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 musicians added signatures to the "Art on Trial: Protect Black Art" open letter protesting the use of rap lyrics to criminalize Black artists Ryan Parker is the former Senior News Editor, Weekends ...

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 ...

Several prominent rappers — including Jay-Z, Meek Mill, Killer Mike, and Fat Joe — lent their names to a letter supporting New York State Senate Bill S7527, a.k.a. “Rap Music on Trial.” The bill seeks ...

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 ...