With a history lesson on hip hop and quotes from Nas and Kendrick Lamar, a federal judge says prosecutors should only rarely cite rap lyrics as evidence.
The judge will consider a larger, long-term conservatorship at a hearing scheduled for March.
A judge says the case, pitting two former bandmates against Sony Music over the rights to his music, must be decided in a courtroom showdown.
Years after the rapper was shot and killed in his Queens studio, Karl Jordan and Ronald Washington will stand trial for "cold-blooded murder."
Von D was sued by a photographer who claimed the tattoo was based on a copyrighted 1989 photo he took of the late jazz artist.
Prosecutors declined to bring criminal charges over the incident, but now the alleged victim is suing for damages.
More than a year after the rapper was first arrested, the feds are indicting him on charges that could send him to prison for 20 years.
A long-simmering feud between the families of Joey and Johnny Ramone has erupted into a new lawsuit over a proposed biopic about one of them.
A judge issued a protection order against David Crowe, who prosecutors say has been spotted 30 times near Swift's building over the past few months.
In this week's Legal Beat, Madonna faces a class action over late concerts, Michael Jackson's estate fights a tribute act, Ice Spice is sued over copyrights and more.
