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Rap Lyrics in Court
More and more judges are allowing hip-hop lyrics into court proceedings to illustrate a defendant’s violent mindset. We don’t usually allow other kinds of art to be put on trial, so why is it okay with rap?
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readMore and more judges are allowing hip-hop lyrics into court proceedings to illustrate a defendant’s violent mindset. We don’t usually allow other kinds of art to be put on trial, so why is it okay with rap?
