Spanish rapper C. Tangana was taking a big risk when he started mixing old-fashioned influences like flamenco and bossa nova into his hip-hop -- but it's this eclectic sound that has turned him into a phenomenon on both sides of the Atlantic.
Pablo Hasél has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for 'glorifying terrorism' after using his lyrics to praise organizations including Basque separatist group ETA and call for the deaths of Spanish politicians.
An official in the Spanish city of Valladolid says locals have been suffering from 'collective psychosis' since the recent release from prison of a man known as "the elevator rapist".
