Forbes

Rap Lyrics Being Used As Evidence Explored In New Documentary: ‘It’s Not A Question Of Guilt Or Innocence’

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Hip-hop is bigger than ever, as it’s the most-consumed genre of ...
Time

What to Know About Young Thug’s Trial and the Controversial Use of Rap Lyrics in Criminal Cases

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The Independent

Rap lyrics were used to help send a man to death row. It’s not the first time

Kemba, a rapper featured in the documentary ‘As We Speak: Rap Music on Trial’ (© 2024 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved.) From reproductive rights to ...
The Nation

When Rap Lyrics Become Incriminating Speech

Young Thug performs onstage at the 2022 SXSW Conference on March 17, 2022, in Austin, Tex. (Amy E. Price / Getty Images for SXSW) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree ...
Forbes

Why Rap Lyrics Can Be Used In Young Thug’s Trial, But Not In Jam Master Jay’s Case

Mural by Kenya D. Lawton of Jam Master Jay (Jason Mizell) Photo by Al Pereira/Getty Images/Michael Ochs Archives) Two men were convicted in federal court on Tuesday in Brooklyn of murdering Jason “Jam ...
Billboard

Rap On Trial: The Long Battle to Keep Hip-Hop Lyrics Out of Court

Prosecutors love to cite rap as criminal evidence, but artists and advocates are waging an increasingly successful effort to restrict the controversial practice. By Bill Donahue When Maryland ...
The Conversation

Rap lyrics can provide catharsis – both for artists and their fans

I heard a rapper’s verse a while ago that stopped me in my tracks. The artist was Kemba and the song, Daemons, featured on the posthumous album Bad Vibes Forever (2019), by the conflicted and gifted ...