should keep deliberating on a racketeering conspiracy charge after it said there were “unpersuadable opinions on both sides.”
Category: Rap and Hip-Hop
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Judge Dismisses Jay-Z’s Suit Against Lawyer He Said Extorted Him
Lawyers for the rapper had accused Tony Buzbee of making false assault claims. Another federal suit Jay-Z has filed against Mr. Buzbee and his client continues.
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10 Songs of Rebellion and Defiance for the Fourth
Tracy Chapman, Björk, Public Enemy and more songs for rabble-rousing and celebrating revolution.
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Kneecap Brings Pro-Palestinian Politics Back Onstage at Glastonbury
The band landed in trouble over anti-Israel statements, and a member faces a terrorism charge. But at Britain’s biggest music festival, tens of thousands cheered it.
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What Happened in the Closing Arguments of the Sean Combs Trial
The jurors will begin deliberating on Monday. The music mogul has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial: Takeaways From Defense’s Closing Arguments
Mr. Combs’s lead lawyer made a final appeal to the jury, arguing in often sarcastic tones that the government’s evidence contradicted its case against the hip-hop mogul.
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Sean Combs’s Son and Kanye West Release New Song, ‘Diddy Free’
The track, which also features North West, includes a chorus where the rapper known as King Combs promises not to sleep “’til we see Diddy free.”
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Cannonball With Wesley Morris: My Love Affair With Bruno Mars
It’s complicated.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial: Prosecution Rests as End Nears
The government concluded its case after 28 days of testimony in the federal sex-trafficking and racketeering trial. Defense attorneys are expected to be more brief.
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Pusha T and Malice Reunite as Clipse, With Vengeance on Their Minds
The duo of brothers known for rapping with single-minded focus is returning with “Let God Sort Em Out,” its first studio album since 2009.
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As Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Took a Victory Lap, He Planned Sex Nights, Prosecutors Say
Questioning its final witness, the government laid out flight plans, escort prices, hotel reservations and a web of payments for sexual encounters in 2023.
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Aide Who Was Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s ‘Right Hand’ Draws Scrutiny at His Trial
Kristina Khorram, the mogul’s former chief of staff, was not charged in his indictment, but the government has identified her and other staff as co-conspirators.