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Column: America loves rap, not Black people. Don't be fooled because this bill protects lyrics
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoYoung Thug performs at the Lollapalooza Music Festival in Chicago on Aug. 1, 2021. (Amy Harris /...
Sundance 2024: Will Ferrell, Kristen Stewart, Lionel Richie and more in L.A. Times Studios
LA Times via Yahoo News· 4 months agoDirectors and their stars, such as Richard Linklater, "Beef" Emmy winner Steven Yeun, "Your...
Young Thug Adds Hip-Hop Experts To Witness List For YSL RICO Trial
VIBE via Yahoo News· 1 year agoYoung Thug’s legal team has submitted the rapper’s witness list as he prepares to face trial and...
In Florida and across the U.S., here’s where — and how — rap lyrics have made it to court
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 5 months agoIn Florida, rapper YNW Melly’s double murder retrial looms in 2024. Meanwhile, in Georgia, Young...
Democrats Propose ‘RAP Act’ to Ban Lyrics from Being Used as Evidence
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 2 years agoReps. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) and Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) on Wednesday introduced the Restoring Artistic...
Bill That Limits Use of Song Lyrics in Court Approved by New York State Senate
The Root via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt looks like rappers and singers might now have some breathing room when writing lyrics for their...
California governor Gavin Newsom signs bill limiting use of rap lyrics as evidence in court
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a landmark bill into law restricting the use of rap lyrics...
Is rap on trial? How lyrics can be used against rappers in courtrooms
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 5 months agoNo one believes that country music legend Johnny Cash shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die....
NY State Senate Passes Bill Limiting Use Of Rap Lyrics As Evidence In Court
Vibe via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn Tuesday (May 17), New York State Senate passed a bill that limits prosecutors’ ability to use...
Rap lyrics can't be used as evidence against hip-hop artists in California anymore
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom looks on during a visit the Antioch Water Treatment Plant on August 11,...