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Houston rapper Trae tha Truth's attempted injunction against local station 97.9 KBXX The Box has been rejected by a local judge. Trae's lawsuit accuses the station of issuing a ban on his music, and charges morning show DJ Nnete Inyagumia with ruining his image through the accusation that he incited violence that caused injuries to eight people at a 2009 "Trae Day" concert...

Respected Houston rapper Trae Tha Truth has filed a lawsuit against a local radio station for banning his music from airplay. According to the suit, Houston's 97.9 KBXX has gone "beyond the parameters of legally sanctioned activity" by unfairly banning Trae's music...

Houston rapper Trae Tha Truth, has allegedly been banned from commercial radio stations in his hometown due to his alleged street ties. Not only is Trae speaking out about the situation, he's putting his charged emotions into a mixtape. "I ain't into making nobody famous, but at the end of the day you gotta understand one thing: I keep it too thorough for the streets, so people are going to r

A Brazilian town has banned rap music from this year's Carnival festivities. Mayor Jose Neto announced that the town of Sao Lourenco, in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais, will not allow the Brazilian style of rap music, favela funk -- also known as funk carioca or baile funk -- to be played during its Carnival celebrations, which began on Friday, Feb...

Morehouse College has launched an "Appropriate Attire Policy" in order to enforce a ban on "sagging" and other "inappropriate attire" associated with hip-hop style. The initiative was created by Morehouse President Robert Franklin, in an effort to establish a student body of modern "Renaissance Men," possessing a criteria which Franklin has coined the "

Politicians in Fort Myers, Florida, hometown of rapper Plies, are hoping to ban hip hop shows and performances in the city's downtown area, following a stabbing at a recent Plies concert. Councilman Warren Wright will argue for the banning of hip hop events at the Harborside Event Center, and other venues near downtown Fort Myers' riverfront, at an upcoming city council meeting this Monday (Oct .