The rapper was only 24 years old when he was shot and killed in Los Angeles.

Grime pioneer and rapper Dot Rotten has died aged 37. The musician – born Joseph Ellis – was best known for his 2012 hit “Overload” and had worked with Ed Sheeran, Cher Lloyd and Chip and D Double E.

Rapper Lil Poppa has died at 25. The Jacksonville, Florida-based musician died Wednesday in Georgia, the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed to The Independent. A cause of death was not ...

James Broadnax, who was 19 when he shot and killed two Christian music producers in 2008, has filed last minute appeals ahead of his scheduled April 30 execution.

A viral tweet claimed that Teejayx6 allegedly died in a shooting.

As James Garfield Broadnax’s death sentence nears, a number of rap artists are taking a stand for him, questioning the role of his rap lyrics in the judgment.

Killer Mike, Travis Scott, T.I. and other artists said James Broadnax was sent to death row in Texas based partly on his artistic expression.

*A growing number of rap artists are demanding Supreme Court intervention in a death penalty case where a man’s own creative writing was turned against him at sentencing. According to Pitchfork, among ...

Travis Scott and over 30 artists filed a Supreme Court brief opposing prosecutors' use of rap lyrics in a capital murder case.

Travis Scott, Killer Mike, and others have filed briefs with the Supreme Court in support of a Texas man whose rap lyrics were used in his sentencing.