Rap on Trial : : Race, Lyrics, and Guilt in America
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Foreword by Killer Mike -- Introduction -- Hip Hop : From the Margins to the Mainstream -- Rap Enters the Courtroom -- Lyrics, Stereotypes, and Bias -- What About the First Amendment? -- Aggressive Prosecutors and Untrained Experts -- Surveillance, Suppression, and the Rise of Gang Units -- Conclusion -- Epilogue
"A groundbreaking exposé about the alarming use of rap lyrics as criminal evidence to convict and incarcerate young men of color"-- Provided by publisher.
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PUBLISHED
New York : The New Press, 2019.
Year Published: 2019
Description: 203 pages ; 23 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781620973400
1620973405
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Dennis, Andrea L.,
Killer Mike (Rapper),
SUBJECTS
African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Rap musicians -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration.
Freedom of expression.
Rap (Music) -- Social aspects.