The case against UMG over Kendrick Lamar's diss track 'Not Like Us' rested on rap lyrics being seen as facts. Artistic ...

Idrissa Reaves, who was convicted in 2019 of criminal facilitation, despite a jury finding him not guilty of murder, which was the primary reason for the case, is getting a second trial. A state ...

He’s getting a second chance to beat the rap. A Brooklyn man convicted of helping a killer pull off a 2016 shooting will get a new trial, after a state appeals court ruled that the judge in the case ...

I remember the first time I heard Angie Stone. No, it wasn’t the “No More Rain (In This Cloud),” which samples Gladys Knight and The Pips’ “Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye).” ...

Federal prosecutors are pushing to use Bronx drill rapper Kay Flock’s lyrics as evidence, arguing his music serves as a direct confession to violent crimes. Kay Flock could spend the rest of his life ...

"Von Won is authentic," Stephanie Felan, a 45-year-old church member who’s belonged to the pastor's ministry for over a decade. "He doesn't chase commercialism—he's chasing God. It's not about sales.

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In the early ‘90s, an unlikely Ecuadorian immigrant blasted into mainstream superstardom with his Latin pop-rap sensation “Rico Suave.” The surprising Spanglish banger by Gerardo — which peaked at No.

RICHMOND, Va. (CN) — A Fourth Circuit panel rejected arguments Thursday by a man who said that including his rap lyrics about drugs prejudiced the jury in his trial, upholding his intent to distribute ...

"The portrayal of rap lyrics as literal expressions of criminal intent ignores the longstanding tradition of adopting personas, exaggeration, and hyperbole for artistic effect," writes the NJLJ Young ...

The John Adams Courthouse in Boston, home of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. (Photo by Swampyank from Wikipedia Commons via Courthouse News Service) BOSTON (CN) — Rap lyrics that a defendant ...

ATLANTA — A House subcommittee tabled a bill Wednesday that would curb the use of music lyrics in criminal prosecutions. This was a rare bill sponsored by a Democrat that got some attention from ...