James Broadnax's execution exposes how prosecutors weaponize rap lyrics against Black artists, sparking nationwide push for legal protections.

Prosecutors say Broadnax, 37, confessed to the shooting, telling reporters during jailhouse interviews that "I pulled the ...

Prominent rappers like Travis Scott are weighing in at the Supreme Court about the upcoming execution of James Broadnax in ...

A Texas man will be executed Thursday despite his cousin saying that he pulled the trigger in a double murder.

Both men were arrested for the shooting deaths of music producers Stephen Swan and Matthew Butler in June of 2008, but only ...

When he was 19, James Broadnax jotted down rap lyrics, thoughts and even job leads in a notebook that would become evidence ...

James Broadnax who was convicted to robbery and m*rder of two individuals in 2008 executed despite support from rappers ...

Broadnax’s longstanding murder case had become a cause célèbre in ongoing debates over the use of rap lyrics in court ...

Texas executed James Broadnax for a 2008 double murder despite last-minute appeals citing his cousin’s confession and DNA evidence pointing away from him. Broadnax maintained his innocence in ...