Apple is unintentionally censoring rap music and other explicit tracks downloaded using its iTunes Match service -- by replacing them with the clean versions of the same songs.

The driving bass rhythm of rap music can be harnessed to power a new type of miniature medical sensor designed to be implanted in the body.

Since its beginnings in the 1970s, rap music has transformed from an underground, street-based sound to a definitive part of pop culture, transcending race and becoming one of the strongest ? and most prolific ? voices of today's generation. But at the Grammy Awards, rap has had a long-lasting losing streak in the top categories.

Apple is unintentionally censoring rap music and other explicit tracks downloaded using its iTunes Match service ? by replacing them with the clean versions of the same songs.

Not only is hip-hop some of the most politically astute music around, but it might also be able to save lives someday. According to a recent article published on Purdue University News Service, researchers at Purdue  have developed sensors that gather power from the rhythmic and pulse-pounding frequencies found in bass-heavy hip-hop beats. These wave-powered biomedical sensors can been used to ...