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.
Scott says the decision “subjects the entire genre to prosecution” ...
Travis Scott is coming to the defense of a Texas man whose rap lyrics were used during sentencing to decide upon capital punishment.
*A growing number of rap artists are demanding Supreme Court intervention in a death penalty case where a man’s own creative writing was turned against him at sentencing. According to Pitchfork, among ...
A coalition of artists, entertainers, music industry leaders and professors, including Grammy Award-winning rapper Killer Mike, Young Thug, T.I., Blackish ...
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Rappers petition Supreme Court over use of lyrics in death sentence case, warn of ‘anti-Black bias’
Travis Scott and other prominent rap artists have filed amicus briefs with the Supreme Court challenging the use of rap lyrics as evidence in a death penalty case. The case involves James Garfield ...
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The trio of Atlanta rapper were joined by music execs, scholars and more regarding the 2009 case of a man ...
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