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Should a defendant’s rap videos be used against him? A Syracuse gang trial turns songs into evidence
he regularly had to listen to and interpret rap lyrics by suspected gang members. The judge, Matthew Doran, ruled the song could be heard despite objections. The lyric in Newton’s rap ...
Murderer records hit drill rap song behind bars and earns £100s after posting video on YouTube
A DRILL rapper was able to record a track while in jail for murder — then have it posted on YouTube just hours after being ...
Drill rapper jailed for murder earns £100s for song he recorded behind bars
A convicted murderer was able to record a rap song from behind bars that may have earned him money – even bragging about it ...
Feds target Bloods gang made famous by California rap star
The investigation targeted a rapper who went by Uzzy Snubbz, until he was shot and killed in Sacramento last year.
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Today In Hip Hop History: 45 Years Ago Sugar Hill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” Became Hip-Hop’s First Top 40 Hit
On this day 45 years ago, “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang became Hip-Hop’s first ... the single introduced rap to a multicultural mainstream audience, breaking new ground for ...
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A Killer Was Taken Back Into Custody. Was It Because of His Drill Rap Songs?
But the Mizens are also concerned, they said, that rap music ... the songs are a form of self-expression that reflect the frustrations of struggling communities, where issues like gang disputes ...
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Should a defendant’s rap videos be used against him? A Syracuse gang trial turns songs into evidence
Syracuse, N.Y. – A Syracuse man’s rap music video played for a jury showed him raising his arm and miming firing a gun. The lyrics included a line that a gang expert says refers to a rival ...