Ban on rap music in D.R. Congo In June 2004, the Committee of Censorship in the Democratic Republic of Congo censored all Congolese rap groups and foreign music. This decision was taken by the Attorney General of the Republic. The reason given for banning rap is that it is 'obscene and violent, and causes the youth to behave badly'.
In June 2004, the Committee of Censorship in the Democratic Republic of Congo censored all Congolese rap groups and foreign music. The reason given for banning rap is that it is 'obscene and violent, and causes the youth to behave badly'
Although the Persian rap, 'Rap-e-Fars', is illegal in Iran it is very popular among Iranian teenagers. An article about the underground Iranian rap scene
A group of 17 young rap musicians in Luanda’s city centre who were reading poems and distributing pamphlets were held in custody by the criminal investigation police
Hungary's newly established media authority has opened an inquiry into a small private radio station, Tilos, for broadcasting the song ‘Warning, it's on’ by US rapper Ice-T
During the carnival period anyone caught listening to Brazilian funk or rap in Sao Lourenco will have to turn it off or face arrest and up to six months in prison
