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.

Three-day Annual Fest “Chorus 2K26” of Sharda University, was concluded today with a live performance by popular Indian ...

Nepal's rapper-turned-mayor Balendra Shah is preparing for the biggest fight of his political life -- a head-to-head battle ...

Through the Maithili speech, Balen showed how he can instrumentalise his identity to be politically profitable.

Often boosted by social media, many of them got their start with independent labels or by uploading self-made songs to streaming platforms. Now, bigger labels and streaming services are catching on.

Prosecutors say Terrell Campbell, a 29-year-old aspiring hip-hop artist from Brooklyn, used the 2021 attack to "further his rap career." ...

Although the Grammy Awards came out in 1959, the Recording Academy didn’t debut the Best Rap Performance award until 1989, a year in which it was awarded to DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince for ...

NC President Gagan Thapa said Nepal needs a stabilising political force to restore public trust and tackle corruption amid ...

February 13, 2026 • August Ponthier. Brent Faiyaz. Jill Scott's first album in more than a decade. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is joined by Nastia Voynovskaya from KQED in San Francisco to chat about ...

Music hits the big screen... When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Directed by Antoine Fuqua, the highly anticipated Michael will focus ...