South Africa

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A South African judge has sentenced a hip-hop star and his co-accused to 20 years in prison for the killings of four schoolchildren in a drag-race crash. The South African Press Association reported Wednesday that Magistrate Judge Brian Nemavhidi handed down the sentences to Molemo Maarohanye, best known by his stage name Jub Jub, and Themba Tshabalala...

Though much was made about Jay Electronica's signing with Jay-Z's Roc Nation back in November, very little has been heard since from the enigmatic New Orleans MC. Just when it seemed like everyone had forgotten about the 'Exhibit C' rapper, Jay Elec returns with 'The Making of Act II,' a cryptic video, revealing an interesting, albeit not extremely informative glimpse at the making of his long-awa

South African artist Emile Jansen is one of those rare, selfless characters that seems to honestly operate out of the goodness of his heart. He has been active in international hip-hop culture since the '80s and recently returned to the neighborhood where he grew up in Cape Town in order to help disadvantaged youth...

Toronto-based hip-hop artist K'naan has had a wild month. The Somali-expat's song 'Wavin' Flag' was selected as Coca-Cola's official anthem for the World Cup, so he's been running around Johannesburg at official events to promote the company...

A 5-months pregnant Alicia Keys and expectant father Swizz Beatz recently traveled to South Africa, where the Grammy-winning singer headlined the World Cup opening concert in Soweto. Following their kick-off performance, Keys and her producer fiance took a trip to the South African coastal city of Durban, where they had their unborn child blessed in a traditional Zulu ceremony...