James Broadnax's execution exposes how prosecutors weaponize rap lyrics against Black artists, sparking nationwide push for legal protections.

James Broadnax was executed April 30 after courts rejected filings related to rap lyrics he'd written, racial makeup of his ...

Fugees rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel reported to prison to begin his 14-year The 53-year-old turned himself in on Thursday ...

Isaiah Rashad has tapped TDE labelmate SZA for a new song, “Boy in Red.” It’s the second preview of Rashad’s forthcoming ...

On Friday 17th April at The Black Diamond in Northampton was the second annual Musically Unorthodox Summit, a landmark event ...

James Broadnax was convicted of killing two Christian music producers outside a Garland studio in 2008. Texas is set to ...

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

The newly-passed PACE Act would restrict when prosecutors can cite rap lyrics in criminal cases, part of a nationwide effort to limit the practice. By Bill Donahue Maryland passed legislation Thursday ...

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Travis Scott is among a group of rappers defending a man on death row in Texas. Scott has signed an amicus brief addressed to the Supreme Court stating that James Broadnax had his First Amendment ...

Rapper Travis Scott has joined a legal effort tied to a case now before the United States Supreme Court, weighing in on a growing debate over how rap lyrics are used during criminal trials. Through ...

Travis Scott, Young Thug, Killer Mike, and a number of other artists and scholars have petitioned the Supreme Court to halt the execution of James Garfield Broadnax, a 19-year-old Black man whose rap ...