A new rap lyrics law was signed by Maryland governor Wes Moore. The legislation will limit the use of these lyrics in criminal cases.

Maryland's PACE Act becomes law, finally stopping prosecutors from using rap lyrics as criminal evidence against artists who ...

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 ...

James Broadnax's execution exposes how prosecutors weaponize rap lyrics against Black artists, sparking nationwide push for legal protections.

(CN) — This may have been the last music that Texas Trooper Bill Davidson heard before he was shot alongside a highway in 1992: “I got a nine-millimeter Glock pistol/I’m ready to get with you at the ...

Execution sparks debate: James Broadnax’s execution in Texas has intensified scrutiny over prosecutors using rap lyrics to secure death sentences. Confession twist: His cousin, Demarius Cummings, ...

Prosecutors Used Rap Lyrics to Help Send a Man to Death Row in Texas. It's Not an Uncommon Tactic When he was 19, James Broadnax jotted down rap lyrics, thoughts and even job leads in a notebook that ...

Rap is a lyrical expression of social, cultural, and political issues in present society. Unsurprisingly, rap music is the most popular genre of music and features predominantly Black artists ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Next month, the Supreme Court of New Jersey will hear arguments about whether rap ...

Just a few days ago, Code Switch wrote about the use violent hip-hop lyrics as evidence in criminal cases, a practice that some critics say violates defendants' First Amendment rights and plays up ...

Attorneys for a Black man scheduled to be executed in Texas say the introduction of rap lyrics he wrote biased an almost all-white jury when they decided to sentence him to death.