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BRONX, NEW YORK (AP) — Before it was a global movement, it was simply an expression of life and struggle: a culture that was synonymous with hardship and suffering, but also grit, resilience and creativity.

TOKYO (AP) — Sony’s April-June profit slipped 17% from a year earlier, as worries grew about revenue damage from a strike in the movie sector, the Japanese electronics and entertainment company said Wednesday. Tokyo-based Sony Corp.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Remember the first rap song you heard? Some of your favorite rappers and DJs certainly do.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge sentenced rapper Tory Lanez to 10 years in prison Tuesday for shooting and wounding hip-hop superstar Megan Thee Stallion in the feet, bringing a conclusion to a three-year legal and cultural saga that saw two careers, and

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Friends and family members gathered Tuesday in Philadelphia to remember O’Shae Sibley, who was fatally stabbed after he confronted teenagers who taunted his group of gay, Black friends as they danced at a New York City gas station

NEW YORK (AP) — Musician and producer Jack DeBoe recalls the time many years ago when he fully grasped the sheer musical ability of his new friend, Louis Cato.

VANCOUVER — A Canadian translator says she’s reached a settlement with the British Museum over unauthorized use of her work.

Alia Bhatt had been weighing her Hollywood options for a few years.

The signs may be gone but the mayor of an Alberta community says the love for hometown rock band Nickelback remains. Hanna, Alta., about 220 kilometres northeast of Calgary, removed in May signs declaring it was "Proud to be the home of Nickelback.

Jay-Z 's annual Made in America festival , scheduled for next month in Philadelphia, has been canceled.