An appeals court has ruled that Bankroll Freddie’s rap lyrics were relevant evidence at his drug trafficking and gun possession trial.

Bankroll Freddie's appeal gets denied as the Eighth Circuit rules his rap lyrics were fair game as evidence in his drug and ...

California’s rap lyrics law limits how prosecutors use creative expression in court, but a 2025 ruling narrowed its reach.

On December 1, the United State Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case of Elonis v. United States. After Anthony Elonis’s wife left him, taking their kids with her, he began writing ...

Mural by Kenya D. Lawton of Jam Master Jay (Jason Mizell) Photo by Al Pereira/Getty Images/Michael Ochs Archives) Two men were convicted in federal court on Tuesday in Brooklyn of murdering Jason “Jam ...

Lil Durk is the latest rapper to hear his own music played for a jury, but hip-hop has been fighting over where artistic ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Next month, the Supreme Court of New Jersey will hear arguments about whether rap ...

When Anthony Elonis began posting violent rap lyrics on Facebook in October of 2010, he probably never expected a visit from the FBI—or that a federal jury would later find him guilty on multiple ...

After unanimous approval in the Senate and Assembly, the California bill that aims to restrict the use of rap lyrics as evidence by prosecutors in criminal cases was signed into law by Governor Gavin ...

The history of rap melding with metal goes back quite a bit further than most people realize. Have you ever heard of The Lone Rager and the song "Metal Rap," which was released all the way back in ...

HALIFAX — The premier of Nova Scotia says a tragedy led his energy minister to resign over rap lyrics this week ...