Reporting from Toronto — Before he was convicted of first-degree murder, Lamar Skeete recorded a four-part rap song inside Toronto’s notorious Don Jail. It spoke of the squalid conditions, the drug ...

Canada said Friday it will bar entry to the Irish rap band Kneecap, accusing it of supporting groups like Hamas and Hezbollah. "The group have amplified political violence and publicly displayed ...

Murdercap Records CEO Jerome Almon has accused Canada and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice of trying to stifle a pending $900 million dollar lawsuit aimed at exposing Canada s alleged ...

Kneecap ignited a political firestorm in Canada after conflicting government statements about the Irish Hip-Hop trio’s alleged ban from entering the country led opposition leaders to accuse Prime ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Irish-speaking rap group Kneecap performs at the Glastonbury Festival in the UK in June 2025. The trio was banned from Canada on ...

Liam O’Hanna (R), aka Mo Chara, part of the Northern Ireland hip-hop trio Kneecap, has been charged with a terrorism offence in the United Kingdom – Copyright AFP ...

In the U.S. there is a precedent to not use one's own song lyrics against them in criminal cases. For Bobby Shmurda for example, his words in "Hot Nigga" were not used as evidence in December of 2014.

Canada Bans Irish Rap Group Kneecap Over Alleged Support for Militants By Ryan Patrick Jones (Reuters) -Canada has barred Irish rap trio Kneecap from entering the country ahead of concerts scheduled ...

Naoise O Caireallain (C) and Liam O’Hanna perform as members of Kneecap, the Northern Ireland hip-hop trio which is at the center of a free-speech row in Canada ...

Sept 19 (Reuters) - Canada has barred Irish rap trio Kneecap from entering the country ahead of concerts scheduled for next month, accusing the band of promoting hate and supporting militant groups ...

(CNN) — Irish rap group Kneecap have been banned from entering Canada ahead of their tour of the country on the grounds of alleged “hate speech” and “glorification of terrorism.” “Recently the rap ...