Experts say treating rap lyrics as diary entries minimizes their artistic value while playing on negative racial stereotypes ...

Prosecutors love to cite rap as criminal evidence, but artists and advocates are waging an increasingly successful effort to ...

Attorneys for a Black man scheduled to be executed in Texas say the introduction of rap lyrics he wrote biased an almost ...

James Broadnax's case highlights the controversial use of rap lyrics in court as evidence, raising questions about racial bias and artistic expression.

James Broadnax, 37, was executed by lethal injection at 6.47pm local time at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas.

While high-profile cases like Young Thug’s have allowed lyrics in court, legal experts emphasize that D4vd’s case will be ...

Both men were arrested for the shooting deaths of music producers Stephen Swan and Matthew Butler in June of 2008, but only ...

Rap lyrics were used to help send a man to death row. It’s not the first time - Judges often exclude other forms of creative ...

Maryland passed the Protecting Artists’ Creative Expression (PACE) Act on April 9, narrowing when creative works can be admitted as evidence in criminal cases. The Maryland PACE Act limits prosecutors ...

James Broadnax's execution is scheduled for April 30 in Texas ...

Broadnax was executed on April 30 after courts rejected filings related to lyrics, the racial makeup of his jury, and a new ...