Lyrics i am da one5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() Hoylman says that no one thinks Johnny Cash actually “shot a man in Reno just to watch him die” or that David Byrne is a real “psycho killer,” but rappers have repeatedly had their lyrics used against them in criminal cases, a practice that he thinks is “chilling to artistic expression” and “reveals a bias in some instances that denigrates certain forms of expression, like rap music … There’s a social justice component to this that meets the moment.” Rolling Stone reports that the proposed “Rap Music On Trial” bill from Brad Hoylman (D-Manhattan) and Jamaal Bailey (D-The Bronx) will set a new high bar compelling prosecutors to show “clear and convincing evidence” that a defendant’s rap song, video, or other “creative expression” is “literal, rather than figurative or fictional.” Two New York state senators are introducing legislation this week to limit the admissibility of rap lyrics as evidence in criminal trials.
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