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Lyrics can be used as evidence during Young Thug's trial on gang and racketeering charges
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWhen rapper Young Thug goes to trial later this month on gang and racketeering charges, prosecutors...
Young Thug, YSL and questionable lyrics: The controversial ‘gang’ trial is here
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe trial of Atlanta-based rapper Young Thug is set to begin in Georgia, nearly 11 months after jury...
Art or evidence? Closest U.S. Supreme Court has looked at rap lyrics is for ‘true threat’
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe closest the U.S. Supreme Court has come to assessing whether rap lyrics can be used in...
Free speech, finally: How new state laws could save rappers (and others) from their own lyrics
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMonths after New Orleans-based hip hop artist Mac Phipps was granted clemency for a crime he...
Georgia DA Fani Willis says rap lyrics will continue to be used in criminal cases
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFulton County DA Fani Willis defended her use of rap lyrics in criminal cases after the office...
Jamaica bans music and TV programming glorifying violent crimes
Revolt via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGettyImages-1366227840 The Jamaican Broadcasting Commission is cracking down on media deemed too...
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...
Atlanta District Attorney Says Rappers’ Lyrics Will Continue To Be Used Against Them In Court
VIBE via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn Atlanta prosecutor has warned local rappers that the state will continue to use...
Can song lyrics be used as evidence in NC? What to know amid Young Thug RICO trial
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 4 months agoDuring Young Thug’s RICO trial in Atlanta last week, the rapper’s 2014 track “Lifestyle” was...
Two Years After Young Thug’s Arrest, Why Is His Trial Taking So Long?
Billboard via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIt’s been two years since Young Thug and 27 others were indicted on Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt...