Hani Al Sawah, a rap artist known as Al Darwish, has returned to Syria after 13 years to perform his political songs for the first time without the Assad dynasty in power.

In July 2025, Kansas City rapper TOP MEECH mounted a comeback after he stepped away from the mic in 2019 to focus on producing. Just six months after his return to rapping, his music has helped him earn $100,000 from a national competition.

Once the unassailable ‘Queen of Rap,’ Nicki Minaj has grown increasingly estranged from the music industry — and embraced by conservatives — culminating in a public show of support for Donald Trump that stunned fans.