A recently proposed New York state bill to prohibit rap lyrics from being used in criminal trials has support from some of the biggest names in the music business, including Jay-Z, Big Sean, Fat Joe, ...

The bill known as “Rap Music on Trial” passed a week after Young Thug lyrics were cited in the indictment to paint his as a violent figure. A bill supported by artists including Jay-Z, Fat Joe, and ...

“Rather than acknowledge rap music as a form of artistic expression, police and prosecutors argue that the lyrics should be interpreted literally,” JAY-Z’s lawyer Alex Spiro wrote in a letter ...

Rap Music on Trial is a New York state bill that would prevent prosecutors from using a defendant’s artistic expression as evidence. The legislation has passed the initial stages of New York‘s senate ...

Music figures have bound together to join the effort to Protect Black Art and its creators from legal persecution. Artists, labels, and music scholars joined forces to print an open letter petition to ...