The concert was supposed to be one of Mexico’s largest, sold out months before. Instead, one of the world’s biggest stars played to a half empty floor.
Tag: Rap and Hip-Hop
Your Wednesday Briefing: Tensions Rise in the West Bank
Plus Myanmar’s junta kills dozens and Brittney Griner faces nine years in a Russian penal colony.
Phyo Zeya Thaw, Burmese Pro-democracy Rapper, 41, Is Executed
The hip-hop star became a democracy activist in military-ruled Myanmar, and then a lawmaker. After the latest military coup, he joined the resistance, and was hanged for it.
Oxxxymiron, Russian Rapper, Brings a Banned Antiwar Message to Istanbul
The rapper, Oxxxymiron, said proceeds from his show would go to help Ukrainian refugees. Russians at the concert denounced the war but said they felt helpless to stop it.
Drake Put Toronto on the Map. A University Put Him in the Syllabus
The hip-hop star’s influence on Toronto has been enormous and now includes a Ryerson University course deconstructing him.
Fugees Cancel Reunion Tour, Citing the Pandemic
A tour to recognize the 25th anniversary of a career-defining album will have to wait.
After Killing of Einar, Sweden Struggles With ‘Gangster Rap’
Hip-hop, the country’s most popular music, has quickly become a lightning rod for Sweden’s long-roiling problems with gun violence and gang warfare.
‘Different Way of Fighting’: Lyrics Are the Weapons of All-Women Roma Band
Many Roma women face pressures to marry young and take on traditional gender roles. Pretty Loud, a hip-hop group from Serbia, wants girls to decide for themselves.
A Polish Rapper Goes From Scandal to Superstar
Michal Matczak, better known as Mata, has been called the voice of Polish youth for songs about teen struggles that have grabbed the attention of his politically divided country.
A Rapper, Hitting His 30s, Reinvents Himself as a Scion of Spanish Pop
C. Tangana was a provocative star of trap music. Now, his songs are played in supermarkets and praised by 50- and 60-somethings on YouTube.