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Prosecutors are increasingly – and misleadingly – using rap lyrics as evidence in court

  • Written by Erik Nielson, Associate Professor of Liberal Arts, University of Richmond
Prosecutors are increasingly – and misleadingly – using rap lyrics as evidence in courtYou wouldn't think Bob Marley 'shot the sheriff,' but rappers are held to a double standard.k1003mike/Shutterstock.com

Rapper Darrell Caldwell, better known to fans as Drakeo the Ruler, was on his way to stardom. Hailed as one of the most original rappers to emerge from Los Angeles in a generation, he had garnered hundreds of thousands of followers...

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