NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey man whose rap lyrics boasted he would ... liberties advocates who contend the lyrics should be considered protected free speech under the Constitution.

Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily ... hey,” the court heard Young Thug rap. (The awkward clash of boastful and violent rap lyrics recited in a setting as sterile ...

When rapper Young Thug goes to trial later this month on gang and racketeering charges, prosecutors will be allowed to use rap lyrics as evidence ... including killings, shootings and carjackings.

“The way that prosecutors are using these lyrics is really ... and menacing sounds of drill rap to the Dirksen Federal Courthouse. Six men were convicted in the shooting earlier this year.

From the Archive: Jurors convict local rapper on attempted murder charge for Riviera Beach shooting Nielson, who tracks the use of rap lyrics in criminal trials, said Leger-Berzolla's case is ...

in the Bronx. (Sam Costanza for the New York Daily News) Afterwards, Perry made a drill rap video in which he explicitly referenced the shooting, and posted it to his social media account ...

This site is free thanks to our community of supporters ... said that prosecutors are now going after “even bigger targets using rap lyrics.” Nielson recently served as a witness in the ...