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Spotify declines to take down rap song cited for antisemitic conspiracy claims

Spotify rejected a request by the International Legal Forum to remove Chris Webby’s song Raw Thoughts VII, which the ILF said contained antisemitic tropes.

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Rapper Kanye West performs onstage during the "Vultures 1" playback concert during Rolling Loud 2024 at Hollywood Park Grounds on March 14, 2024 in Inglewood, California.

Ye's upcoming concerts in Poland, Switzerland canceled after antisemitic remarks

 Mo Chara of Kneecap, wearing a keffiyeh, performs at Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, Britain, June 28, 2025.

UK prosecutors lose appeal to reinstate terrorism charge against Kneecap rapper

(L-R) Kanye "Ye" West and Bianca Censori attend the 67th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

’I lost touch with reality’: Ye apologizes for his antisemitism in Wall Street Journal ad


Travis Scott says he was unaware of issues that led to Astroworld concert crush

But he said he felt a responsibility to find out what happened and take steps to ensure it never happened again.

 An ambulance is seen in the crowd during the Astroworld music festiwal in Houston, Texas, U.S., November 5, 2021 in this still image obtained from a social media video on November 6, 2021.

Jewish rappers Nissim Black, Kosha Dillz remix Sandler’s 'Hanukkah song'

Nissim Black and Kosha Dillz dropped the video for “The Hanukkah Song 2.0,” featuring them galavanting around New York City, just before the holiday began on Sunday evening.

Nissim Black in a field wearing traditional Hasidic garb. (Tziporah Litman/Courtesy of Black)

Police chief met with Travis Scott before stampede that killed 8 at Houston concert

Scott said on Monday he would cover all funeral costs and offer aid to those affected.

 An ambulance is seen in the crowd during the Astroworld music festiwal in Houston, Texas, U.S., November 5, 2021 in this still image obtained from a social media video on November 6, 2021.

Kanye West legally changes his name to 'Ye'

Performer filed the petition in August and stated that he wanted to make the change for "personal reasons."

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Anti-Israel rapper removed from government campaign

Tamer Nafar is a rapper who has spread anti-Israel messages, including comparing Israel to Nazis.

Tamer Nafar

Iran regime arrest Iranian rapper who criticized the government

'In several songs, he talks about Iran being occupied, colonialized and isolated. We must save Toomaj Salehi'

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Drake's new album breaks Apple Music, Spotify records in under 24 hours

Drake's newest album, Certified Lover Boy, has now become the platform's most-streamed, and its songs have broken the best debut record three times over.

Drake performs during the iHeartRadio Music Festival at The T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, US September 23, 2016

Israeli-Palestinian duo promote co-existence by being blunt

Palestinian rapper Sameh Zakout and Jewish-Israeli educator Uriya Rosenman spew racist remarks at each other in a viral video.

Sameh Zakout and Uriya Rosenman share the inner dialogue that many Jewish and Arabs have in "Let's Talk Straight."

Lil Yachty, Bhad Bhabie invest in Jewish dating app

The app describes itself as being a "private, membership-based dating app for Jews with ridiculously high standards" that "started as a half-joke."

2018 Billboard Music Awards – Arrivals – Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., 20/05/2018 – Recording artist Bhad Bhabie

Concerns mount about young Iranian rapper jailed for singing

“I can’t breathe” said the rapper who is being compared to George Floyd

The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, before the beginning of a board of governors meeting, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Vienna, Austria, March 1, 2021.