No one believes that country music legend Johnny Cash shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die. When Cash in 1968 released “Folsom Prison Blues,” a ballad about shooting and killing a man for no ...

During Young Thug’s RICO trial in Atlanta last week, the rapper’s 2014 track “Lifestyle” was presented as evidence for the jury to hear. Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffrey Williams, is accused of ...

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — The man accused of killing Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay can’t have his rap lyrics used against him at trial, a Brooklyn judge decided Tuesday in a ruling that doubled as a history-filled ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ATLANTA (AP) — When rapper Young Thug goes ...

It’s an example used by advocates to illustrate the contrast in how the genres are treated in the justice system. When a rapper faces trial, it’s not uncommon for prosecutors to label their lyrics as ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of killing Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay can’t have his rap lyrics used against him at trial, a Brooklyn judge decided Tuesday in a ruling that doubled as a history-filled ...