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Macklemore sets 'Free Palestine' tour after being dumped from Ed Sheeran shows

The Grammy-winning rapper had been due to perform at eight additional Sheeran shows when he was removed last month from the tour following remarks at a show in New Jersey.

FILE PHOTO: Singer Macklemore performs on ABC's "Good Morning America" show in New York City, US, July 22, 2022.
Singer Ed Sheeran appears on NBC's "Today" show at Rockefeller Center in New York, U.S., June 6, 2023.

Ed Sheeran's supporting acts quit US tour after Macklemore dropped over pro-Palestine comments

Duane Davis, center, and his attorney Michael Sanft are led back to a courtroom to hear his sentencing date after a jury found Davis guilty of first-degree murder in his trial related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, at Clark County District Court Regional Justice Center, Monday, Aug. 31,

Jury finds ex-gang leader guilty of murder in Tupac case

Rapper Tupac Shakur

Tupac Shakur murder trial begins for alleged mastermind of 1996 drive-by shooting


Kanye West: The rise and fall of the American rap icon - explainer

Kanye West is one of the most successful musical artists in human history, but he has become embroiled in political and celebrity controversy while also suffering from mental illness.

 Kanye West attends the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party following the 92nd annual Oscars at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills on February 9, 2020.

Kanye West shouts out Jewish people in now-deleted Instagram rant posts

The rapper's social media posts were written the day after he spoke about the Abraham Accords with FOX host Tucker Carlson.

Kanye West accepts the Video Vanguard Award at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles

Jewish rapper Nissim Black teams up with American singer Dustin Paul

Nissim Black recorded first verse in Israel, newly-formed duo teamed up in NYC to finish production

 NISSIM BLACK (left) and Dustin Paul in their video for ‘Human Greatness 2.0.’

'BDS? What's that?' - Iggy Azalea during her first trip to Israel

The Australian rapper visited the country for the first time to perform at Tel Aviv's Gay Pride Parade.

Iggy Azalea

Hip-hop artist 50 Cent to perform in Israel on July 4

The tour opens in London, followed by performances in Ireland, Scotland, Belgium, France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland, before arriving here.

Rapper 50 Cent in Tel Aviv 370

“Westside Gravy” is spreading Jewish identity through Hip-Hop

Noah Shufutinsky was raised by a black mother and a Russian Jewish father. His ancestors on both sides were forcibly displaced from their homeland - the Soviet Union and West Africa.

 Westside Gravy entertains the crowd at JNF-USA’s Spectacular Sunday Extravaganza in NYC (Credit: Bindelglass Photography)

Travis Scott says he was unaware of issues that led to Astroworld concert crush

But he said he felt a responsibility to find out what happened and take steps to ensure it never happened again.

 An ambulance is seen in the crowd during the Astroworld music festiwal in Houston, Texas, U.S., November 5, 2021 in this still image obtained from a social media video on November 6, 2021.

Jewish rappers Nissim Black, Kosha Dillz remix Sandler’s 'Hanukkah song'

Nissim Black and Kosha Dillz dropped the video for “The Hanukkah Song 2.0,” featuring them galavanting around New York City, just before the holiday began on Sunday evening.

Nissim Black in a field wearing traditional Hasidic garb. (Tziporah Litman/Courtesy of Black)

Police chief met with Travis Scott before stampede that killed 8 at Houston concert

Scott said on Monday he would cover all funeral costs and offer aid to those affected.

 An ambulance is seen in the crowd during the Astroworld music festiwal in Houston, Texas, U.S., November 5, 2021 in this still image obtained from a social media video on November 6, 2021.

Kanye West legally changes his name to 'Ye'

Performer filed the petition in August and stated that he wanted to make the change for "personal reasons."

Kanye West