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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
TopicRappers

Topic: Rappers

Kanye West has a history of controversies, legal troubles. Not just an anti-vaxxer, also a bad boss

Tony Saxon claimed that Kanye West, or Ye, did not pay him the agreed-upon sum for renovations at his Malibu home.

How rapper Vedan’s arrest in back-to-back cases has sparked debate on caste & suppression in Kerala

Vedan was arrested after police allegedly seized 6 grams of ganja from his apartment. Released on bail, he was arrested again same day for allegedly wearing a chain with a tiger's tooth.

Rapper A$AP Rocky acquitted in 2021 Hollywood gun assault case

The jury acquitted him of two felony counts of assault with a semi-automatic weapon in a Hollywood altercation with another hip-hop artist.

Rapper Jay-Z responds to rape accusation of 13 year-old in Diddy case

An amended lawsuit accused the artiste along with Sean 'Diddy' Comes of raping the girl at a party in 2000. Responding to the allegations, he said it was a 'blackmail attempt'.

US rapper Nicki Minaj held at Amsterdam airport for possession of soft drugs, says report

Dutch military police confirmed a 41-year-old American woman had been held for possession of soft drugs Saturday. Police, however, did not identify the suspect.

Hindu pride hip-hop: Indian rappers are now singing about Kaali, Shiva, Kashmiri Pandits

Anubhav Shukla aka Panther calls himself a proud Sanatani. And he is a big fan of Yogi Adityanath’s development model in Uttar Pradesh. His song UP Se reflects on that.

On Camera

Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.