Hip-Hop Icons Tell Justices That Texas Turned Rap Lyrics Into a Death Warrant

Killer Mike, Travis Scott, T.I. and other artists said James Broadnax was sent to death row in Texas based partly on his artistic expression.

Travis Scott, Young Thug Petition Supreme Court Over Use of Rap Lyrics in Death Sentence

Scott says the decision “subjects the entire genre to prosecution” ...

Travis Scott argues to Supreme Court that use of rap lyrics to issue death penalty is 'unconstitutional'

Travis Scott is coming to the defense of a Texas man whose rap lyrics were used during sentencing to decide upon capital punishment.
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Texas Attorney and Hip-Hop Artists Challenge Use of Rap Lyrics in Dallas Death Penalty Sentencing

A coalition of artists, entertainers, music industry leaders and professors, including Grammy Award-winning rapper Killer Mike, Young Thug, T.I., Blackish ...

The lyrics to the rap song about John McAfee, annotated

I recently watched the Netflix documentary Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee, and it's one of the ...
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The Legal Landscape: Rap lyrics used as evidence in Durk trial

BIT OF LIGHT SNOW AHEAD AND WEATHERWATCH 12. THANKS, MOLLY. IT IS ABOUT 643 AND WE’RE GETTING INTO YOUR LEGAL LANDSCAPE. OUR LEGAL ANALYST, ATTORNEY DAN ADAMS, JOINS US EVERY MONDAY BREAKING DOWN THE ...

Killer Mike, Young Thug and others petition Supreme Court in death sentence of man who had rap lyrics used against him in court

The trio of Atlanta rapper were joined by music execs, scholars and more regarding the 2009 case of a man ...
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Rappers Try to Stop a Black Texas Man’s Execution Based on His Song Lyrics

Rappers are banding together to advocate for a Texas man set to be executed next month largely due to his incriminating song lyrics.