In light of the Young Thug Trial, Georgia lawmakers have introduced a new bill that would restrict the use of lyrics as ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Hip-hop is bigger than ever, as it’s the most-consumed genre of music in ...

“Courts should be wary of overly permissive rules allowing the use of rap lyrics and videos against ... both men face life in prison, but will not face the death penalty. The U.S. Attorney's ...

three weeks before trial with lyrics threatening “snitches” like the witness set to testify against him, and the mention of .40 caliber bullets which were used in the murder, the lower court judge ...

"I have some legal advice for you: don't confess to crimes in rap lyrics if you do not want them used. Or, at least get out of my county," Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said in an ...

“Jordan’s lyrics do not mention Mizell, the recording studio in which Mizell ... In dispute, Hall said the term “breaking down bricks” is often used in rap songs, in reference to repackaging kilograms ...

does not mean they share those values or have acted out those themes. With no law banning rap lyrics in New York, it is up to judges to decide if they can be used in court. Like all other evidence ...

In “the second such case it’s ever had to consider”, The Washington Post reported at the time, the court ruled that rap lyrics should not have been used as evidence against Vonte Skinner ...

Kendrick Lamar refrained from rapping some of the more explicit lyrics in his chart-topping Drake diss “Not Like Us” at the ...