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Based largely on a rap he wrote, and accounts of two witnesses given years after the shooting, rapper Antwain Steward was arrested and charged with double murder. Critics contend rap is a musical art form that should not be taken as evidence of criminal behavior. But some prosecutors say they don't buy the argument that the work is all fiction.

Based largely on a rap he wrote, and accounts of two witnesses given years after the shooting, rapper Antwain Steward was arrested and charged with double murder. Critics contend rap is a musical art form that should not be taken as evidence of criminal behavior. But some prosecutors say they don't buy the argument that the work is all fiction.

Thug-Notes and Other Sites Translate Literature Into Rap

Thug-Notes and Other Sites Translate Literature Into Rap

Thug-Notes and Other Sites Translate Literature Into Rap (NYT)

A data scientist quantified the vocabularies of Shakespeare and various rap artists. The results: Big Boi and Andre 3000 are just as prolific as the Bard.

A data scientist quantified the vocabularies of Shakespeare and various rap artists. The results: Big Boi and Andre 3000 are just as prolific as the Bard.

Chuck D famously once said "Rap is CNN for black people". And since the tragic death of Trayvon Marton 16 months ago, hip-hop has filed many a report on him.

Chuck D famously once said "Rap is CNN for black people". And since the tragic death of Trayvon Marton 16 months ago, hip-hop has filed many a report on him.

Slate article. An appreciation for the groovy all-women rap sessions of yore.

Podcast. CNN's John Lisk talks with author Robin Wright about her new book, "Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World." Wright says the vast and dramatic changes sweeping the region are only just beginning.

Let Sparky Sweets, PhD. teach you a thing or two about the classics. Website which reduces literature to its hiphop essence.

The Smalls are a seemingly run-of-the-mill Caucasian family from a nondescript suburb. The only weird thing is that the parents and their daughter communicate via Notorious B.I.G. lyrics

The Smalls are a seemingly run-of-the-mill Caucasian family from a nondescript suburb. The only weird thing is that the parents and their daughter communicate via Notorious B.I.G. lyrics